Editorials The Centre reborn in Park Forest
The Centre in Park Forest may rise again under Harold Back taking over from Cordish Embry. Plans include a mixed use upgrade, relocation of the village hall to the Centre, large renovations, and renewed focus on traffic and services to restore the mall as a town center. The community hopes for a revived gem.
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Park Forest
Phoenix
Park Forest Village
David Cordish
Cordish
Park Forest Plaza
Harold Back
Cordish Embry
What Back
Sears and
Field’s
Goldblatt’s/May
Back
South Bend
Ind
Muskegon
Mich
Oshkosh
Beloit
Wis
Mr. Back
World Theatre pays residents to curb noise near concert venue
World Theatre owners reached a deal with Country Club Hills to curb noise from the outdoor complex after 1992 U2 complaints. They will fund city legal bills, apologize publicly, install a new emergency line and dispatcher, and require acts to mute amps. Matteson and others welcomed the gesture, hoping for quiet next summer.
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World Music Theatre
Country Club Hills
The
World
Matteson
Din
Woodgate
Tinley Park
Illinois Pollution Control Board
County Club Hills
James Malecky
Reading Energy projects more communities for Robbins plant
Reading Energy Co President Tom Cassel says many communities may sign in early 94 as developers of the Robbins waste to energy plant expand. Opponent Jeff Tangel of the South Cook County Environmental Action Coalition argues the company could be in worse shape amid resistance to the incinerator.
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Reading Energy Co
Tom Cassel
Robbins
Reading Energy
Jeff Tangel
South
Cook County
Judiciously Speaking on the NRA Decline and 2nd Amendment
Judge Henry X. Dietch argues the Brady Bill signals a power decline for the NRA due to its internal clique and pro gun industry financing. He recalls the group’s WWI origins, disputes the 2nd Amendment scope, cites Supreme Court rulings, and predicts eventual loss of legislative influence to curb street violence.
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Henry X. Dietch
National Rifle Association
Clique
Washington
NRA
U.S. Supreme Court
Off the Beat State capital tips its apple cider to the new year
Diane Ross surveys First Night Springfield as the Capitol area hosts a booze-free arts celebration funded by local and national groups. The piece reflects on state leaders and the Capitol press corps, noting a shift to sober, festive politics coverage during the December cooldown and the January return to government bustle.
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Springfield
Capitol
Springfield Area
Governor’s Mansion
Capitol Rotunda
Nana
Illinois
Capitol Steps
Martin Luther King
Jim
Brenda
Brad
Elizabeth
Emy
Daisy
Loleta Didrickson
Chicago
Leta
Charles
Rome
John Paul II
Vatican
Capitol Press Corps
Edgar
Jack Daniels
Thompson
Dr Pepper
Diane Ross
Interstate News Service
Star Newspapers
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Joanne M. Zerkel
Rifle Association
Loleta
Michael J. Madigan
Executive
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