Bloom Township Republicans face critique in Letters to the Editor
Lifelong Bloom Township residents denounce Doug Troiani and T. J. Somer for mismanaging local Republican funds and favors. They endorse Sam Ciambrone for Chicago Heights mayor, praising his integrity, work ethic, and four year progress, contrasting with the township party's alleged decline.
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Bloom Township
Doug Troiani
T. J. Somer
Republican
Bloom Township Republican
Sam Ciambrone
Angelo
Sam” Ciambrone
Chicago Heights
Mayon Sam
T. J
Sam
Ciambrone
Doug
Republican Organization
Bill Lrementi
South
What defines a good or bad school board trustee
Timothy Lightfield, president of Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, argues for defining good trustees by loyalty to public interests, strategic leadership, and governance standards. He cites board ethics, conflict rules, and a shift to Policy Governance to curb partisan influence and ensure accountability.
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Chicago Southland
School Board
Community College
General Assembly
Prairie State College Board of Trustees
Prairie State College
Robert Greenleaf
Greenleaf
John Carver
Timothy Lightfield
Chicago Heights
Newspaper staff contact list from Star News
The Star News provides contact addresses for staff including editor Franklin R. Shuftan at fshuftan interaccess.com, assistant editor Margaret Seltzner at seltzner interaccess.com, editorial page editor Dennis R. Wheeler at dwheel interaccess.com, features editor Joanne Zerkel at jzerkel interaccess.com, and general newsroom contact starnews interaccess.com for newsroom inquiries.
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Franklin R. Shuftan
Fshuftan
Interaccess
Margaret Seltzner
Seltzner
Dennis R. Wheeler
Dwheel
Joanne Zerkel
Jzerkel
General Newsroom
Starnews
Paramedics Help Virginia Dialysis Patient in Chicago Heights
A grateful message praises the South Chicago Heights Fire Department paramedics for helping Virginia, 82, in a wheelchair down stairs to a Pace bus for three weekly dialysis sessions after a broken leg. The note highlights her multiple health issues including heart surgeries and kidney failure, with repeated hospitalizations.
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Phore
South Chicago Heights
Virginia
Chicago Heights
View of impeachment and responsibility debate
A reader argues that the president bears less blame for impeachment than the office of the special prosecutor and the Republican party. They condemn the Starr probe as wasteful overreach linked to Whitewater and call for action at the ballot box.
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Clinton
Kenneth Starr
Republican Party
Whitewater
Ken Starr
United States
Henry Hyde
Open invitation to use library as shelter sparks taxpayer concerns
In Chicago Heights Mary Jankowski voices ire at Channel 13 mayoral message inviting the homeless to use the public library as a shelter. She cites Hacienda incident as an example of extended hospitality and asks why taxpayers who fund the library should bear the burden.
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Chicago Heights
Mary of
Jankowski
Pate Philip and George Ryan Face a New Statehouse Terrain
Rich Miller notes Senate President Pate Philip has long slowed Springfield action and clashed with Gov. Jim Edgar. With George Ryan in the governor’s chair they must navigate policy anew, balancing old alliances, liberal-leaning shifts, and Democratic counterpressure as collaboration and confrontation shape Illinois politics.
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Senate
Pate Philip
Springfield
Paté Philip
Chicago
Jim Edgar
Sys
Pate
George Ryan
Ryan
Philip
Sen
Edgar
George
Senate Democrats
Philip and
Big Tent
Statehouse
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