Five-way mayoral race in Chicago Heights faces legal cloud
Editorial urges voters to participate in Chicago Heights primary amid legal challenges to the election. It highlights three leading candidates Angelo Ciambrone, James Fares, and David Zerante, detailing their backgrounds and platforms while noting two final contenders Anthony Mathis and Byron McNally. The piece backs Ciambrone, Fares, or Zerante as preferred choices to bring reform and stable governance.
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Chicago Heights
Panichi
David Zerante
Plan Commission
Zerante
Angelo
Sam” Ciambrone
St Rocco
St. Joseph
Ciambrone
Democratic Party
Renaissance Party
James Fares
Chicago Heights Park Board
Park Board
Police and Fire Commission
United Citizens Party
Economic Development Board
Fares
Anthony
Tony” Mathis
Byron McNally
Referendums Face Low Support From Involved Voters
The piece argues school funding referendums fail when parents fail to vote or register. It cites Flossmoor District 161 as an example where only about half of parents are registered. It says opposition to tax proposals won’t shift state funding policy without voter pressure on legislators. It urges direct accountability to lawmakers to prompt action.
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Flossmoor
Springfield
Illinois General Assembly
Jim Edgar
Illinois Issues Magazine
Illinois
General Assembly
Vet's Barbertorium marks 45 years amid Worth nostalgia
A Worth barber shop signs its 45th anniversary while owner Al Grajek recalls Vet's Barber Shop in Roseland from 1948 and decades of crewcuts. He notes long hair era shifts, barbering decline, and his vets memorial work, with plans to keep Vet's legacy alive.
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Worth
Veteran’s Barbertorium
111Th Street
Vet's
Chicago
Roseland
al Grajek
Grajek
Illinois
Cook County
Barbers’ Union
Moeller Barber College
Veteran's Memorial
Harlem Avenue
Army Air Corps
Africa
Far East
111Th and State
Man's Magazine
Betty
Taxpayer letters urge voting no on Feb 28 tax referendum
Readers in Flossmoor criticize School District 161 tax hikes and bond funding. Diane Schaar and Dr Diane Schaar-Bressar are cited in debates over a proposed 17.8 percent tax increase and related debt. Homeowners urge fiscal restraint and ballots against the measure to protect tax relief and school funding balance.
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Diane Schaar
The
Star
Diane Schaar-Bressar
Individu
Cape Force
Fiscal responsibility in Flossmoor District 161 funds
A Flossmoor resident urges residents to step forward over rising school taxes, noting taxes for both high and elementary schools have more than doubled in eight years. The writer emphasizes being pro education but seeking fiscal reform.
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Flossmoor
Letters Policy for Readers and Signatures
Letters to the editor must be signed with the writer’s name. Writers should include address and telephone number for verification, but those details will not be published. Letters may be edited for legality clarity or brevity.
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Pranklin Shaftan
TER G. Sons oTive EdiTor President
Joanne M. Zerki
Tom Houlihan
Clipper
Vet
Dan Quales
Tam
Raymond J. Canalini
Monty D. Dresplin
Flossmoc
Fiscal Responsibility
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