Centre Mall revamp plans outlined for Park Forest
Village officials unveiled a plan to demolish Sears and Goldblatts and lay a straight road from Western Avenue to Orchard through the Centre Mall. The plan focuses on mixed use with services and possible apartments above stores, aiming for a transformative yet not regional shopping center. Planned demolition could occur by spring or summer to show progress, while negotiations with current tenants continue including a Red Hats lease dispute and discussions to buy buildings.
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Mary Paleologos
Sears and Goldblatts
Western
Orchard
Develoers
Park Forest
Centre Mall
Pentowri
Lage
Janet Muchnik
Village
Parkside Land Company
Trkla, Pettigrew,Allen and Payne
Navy Pier
Chicago
Muchnik
Western Avenue
Fanny May
Goldblatts
Sears
Parkside
Marshall Field
Flossmoor
Homewood
Blue Island
Baron's Red Hats
Glenn Carl
Red Hots
Red Hot
Snes
Noise Abatement Study Sought For I-57 Wall Sound Barriers
South Holland passes a resolution requesting IDOT study on noise abatement options for I-57. The measure asks for funding and a federal compliant noise study with public input, clarifying it does not endorse any specific remedy like a sound wall or berms.
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South Holland
IDOT
Richion Park
Rick
Reinbold
Water main project linked to Maplebrook Park details
Wilcox officials say firefighters freed a man from a 25 by 25 foot pit and stabilized him at the scene before transport to Olympia Fields. Hulett workers under a village contract install a 12 inch water main along Cornfield Road Ridgeland Avenue and Lincoln Highway linking to Maplebrook Manufactured Home Park. The pit measured 25 feet long and 25 feet deep at its deepest.
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Wilcox
Olympia Fields
Hulett
Cornfield Road
Ridgeland Avenue
Lincoln Highway
Maplebrook Manufactured
Shutdown affects 40 Social Security workers and public fears
The Rural Chicago area SSA office faces a furlough impact as 40 essential workers continue but with half pay and uncertain next checks. Employees worry about mortgage, rent, and food while backlogs grow. Housing, grants, and claims are paused across programs, with broader costs to veterans and small businesses. President Clinton signs a bill to pay congressional staff, easing one side of the stalemate.
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Hornick
Stegerl
Park Forest
Sauk Village
Olympia Fields
Mokena
Blue Island
Thicago’ Heights
Sai Veronica Grahm
Social Security Administration
Iment
Dela
Debbie Narug
Lansing
Narug
HUD
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bill Clinton
Marian coach firing sparks race debate at high school
Marian Catholic High School dismissed varsity cheerleading coach Darrell Bowden amid parent concerns over scheduling and perceived pressure from some girls’ parents. Bowden, the district's only minority head coach, denies racial motivation and says management favored parental input over his authority. School officials credit two staffers with taking over cheer duties and emphasize commitment to student experience while Bowden contemplates next steps.
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Jim Pecora
Marian Catholic High School
Star News Room
Darrell Bowden
Mike Bruni
Bowden
Rich South High School
Bruni
Matteson
Rich Central Hgh School
Florida
Marian
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Prt
Fasce
Robert Triebold
Crete
Ilinois
Department of ‘Transportation
Jim Glover
Lemont
American Federation of Government Employees
Mary Compton
Charlene Chess
Richton Park
Cornell
Poamatr End Ate
Hang ‘Aero Puscanon Ae
Jone Anny
Ele
Siascrarnon Mates
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