Mild weather shocks South Suburbs after heavy snow blitz
After a weekend wallop of near record 20 inch snowfall, the south suburbs faced a light dusting and a chilling cold front. Temperatures fell to single digits as schools, businesses and transit faced shutdowns and delayed service. Police logged few crimes as cleanup and traffic snarls dominated the scene. Two armed highwaymen robbed a Crete gas station and fled on snowmobiles, eluding capture.
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Hal Burnett
South Suburbs
Ivanhoe
Riverdale
Calumet
Main Street
Crete
Steger
Snowmobile rescue unit formed by Crete area fire departments
Inside The Star notes a new snowmobile rescue squad formed by Crete and Crete township fire departments, seen as timely and fitting. The piece teases a fuller story and photo on page 15.
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Crete
Crete Township
District 162 Malls New Plan Debated Then Deferred
Matteson Elementary School District 162 postponed a decision on attendance area boundaries to a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday. After a three hour session Tuesday, Dr. Max Stachura urged careful reflection to avoid a repeat of last year’s contentious meeting. The board’s support for the Citizens’ Advisory Committee’s plan waned, with only two members likely to back its recommendations, while a modified plan maintaining Arcadia School boundaries gained tentative backing.
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Max Stachura
Board of Education
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Sandra Gerow
Arcadia School
Olympia Fields
Arcadia
Illinois School
Citizens’ Com
Mayor pushes state in Pinnacle bingo probe
Chicago Heights mayor Charles Panici pressed state officials to accelerate a long running inquiry into three license bingo games at the Pinnacle banquet hall at 20620 Halsted Street. Despite his efforts, hearings likely will wait two more months as the state investigates the Pinnacle tied to churches and a Franklin Park fraternal group. The Star revealed questions over who truly sponsors the games and whether the Pinnacle operates as a church, with staff and license holders relucta nt to comment and an investigative group ordered from the premises.
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Chicago Heights
Charles Panici
Pinnacle
Panici
Illinois Department of Revenue
Halsted Street
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Star
Chicago
Franklin Park
Pinnacle Hall
Mount Olivet Community Church
Richard Kozdras
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Widening Decision January 29
Matteson village board schedules a special meeting for January 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the village hall to decide on the FAUS project for widening 216th and Main streets. Opposition centers on protecting trees. tree experts presented recent evaluations at prior meetings. A full report on last night's hearing will appear in the Sunday Star.
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