Airport twists over 92 site choices for Chicago region
In 1992 the proposed third regional airport swung from Lake Calumet to Peotone amid a chorus of political pressure and environmental concerns. Illinois leaders clashed over funding and location as Gov. Edgar backed Peotone and Daley fought the plan, promising thousands of jobs but drawing media mockery for distance and scale.
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Chicago-area
Lake Calumet
Bistate Policy Commission
Kankakee
Peotone
Gary
Bistate
Beecher
Calumet City
Burnham and
Hegewisch
Illinois
Indiana
Chicago
O'Hare
Midway
Illinois Senate
Richard M. Daley
Burnham
Secretary of Transportation
Samuel Skinner
Daley
Jim Edgar
Will County
Chicago Loop
Edgar
South Suburbs
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Charles Adelman
Loop
Frozen dangers on ice as two children drown in Fox River
Cook County and Will County forest preserve officials urge staying off unfrozen waterways after two drownings. Spokesperson Hollis Friedman warns 1-2 inches of ice is unsafe and ice skating or fishing should occur only at designated, supervised sites like Goodenow Grove in Crete.
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Fox River
Hollis Friedman
Cook County
Forest Preserve
Friedman
Jean Knightluft
Will County
Goodenow Grove
Crete
Knightluft
New Year babies debut in South Suburbs early 1993
Debi Van Kuiken of New Lenox welcomed Amy Nicole Van Kuiken at 12:08 a.m. January 1 1993 at Silver Cross Hospital Joliet making her the first New Year’s Day baby in the South Suburbs. Other runners up include Earl Bentley Jr Joseph Easterday Traci Oblak Katherine Orel James Wilkinson III and Mitchell Kristoff born at local area hospitals.
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Carmen Greco Jr
Amy Nicole van Kuiken
Debi van Kuiken
Lenox
Amy
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Earl Bentley Jr
Shanell and
Earl Sr
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center
Olympia Fields
South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest
Mary Perham
Joseph Richard Easterday
Clifford and
Anita Easterday
St. Francis Hospital and Health Center
Blue Island
Traci Marie Oblak
Christie
Michael Oblak
Hickory Hills
Amy Nicole van
Petar
Begai
Wish list for '93 by J Pearlman Debelak
South Suburban social service agencies describe 1993 wishes amid funding worries. The Crisis Center for South Suburbia seeks more counselors and court advocates as it expands services including a hospital advocacy program with Christ Hospital Oak Lawn. Also seeks car seats for babies and more funding to weather potential public aid cuts.
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The
Star
Department of Public Aid
Crisis Center
South Suburbia
Goldberg
CCSS
Christ Hospital and Health Center
Oak Lawn
Diane Bedrosian
Hazel Crest
Bedrosian
Carolyn Thompson
Family Service Centers
South
Cook County
Harvey
Chicago Heights
Thompson
Agencies Hope Funding Helps Them Help Others
Social service groups across the South Suburbs urge continued funding as they face rising demand. Together We Cope reports a 76 percent surge in requests since July while seeking funds for staff and a volunteer coordinator. Other agencies, including Hope Community Services and the Crisis Center, seek larger space, equipment, and continued rental and utility assistance to keep families housed and safe.
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Lorraine Cook
Together We Cope
Oak Forest
Razor’s Edge
Hope Community Services
Markham
Julia Lewis
Hope Community
Lewis
Trisha Goldberg
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Mary Paleologos
Carol Dorsett
Sauksalt
Park Forest
Baby
Tom Holen
By J. Pearlman-Debelak
Family Service
Sally Giffney
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