PADS in Flossmoor Advocates Compassion and Community Support
Ermalou M. Roller, pastor of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church in Homewood, urges Flossmoor to welcome a PADS shelter. She cites positive experiences from Elgin with Methodist churches, notes neighbors initially cautious but later supportive, and argues sheltering can foster compassion and moral growth in families.
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Flossmoor
Elgin
Northern Illinois Conference of the
United Methodist Church
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
Bers
PADS
Ermalou M. Roller
Homewood
Reader questions front page photo over Christmas hardship
A reader from Chicago Heights criticizes a Star newspaper front page showing two grieving parents and two children. The letter argues the piece misrepresents the Heft family and calls for more responsible reporting and a list of local aid organizations to help families during holidays.
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Chicago Heights
Hungry Hill
Dan
Becky Heft
Jesus Christ
Star Newspaper
Crown Books invites Benjamin Harrison to Homewood store
Crown Books in Homewood invites Mr. Benjamin Harrison to visit the west side Halsted street area north of Ridge Road. Tracy A. Yukich, manager, notes the store is celebrating its 11th anniversary next month.
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Benjamin Harrison
Homewood
Crown Books
Star
Halsted
Ridge Road
Tracy A. Yukich
Crown Books Homewood
Record Cold Grips Suburbs as Week Begins
A deep cold snap shuts schools and offices in the south suburbs. Water pipes burst and cars stall as residents endure disruptions to routine. Relief is anticipated as a warming trend could push daytime highs toward 30 degrees or more by the weekend, nearly 50 degrees above Monday.
Wake-up call after quake scare hits Chicago mayor in LA
Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki recalled a near disaster in Los Angeles on Monday as subzero Arctic temperatures followed a close call with an earthquake. He and family stayed unharmed on the 15th floor of the Radisson Santa Monica after a terrifying experience near Universal Studios.
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Los Angeles
Tinley Park
Ed Zabrocki
Chicago
Zabrocki
Emily
Radisson Hotel
Santa Monica
Universal Studios
Inner Earth
Harvey residents praise new Commonwealth Edison Center
At the Dixie Square Mall site the Commonwealth Edison Bill Payment Center opened with city officials noting improvement over the old 159th Fisk location. City Clerk Gwen Davis urged the public to visit and judge for themselves, praising the brickwork and interior. The facility sits on the east side of Dixie Highway between 151st and 154th streets, about 4,000 square feet on 1.6 acres, serving south suburban customers.
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Harvey
Commonwealth Edison
Dixie Square Mall
159Th and
Fisk
Gwen Davis
Davis
Dixie Highway
151St and
154Th Streets
Transit budget cuts threaten seniors in Crete area
Pace funding reductions risk shrinking paratransit options for seniors and the handicapped in Crete and University Park and across Eastern Will County. Eastern Will County Senior Services faces an 11000 dollar cut, potentially limiting rides to South Suburban Hospital. Crete Township trustees voted last Wednesday to oppose the RTA budget.
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Pace
Crete
University Park
Will County
Eastern
Will County Senior Services
Louise Morrison
South Suburban Hospital
Morrison
Crete Township
RTA
Homewood-Flossmoor High Open Despite Cold Weather Frenzy
Homewood-Flossmoor High School remained open on Tuesday making it the only public high school in the South Suburbs to stay open during bitter temperatures. Parents bombarded Superintendent Laura Murray and the Board with angry calls, prompting Murray to close the school on Wednesday during final exams. Attendance dropped to 87 percent, far below the usual rate.
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Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Laura Murray
Board of Education
Murray
Interchange opens easing Joliet access near Rock Run area
Gov. Jim Edgar dedicated the Houbolt Road interchange on I 80, built by T J Lambrecht Construction of New Lenox at 4.5 million under budget and six months early. The 15 year Rock Run Business Park development by Industrial Developments International will follow, boosting area growth. Deer hunting on Will County forest preserves led to 15 apprehensions this season. A frostbitten incident near Cicero Avenue ended with heroics by 18 year old Robert Garrison who found 84 year old Margaret Czabala and saved her from freezing.
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Joliet Junior College
Joliet
Houbolt Road
Jim Edgar
T.J. Lambrecht Construction Co
New Lenox
Rock Run
Industrial Developments International
Kajima
Will County
Will County Forest Preserve
Robert Garrison
Country Club Hills
Margaret Czabala
McAllister Nursing Home
LaVergne Ave
Garrison
Rich Central High School
Olympia Fields
Cicero Avenue
182Nd Street
Czabala
South Suburban
Nursing Home
Hazel Crest Considers Higher Water Reconnect Fee
Village officials report 36 percent of residents fail to pay water bills on time and call for system improvements. The board weighs raising the water reconnect fee to 50 dollars to cover costs and reduce staff time spent on delinquent accounts.
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Hazel Crest
Robyn Bair
Robert Palmer
Palmer
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