Inaugural Week Stories and Floral Plans Highlight Obama Era Event
A Chicago area report describes site coordinators for inaugural events, floral arrangements led by George Mitchell, and personal preparations by bishops and volunteers. It notes logistics at Kennedy Center, the Bush era details, and historic trivia about past inaugurations, parades, and transport origins.
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Hills
Flowers
George Mitchell
C of Us
George Bush
Kennedy Center
Mitchell
Michels
Bennie E. Goodwin Sr
Homewood
Chipper
Glib
Church of God In Christ International
Fordyce
Ark
Chicago Heights
Goodwin
Ford
Naomi
Chicago
Teresa Stinnett
Frankfort
Clinton
Will County
Marge Friedman
Park Forest
Sangmeister
Richton Park to Begin Gradual No Smoking Policy
Richton Park moves toward a no smoking rule with a phased plan ending April 2. By that date all village grounds will be smoke free. employees may not smoke on village property during breaks outside or inside, though lunch breaks off site are allowed. Trustee Anne Rock questions strict bans for outdoor workers in cold weather while Trustee Michael Brown supports the shift toward a smoke-free workplace aligning with business norms.
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Sis
Chicago
Washington, D.C
Clinton
Cadillac
Anne Marie Sylvester
Detroit
Ronald Reagan
Sylvester Sai
George Washington
New York City
James Madison
Harry Truman
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
Mrs. Taft
White House
Warren G. Harding
Richton Park
Marquart
Anne Rock
Public Works
Rock
Michael Brown
Brown
Park Forest Man Shot During Apparent Fight
Park Forest Police found Gordon Gaston, 31, with multiple gunshot wounds at a Western Avenue home after a disturbance call. He was taken to Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital in stable condition. A female adult was in custody but not charged by Saturday morning. preliminary investigation points to a quarrel.
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Park Forest
Fungage
Gordon Gaston
Western Avenue
Gaston
Elf
Vaston
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
Village Fest planning meeting set for Tuesday
Richton Park residents interested in helping plan the Village Fest may attend an organizational meeting at 7 30 p m at Village Hall. About 15 residents and village officials met in January to begin organizing the five day annual event scheduled May 19 to 23. Last year the village raised just under 30 000 with more than 20 000 attending the five day fest. Officials brainstormed whether to continue staging the event and if they should change the focus.
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Richton Park
Vilage
Zion Lutheran School geography bee winners named
All Zion Lutheran School Matteson fourth to eighth graders participated in a national geography bee. Advancing to the school finals were fourth graders Jared Uthe and Robert Aspen. fifth graders Saima Sharoff and Diane Seidel. sixth graders Helen Deidel and Schuyler Maehl. seventh graders Jessica Brady and Lisa Diersen. and eighth graders Kitty Johnson and Jason Huston. The winner will advance to the next level of competition, a written examination.
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Zion Lutheran School
Matteson
Jared Uthe
Robert Aspen
Saima
Sharoff
Diane Seidel
Helen Deidel
Schuyler Maehl
Jessica Brady
Lisa Diersen
Kitty Johnson
Jason Huston
District 162 Plans Early Childhood Screenings
School District 162 will conduct screenings for preschool classes Friday with additional sessions in March and May. Parents worried about their 3 to 5 year olds abilities in seeing eating talking thinking or moving are urged to call 748-0100 Ext 12 for an appointment.
Welch backs I 80 plan to spark South Suburbs growth
Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch supports a regional business corridor along I 80 championed by state Senator Mahar. The idea centers on tax incentives and a large tax increment financing district to attract new firms, ease annexation disputes, and boost development from Country Club Hills to New Lenox amid suburban competition with the 157/Cicero corridor.
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Eileen Hansen
Country Club Hills
Dwight Welch
Willam Mahar
Rorland
Sen. Mahar
Welch
Mahar
Illinois General Assembly
I-80
Cook
Will
1-80
Matteson
157
Cicero Avenue
167Th Street
Sauk ‘Trail
Cicero
Ilinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
New Lenox
Tires From Fly Ash Plant Fueled By Recycled Tires
Nowacek touts tire derived fuel from plant fly ash while promising a recycling plant for usable tires. Water discharges join the sanitary sewer as Ford Heights water may need treatment. Officials debate environmental impact and local jobs, with estimates of 60 direct and 125 induced positions.
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Nowacek
Ford Heights
Chewton Glen Energy
Sauk Village
Richard Derosier
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David McNamara
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Wheaton College
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Amerifed Federal Savings Bank
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South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
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Tostact
Wildbyr Oasis
Frankfort Crossing
LA Grange Road
Rest Haven Christian Services
Wausau South Holland
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Ent Center
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