Editorial on highway safety and I-57 dangers
The piece argues interstates I-57 and I-94 as dangerous arteries to southern suburbs with a pattern of fatal crashes on I-57 north of Blue Island. It urges faster guard rails from 107th to 111th streets, more state police patrols, and stricter enforcement to slow traffic and prevent cross-over accidents.
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Calumet Expressway
Craig Breedlove
Calumet
Blue Island
Country Club Hills
Matteson
Illinois Department of Transportation
107Th
111Th Streets
University Park weighs fees for extra police service
University Park moves to bill for extraordinary police responses and repeated nuisance calls. The Village Board approved first reading of an ordinance charging the party organizers at fault locations, with notices and eventual itemized costs, including officers salaries and vehicle costs, for non emergency incidents. The plan targets excessive false alarms and repeat calls, while emergency services remain free.
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University Park
Folks In Blue
Thomas Leonard
Leonard
Michael Grubermann
University Parkway
Reynolds case witness recants testimony shocks Cook County
State’s attorney Jack O’Malley says the justice system is snookered after a key witness in the Mel Reynolds case recants. He claims a rat is smelled as the defense gains ground in the hearing.
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Cook County
Jack O’malley
U.S
Mel Reynolds
D-Dalton
Letters discuss orphanages and group homes policy
A reader argues against returning children to orphanages and cites costs, foster care needs, and broader social issues. The letter by Reginald C. Richardson ACSW LCSW calls for better foster recruitment, especially African American men as caregivers, and questions orphanage viability. A second letter from Charles Dieringer Jr. critiques Park Forest and Bloom Township governance, raises concerns about We Care group homes, taxes, accountability, and asks for referendum-driven budget controls and public services improvements.
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Newt Gingrich
Illinois
Maryville Academy
Sheldon Goldstein
National Association of Social Workers
Park Forest
South Minocqua
A Oe Ag
Chicago Inc
Bloom Township
Cook County
Departments of Public Health
Town Board of Trustees
Charles Dieringer Jr
Bloom Township budget dispute over tax hike claim
Reader accuses paper of misinformation about Bloom Township Supervisor Robert Grossi and trustees seeking less money this year. They say taxes would rise by 71,798 while Bloom High School cuts staff and programs and seniors have a tax cap.
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Robert Grossi
Bloom Township
Bloom High School
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Joanne M. Zerkel
Reginald C. Richardson Acsw
LCSW
Bloom Township Bite
Tom Houlihan
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