B-Js Doyles Nearing Sale After A Decade At Matteson Diner
Betty and Jack Doyle, long time owners of B Js, plan to sell the Matteson diner after 12 years of serving seniors and locals. They built a community feel with a friendly staff, training philosophy, and personal touches, even as they consider rejoining the Chamber of Commerce.
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Matteson
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Chicago Heights
Bloom High School
Butch
Fellas
Kathee Kuyper
Bj’s
Kuyper
Father faces charge of endangering child
Excell Peoples of Park Forest, 35, was arrested on charges of child endangerment and cannabis possession after police found his 3 year old daughter home alone in a disorderly residence with marijuana cigarettes and road clips present. Officers noted a door ajar, flames on a gas stove, an on oven, a cold furnace, and a sink full of dirty dishes with clutter throughout the home. The mother works during the day and the father in the evening, according to police.
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Park Forest
Excell Peoples
Somonauk
Charles Casler
Homeowners host Matteson candidates at meeting
The Glenridge Cricket Hill Homeowners Association hosts a 7 p.m. meeting Thursday in Sieden Prairie Elementary School gym Matteson. Residents meet candidates for village office in the April election and hear Superintendent Thomas Mullins discuss District 159 referendum plans.
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Glenridge
Cricket Hill
Sieden Prairie
Notre Dame, Matteson
Matteson-Richton Park
Thomas Mullins
Township panel ousts Falaney over ESDA finances dispute
Board members spar over whether Falaney reviewed ESDA financial billings before transfers. Some say a detailed daily work log prompted the decision while others claim no direct link. The dispute, cited as part of broader administrative issues, remains unresolved.
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Falaney
ESDA
Knowles
Casey
Barr
Flaws
Conlon
Matteson Diaper Derby Set For March 13 at Community Center
Babies from newborns to 24 month olds will train for the Matteson Parks and Recreation Department seventh annual diaper derby. The event starts at 9 30 a.m. March 13 at 4450 Oakwood Lane. Residents pay 2.50 with higher non resident registration. Sign ups are open at the Parks and Recreation office before the Saturday deadline.
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Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Matteson Community Center
Oakwood
Parks and Recreation Office
Yellow and red zones define personal safety in daily life
Nevas outlines a three zone framework white yellow and red to assess risk. He urges preplanning what if scenarios and preoutbound checks like telling someone your route and time. When driving he cautions locked doors and valuables out of sight and urges rapid action if strangers approach.
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Nevas
Police investigate alleged rape at shopping plaza parking lot
Matteson police probe an alleged rape reported Wednesday night in the Liberty Plaza area. The victim, an employee leaving work around 9 30 p m, said a man in a hooded jacket with eye holes entered her car at the Venture lot near Lincoln Highway and Cicero Avenue, threatened her with a pistol, and ordered her to drive before the suspect fled on foot.
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Liberty Plaza
Venture
Marshall’s
Lincoln Highway
Cicero Avenue
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