Auto mall tax breaks denied by Rich 227 district
Rich Township High School District 227 will not grant blanket tax abatements to auto dealers relocating to the new Matteson auto mall. In district applicants are to be handled individually while outsiders face case by case review. Superintendent Brian Knutson said the decision aims to boost South Suburbs business without harming Park Forest, Matteson, or Olympia Fields.
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Matteson
Rich Township
South Suburbs
Brian Knutson
Board of Education
Judy Lohr
Jerry Pierson
Knutson
Park Forest
Olympia Fields
Matteson King Day event honors Dr King with ceremonial program
The seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Lincoln Mall begins 8:30 a.m. Monday with welcome by Village President Mark Stricker. Reverend Marsha Thomas-Williams leads the invocation, followed by gospel singer Glenda Lord.
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Matteson
Martin Luther King Jr
King Center
Atlanta
Dr. King
Woods
Sam Brown
Matteson Housing and Human Relations
Mark Stricker
Marsha Thomas-Williams
Thomas-Williams
Church of the Holy Trinity
Mat
Richton Park deputy murder case shocks Richton family
Richton Park police pursue suspects in the fatal shooting of Cook County Sheriff’s deputy Janice Stone-Norrington. Her 17 year old son Jonathan Stone confessed to the murder while being questioned about a stolen car. Detectives continue to gather evidence, with other details and motives not released.
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Richton Park
Cook County
Michael John Drive
Chicago
Lioncrest
Baalid Lane
Stone
van Schepen
Stone-Norrington
Paul Norrington
Cook County Sheriffs
Stone Norrington
Norrington
New tax boundaries boost funding for Matteson District 162
Richton Park moves to remove residential properties from the Lincoln Crossings TIF, reshaping tax boundaries. A public hearing set for March 8 will gather input from residents and taxing bodies before the village adopts an ordinance to amend the Crossings district and restore District 162’s full property tax share.
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Matteson
Richton Park Village
Lincoln Crossings
District 162
Village Board of Trustees
John Murphey
Tif
Resi
Murphey
Crete-Monee teacher tours Israel with chamber group
Olympia Fields resident Marcia Alban of Crete-Monee High School played viola with the Highland Park Strings on a 10 day Israel chamber tour. The north suburban group performed five concerts mainly in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Alban, a 14 year member, joined at the invitation of Lawrence Block and has also played with several Chicago area orchestras.
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Crete-Monee
Israel
Olympia Fields
Marcia Alban
Highland Park Strings
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Alban
Lawrence Block
Chicago
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Northwest Indiana Orchestra
South Suburban Symphony
Chicago Civic Orchestra
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Robyn Schuette
Park District
Nicholas Banting
Amunity Center
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Italy
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee
Kibbutz
Philiaso
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