Illinois School Watch List Extends Beyond This Year
The annual financial watch list, first issued in 1988, shows 98 districts on this year’s list, including North Palos 117 Burnham 154 Lansing 158 and Country Club Hills 160. Some expect removal next year despite four districts recently approving tax increases, while critics call the list political and flawed. Education leaders urge changes to better reflect true finances.
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North Palos
Burnham
Lansing
Country Club Hills
Illinois
Edward Chartraw
Country Club Hills District
Ken Geraghty
General Assembly
Cook County
Spagnolo
Park Forest Plan Hearings Highlight Density and Traffic Concerns
Park Forest residents packed a Plan Commission hearing to critique a proposed development. They warned of increased traffic and safety risks for children, questioned the five units per acre density, and urged higher upscale standards. The commission approved rezoning setbacks and a street vacation, sending the recommendations to the Village Board for final action.
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Park Forest
Wallace
Matteson
Plan Commission
Homan
John Semik
Roger Stokes
Kachavos
Herb Brown
William R. Perry
214Th Street
Matteson Plan Commission
Nightmare at Bulls game ends in group kidnapping scare
Kibuyaga described a terrifying scene after a Bulls game near Olympia Fields. Seven men demanded money and the Lexus keys and hospital badge. Guards refused help and the group fled with the car as police noted the danger. Lindsay vowed never to attend another game.
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Kibuyaga
Uni Center
Olympia Fields
Lindsay
Bulls
Man charged in beating of a 70-year-old woman
A 36-year-old rural Beecher man, Mark S. Douglas, remained in Will County Jail on aggravated battery of a senior citizen charges for allegedly striking a wheelchair bound elderly woman he lives with. Prosecutors consider possible sex abuse claims but no sexual assault charges had been filed as of Saturday. The victim, released Friday from St. James Hospital after Wednesday night injuries, says the abuse occurred over four months with as many as a dozen instances. Douglas bond was set at $10,000. Washington Township, south of Crete Township.
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Beecher
Will County
Mark S. Douglas
E. Offner Rd
Washington Township
Will County Sheriffs Police
Raymond Nash
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Douglas
Offner Road
Brendan Ward
John Moss
Sheriffs Department
Moss
Aoe
Douglas’ Bond
Crete Township
Coppens Benefit Tonight at Billy Rose's Country Dance Palace
Olympia Gardens Fire Department sponsors a benefit for Matthew Coppens of Chicago Heights an emergency worker struck by a car The event runs 5 to 11 PM at Billy Rose's Country Dance Palace 160 W Joe Orr Rd Chicago Heights Admission is 5 donation Proceeds support Coppens for more information call John Mascaro or Billy Rose's Business lines provided
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Olympia Gardens
Matthew Coppens
Chicago Heights
Billy Rose
Joe Orr
John Mascaro
Community policing aims to reconnect residents with police
Matteson and Richton Park prepare to file for Justice Department COPS grants as Washington GOP critiques Clinton crime bill. Officials say funds will fund new officers and boost local crime prevention, restoring familiar police presence and citizen vigilance.
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van Schepen
Burnson
Matteson
COPS
Justice Department
Richton Park
Washington
Clinton
Dave Hillstrom
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