PADS shelters report growing homeless demand in Chicago Heights
PADS volunteers at St. Agnes Church in Chicago Heights served 70 to 75 people per night amid rising numbers. Sue Yant notes continued demand with more women and children seeking shelter as the organization operates across the south suburbs with 1,900 volunteers and shelters in several towns.
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Jaworski
PADS
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Flossmoor
Olympia Fields
Park Forest
Homewood
Matteson
Illinois organ donor registry grows with drivers licenses
More than 570000 Illinois drivers agreed to be listed in a new organ donor registry in 1992. The registry uses driver license data to help organ procurement agencies verify donor wishes when hospitals notify them. Only about a quarter of drivers are registered so far due to four year license renewals. Contact Driver Services or the Secretary of State for changes or more information at 217-785-1444.
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Seaman
Illinois
Sec
George H. Ryan
Ryan
Secretary of State’s Office
Driver Services Department
S. Dirksen Parkway
Springfield
Ill
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
I.R.S
Thomas M. Kazmierczak, Sr
CPA
MABA
Airport Master Plan Study Moves Forward
The study, led by TAMS for the airport project, will span 18 months with initial planning for terminal layout runways and access. If funded, a second phase completes the master plan and environmental assessment before FAA review. A final FAA decision will determine state development steps and airline commitments.
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FAA
York
Three Candidates Seek Open Rich Township 227 Board Seat
District 227 must fill a vacancy after Janice Hurst resigned last month. Applicants are Burdell Chapman a former Richton Park board member, Dr Melvin E Schneider of Olympia Fields and Gwenevere Browder of Park Forest. Chapman served four years on the board before a loss in November. Chapman is a chemical engineer at an Indiana company. Schneider runs a motivational guidance firm and attended many meetings on desegregation. Browder is a self employed consultant for the Illinois Board of Education and teaches in Posen Robbins School District 143 1/2. The board will announce its decision at the regular meeting Tuesday.
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Janice Hurst
Burdell Chapman
Richton Park
Melvin E. Schneider
Olympia Fields
Gwenevere Browder
Park Forest
Chapman
Browder
Illinois Board of Education
Posen-Robbins
Villages Seek FCC Certification to Regulate Cable Rates
Dalton and Richton Park move to FCC certification, aiming to regulate basic cable and potentially reopen franchise terms. Companies like Continental Cablevision face rate freeze deadlines, while Homewood earns certification status and guidance on franchise fee adequacy. Communities prepare for new regulatory powers amid long term franchise extensions.
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Matteson
FCC
Rita Miotti
Richton Park Village
David Niemeyer
Dalton
Gerald Ducay
Ssmmaa
Ducay
Continental Cablevision
J. Michael Peck
Dolton
Robert Ryan
Ryan
Riverdale
Calumet City
Beecher
Peotone
Monee
Homer Township
Frankfort
Mokena
New Lenox
Homewood
Ray Gosack
Gosack
Juvenile Drug Education Program Outlines Three Session Structure
Feerick describes a program for juveniles with groups near 15 to 16 participants. The first session tests drug knowledge and explains effects of drugs and addiction, often revealing gaps in youth understanding. The second session teaches resistance skills and decision making, while the third involves parents in assessment, communication, and rule-setting at home.
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Ferrick
Sheriff's Office
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