Slushy Precinct Roads Tie Up South Suburban Commutes
Weather-driven chaos snarled traffic across the south suburbs as temperatures hovered above freezing and a rain snow mix soaked a ground already laden with snow. ICG trains ran near schedule while buses ran late. I80 closures, multiple accidents, and ice on routes 1 and 30 disrupted morning commutes.
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National Weather Service
Illinois Central Gulf
Regional Transportation Authority
Olympia Fields
Hazel Crest
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
District 227 Science Gets Report Card
At a Monday board meeting Rich Township High School District 227 reviewed science curriculum across Rich East Central and South high schools. Matheny and Schmitt, science chairmen, noted above average scores on Illinois and National college entrance tests, while citing facility gaps in East and Central. The report also covers trends, surveys, and a $16119 federal grant for learning disabilities.
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Rich Township High School
Larry Matheny
Lewis Schmitt
Rich East
Central
Matheny
Rich Central
Schmitt
South
Traffic Unit Aims to Cut Village Accidents in Matteson
Matteson police special traffic unit, on street since April 1978, reports 13 percent rise in 1978 totals but seven percent drop since then through mid 1979. With 2,000 citations last year and 242 in January 1979, the unit seeks at least a 20 percent reduction via high visibility enforcement and driver education.
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Lakewood
Richton Park
Matteson
Country Club Hills
Pulaski Road
Flossmoor Road
Interstate 80
175Th Street
Pulaski
Kedzie Avenue
175Th
Cicero Avenue
Lawrence Urbanek
Jerry Brower
David Nagel
Matteson Police Department
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Brower
Vollmer
Urbanek
Matteson Commission Members Take Oath of Office
New Matteson human relations commission members were sworn in Monday night by acting village clerk Lois Butler. Names sworn in include Virginia Witt John Rangel Judith Woodruff Edward Weaver William Harris and Mrs Gerri Dunham Rangel serves as chairman and Woodruff as vice chair.
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Lois Butler
Matteson
Gerri Dunham
Virginia Witt
Judy Woodruff
John Rangel
Edward Weaver
William Harris
Rangle
Ms. Woodruff
Lincoln Terrace
Cricket Hill
Applewood
Oakwood Manor
Matteson Human Relations Commission
Matteson Village Board of Trustees
West 217Th Street
Timberlane Road
Judith Woodruff
Beaver Dam Road
Streamwood Lane
Huntingwood Road
Gerri
Spring Thaw Concern of District 162 Board
District 162 officials plan thaw surveys after excessive winter weight on roofs. Superintendent Schlenker authorized an engineer from Wilson Andros Roberts and Noll to survey damage and draft repair specs. Board also approved five program applications and a six grade outdoor education agreement with George Williams College.
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Matteson
Jacob Schlenker
Clyde Vasey
Vasey
Ray Roberts
Wilson
Andros
Allan Dornseff
George Williams College
Dornseif
Illinois Associaton of School Boards
Civil Defense Siren Test Plans Announced at Village Meeting
Roy Jung, superintendent of Matteson public works, announced at the village board meeting that new civil defense sirens will be tested on March 6 at 10 30 a m and that tests will occur on the first Tuesday of each month at 10 30 a m to warn residents and school officials about the test routine.
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Roy Jung
Matteson Public Works Department
Zion Confirmands Session Tomorrow
The Zion Lutheran church second year confirmation class at Matteson will meet tomorrow evening at 7 30 for an overnight study session in preparation for holy communion The Rev Robert F Myers Charles Adams Nancy Adams and Mary Young will attend with church elders hosting a reception after the Ash Wednesday service for the confirmands first communion.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Matteson
Robert F. Myers
Charles
Nancy Adams
Mary Young
Family Care Program for Newborns at Olympia Fields Center
A Park Forest couple and their infant daughter visit Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical center in a detailed page 27 feature. Area high schools will send 11 wrestlers to the state meet in Champaign, with coverage in Sports on page 57. The Melvin Muchnik family relocates from Park Forest to Jerusalem and shares their experiences in a special Israel report.
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Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center
Park Forest
Champaign
Melvin Muchnik
Jerusalem
Muchniks
Israel
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David Fusaro
Will County
Terstate
Chicago Heights
Campbell Avenue
Park Forest South
Sauk Village
Crete
Beecher
Monwealth Edison Company
Indianwood Boulevard
Sauk Trail
Homewood
Ridge Road
Flossmoor
Dixie Highway
Western Avenue
Laborato
Ries
PTSA
Parent, Teachers and Student Association
Nancy H. Wait
Wested
Springfield
Mark Yarborough
Commission
Dunham
Maple Street
Rangel
Keith Marks
Joseph Feehery
Mark Stricker
Stricker
Oakwood
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