Last Year Lights End at Crete Hawes Mansion Holiday Display
The Hawes mansion at 3505 Haweswood Drive near Steger Road ends its famed Christmas lights show after 12 years. Owner Robert Eustace and caretaker Hector Garza will relocate to Florida, ending a tradition that drew visitors from the South Suburbs and northwest Indiana.
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University Park
Hector Garza
Florida
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Indiana
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Sauk Village
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Matteson School Seeks Blue Ribbon Status Nomination
Matteson Elementary School has been nominated by the State Board of Education for Blue Ribbon evaluation by the U.S. Department of Education. Principal Susan Woodrow says the nomination reflects sustained improvement and goals, including reading fluency, technology access, and community collaboration, with district officials and teachers praised for the school’s efforts.
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State Board of Education
U.S. Department of Education
Susan Woodrow
Matteson Elementary School
Matteson School
Woodrow
Department of Education
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Estella Tolbert
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Snowstorm strains crews and warnings issued across Illinois
Police reported long 12 hour shifts as snow plow crews worked with every operator on duty. Warming centers were prepared with 700 standby crews in Chicago areas. Forecasters warned of zero visibility and heavy winds with up to 18 inches in central Illinois and 14 inches in Chicago metro area. IDOT deployed 150 plows and 30 trucks with more to follow, urging residents to stay home as patrols assist stranded motorists.
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Sauk Village
Maureen Niswonger
Commonwealth Edison
Niswenger
Tinley Park
Chicago
Lynwood
Lansing
Art Kessler
National Weather Service
Romeoville
Kessler
Texas
Great Lakes
Champaign
Decatur
Springfield
Illinois
Satuday
Illinois Department of Transportation
Cook
Collar
Roy Fonda
IDOT
Fonda
Karen Mellen
Park Forest Richton Park Prepare One Mile Main Street Overhaul
A joint 1 million dollar project will resurface Main Street across Park Forest Richton Park and Matteson with curbs gutters and storm sewers. Maintenance responsibilities split by village with Cook County funding infrastructure and unified snow removal across the right of way starting by November 30, 2002.
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Richton Park
Park Forest
Main Street
Limas
Cook County
Matteson
Ordinance Allows Rebuilding Damaged Nonconforming Homes
Residents object to an amended law permitting rebuilt nonconforming detached single family homes to preexistence sizes via a variance process. They cite insurance gaps, board changes, and plan commission flaws plus a $20 fee and doubts about future variance approvals. Banovich notes the code targets homes destroyed by more than 50 percent.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Board
Jenson
Banovich
Federal funds back two Chicago Heights homeless projects
Two HUD grants totaling 2 million will fund transitional housing in Chicago Heights for homeless mothers and for veterans. South Suburban Family Shelter leads the program to house mothers and children with six month stays, plus extensions, while CEDA Bloom Rich will run veteran housing with a one year stay. Facilities will offer on site social services from Grand Prairie Services, the South Suburban Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, and the University of Illinois Extension Service, with screening to ensure readiness for housing.
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Chicago Heights
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
South Suburban
Cook County Economic Development Association
Bloom-Rich Development Association Inc
Diane Bedrosian
South Suburban Family
Gloria Barnett
CEDA
Bedrosian
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