New Police Chief Installed in Richton Park
William Burke was sworn in as Richton Park police chief at the village board meeting. Appointed January 3 by Village Manager Marilynne B. Davis, Burke, 32, a DePaul University graduate in social studies and speech, resides in Tinley Park with his wife and three children. He is pursuing a masters in public service at Governors State University, and will lead a 14 full‑time and six part‑time department.
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William Burke
Richton Park
Patricia C. DeBoer
Burke
DePaul University
Governors State University
William Burke Jr
Patricia DeBoer
Glaeser Park
National Homes Corporation
Frank Farrell
Parks and Recreation
Mickey Konecki
Murrell Reeves
Davis
Mary Annerino
Park and Recreation Commission
Annerino
Park and Recreation Board
Christmas Baskets Help Needy From Local Legion Post
Nine area families received holiday baskets assembled by Rehfeldt Meyer American Legion Post 474 and auxiliary volunteers led by Art Anderson and Harry Roush. Each basket valued at about 100 dollars included candy fruit nuts and a personal gift for each child.
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Rehfeldt-Meyer American Legion Post 474
Art Anderson
Harry Roush
Roush
Matteson
Oakwood Parents Back Plan Yet Vow To Fight School Closure
Oakwood Parents Teachers group votes 50 5 to back District 162 boundary plan while pledging continued effort to keep Oakwood school open next fall. They criticize the district board as politically motivated and mandate three steps beginning with notifying the board for action.
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Matteson
Oakwood
District 162 Board of Education
PTO
Citizens Advisory Committee
Patrick A. Parisi
Board of Education
Ing
Olympia Fields
Park Forest
Arcadia
Kaminsky
Petitions Registered Opening Day In Matteson And Richton Park
Five candidates filed nominating petitions in Matteson and two in Richton Park on opening day. In Matteson Lois Butler acting village clerk Gerald Goldstein Larry Matheny William OBrien and Max Linton sought village posts as independents. Butler appointed February 1978 after Ed Herwald resignation.
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Matteson
Richton Park
Lois Butler
Gerald Goldstein
Larry Matheny
William O’brien
Matteson Plan Commission
Max Linton
Butler
Edward Herwald
Peggy Osborne Creates Capitol White Chocolate Cake
Peggy Osborne of Homewood baked iced and transported a near 200 pound white chocolate sculpture to sit atop the state Capitol cake for inaugural festivities in Springfield this week. The cake project story continues on page 39.
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State Capitol
Peggy Osborne
Homewood
Springfield
Pinnacle bingo saga widens with hall ownership shifts
The Star details a web of transfers for the Pinnacle banquet hall in Chicago Heights, from a former American Legion post to a trust, then to Mount Olivet Community Church which now runs the bingo games. Nick Pinto, listed as the hall’s food-concession licensee, denies ownership and says the church owns and operates the hall. The Illinois Department of Revenue is examining the bingo operation amid complaints that sponsors misuse licenses and threaten smaller games.
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Margaret Seltzner
Chicago Heights
The
Star
Pinnacle
American Legion
Exchange National Bank
Chicago
Mount Olivet
Nick Pinto
Oak Lawn
Pinnacle the Star
Pinto
Mount Olivet Community Church
Rey Williams
the Star
Illinois Department of Revenue
Charles Panici
Robert Grossi
Bloom Township
Grossi
Bloom
Norman Light
Franklin Park
Department
Park Forest Youth Wins Top Award in Telephone Directory Contest
A 12 year old Park Forest youth receives the top award for ideas for the cover design of the 1979 area telephone directory. The honor highlights student creativity and community involvement with recognition noted on page 5.
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Park Forest
Prairie State College Spring Class Schedule Listed
Prairie State College spring semester class schedule is published in Prairie State Today, a booklet included in today’s Star edition. The listing provides course titles, numbers, times, and locations for the upcoming term.
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Prairie State College
Prairie State Today
The
Star
Richton Park plans advance HUD study with three year grant
Trustees hired Trkla Pettigrew Allen and Payne to draft a three year housing environmental and commercial analysis for Richton Park. Villagers will help shape the plan while Cook County will fund the project as the HUD proposal is prepared and refined through January 1980.
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Trkla, Pettigrew, Allen and Payne
Cioni
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Rich Township appoints Turner as senior services coordinator
The Rich township board named Vivenne Turner of Park Forest as coordinator of senior services at the Monday meeting, replacing Louise Miller who became director of services last month. Turner, an occupational therapist, joined the township seniors staff in October and worked at Juniper Towers in Park Forest. The board also advanced plans for a spring opening of the new senior citizen center and set dates for budget hearings on road, bridge, and general assistance, with public hearings in March and April.
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Rich Township Board of Trustees
Vivenne Turner
Park Forest
Louise Miller
Homewood
Rich Township
Turner
Juniper Towers
Congregational Meeting at Faith United Church of Christ
The annual congregational meeting of Faith United Church of Christ in Matteson will be held January 21 after the 11 a.m. service. Election of officers includes Harry Saak as elder Keith Selk as deacon Mary Rock as deaconess Paul Frahm as trustee and Judy Woodruff as church school superintendent. Annual reports will be given.
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Congregational Meeting of
Faith United Church of Christ
Matteson
Harry Saak
Keith Selk
Mary Rock
Paul Frahm
Judy Woodruff
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Harold Miller
Doris Wollenberg
Jean Howard
Charmayne Mueller
Caroline Junge
Tony Kaminski
Pat
Marion Corey
Arnold
Dorothy Carlson
Monte
Marie Meiner
Jack Miller
Bill Howard
Trakla, Pettigrew, Allen and Payne
Farrell
Cook County
Sauk Trail
Rich South High School
Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Parisi
Pat Peters
East Side
Illinois
Anthony Kaminsky
William Patterson
Richton Square
Rocco D'Amelio
Jan Housinger
Oakwood Pto
PSC Today
Seeeneeenene
Nanpa Ord
Peenenemene
Perret
Peeves
Plan Commission
Matteson-Richton/Cowing
Commission
James Krautstrunk
Rich Senior Services
Congregational Meeting
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