Officials protest PADS strategy over Homewood site
Homewood officials accuse South Suburban ADS of using the abandoned U S Army Reserve base to pressure for a permanent homeless shelter. About 200 residents attended a community meeting voicing concerns over transit housing on 11 acres on 187th Street and potential impacts on property values schools and local services. Officials consider alternative sites and emphasize the need to avoid using residential areas for shelter housing while PADS seeks a first refusal under federal surplus property rules.
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Eileen Hansen
Homewood
South Sul Ads
Ita
U.S. Army Reserve
Hmewood
187Th Street
Ken Goff
Homewood-Flossmoor Park
U.S. Army
Fort Sheridan
PADS
Stewart B. McKisney
Homeless Service Roviders
Cook County
Ives
Goff
Army Reserve
Park District
Flosamoor
Hofeld
John Stroger
Oak Forest Hospital
Army Reserve Base
Army
Bretz Drive
Halsted Street
Thornton
Barbara Ramsey
Ramsey
Stanley Dreyfus
Drefus
Homewood residents oppose housing plan at Army Reserve site
Homewood and Flossmoor residents rally to block a plan by PADS to develop a 1.-acre former Army Reserve base at 187th Street into transitional housing. They prefer a park, calling to keep the site open space. A public meeting is set for Tuesday at the Irwin Center to organize opposition and seek community action.
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Homewood
Flossmoor
Heewood
Lower
Dene
I'Acre
Army Reserve
187Th Street
Shel‘er
Greg Meyer
Army Reserve Base
Meyer
PADS
Meyer Sid
Park District
District considers longer school day and new credits
Rich Township boards discuss higher graduation requirements and a possible six to block scheduling shift. Plans call for 22 credits at Rich East and Rich Central, 28 for the Class of 2004 at Rich South, plus a mandatory freshmen reading program and teacher-led restructuring tasks. The district funds safety upgrades, a Digital Telecommunications System, and a $235,000 Technology Literacy Challenge Grant for a cross-school research project involving nearly 2,000 students.
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Ed Burnette
Rich East
Rich Central
Rich South
Uth
Ing Wit
Minteiberomiey
Eare
Lisepegenne
Deensty
Hard Huang
Huang
Tall Grass Prairies
Rich Township
Crete-Monee High School
Bloom and
Bloom Trail High Schools
Semiare
Arrest warrant issued for Farrakhan's son in abuse case
Will County authorities issued a felony arrest warrant for Louis E. Farrakhan Jr. after he failed to surrender. He faces two counts of aggravated battery against his pregnant wife Lesil Farrakhan in their Crete home. He is barred from contact and ordered not to return to the residence.
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Star Will
Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
Crete
Louis E. Farrakhan Jr
Farrakhan
Lesil
Lincolnshire East
Ronald Road
Stephen White
Will County
James Glasgow
Glasgow
August opening set for charter school in Crete-Monee district
The first charter school in the South Suburbs is to operate by August in temporary space at the Crete-Monee Educational Center after a 6-1 board vote. Sandy Robertson, the executive director, says the project will benefit families though it requires out-of-district fees for non-201-U students.
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Crete-Monee
Mark Rose
Sandy Robertson
Ime
Governors State University
Robertson
Daycare Issue Referred Back for Traffic Review
Village officials backed by a traffic study found peak hour volumes were minimal, sending the daycare concern back to the Plan Commission for further review. Don Mica can be reached at 708 802 8843.
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Eileen Hansen
Eileens Hansen
Plan Commission
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