25 Jan 1998
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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1998
Page
1
Rich Township High School District 227 Vision 2000 Committee reports block scheduling at Rich South High School, with four 85 minute periods daily and eight classes per semester, leading to higher attendance, fewer suspensions, and closer student teacher interactions.
Richton Park announces two new staffers, Community Relations Director Karen Gromala and Administrative Assistant Jim Sigman, to face village challenges. Gromala, a Chicago Heights lifelong resident, brings over 25 years in social community work and previously served with the Illinois Department of Public Aid.
Rich Township High School District 227 will gain $425,000 and Matteson District 159 about $542,000 from two TIF districts, money to ease 1997 98 deficits. Matteson Village Board approved two ordinances allocating surplus funds to the districts.
The Enhancement Organization of Olympia Fields, founded in 1994 by Helen Burleson, has grown from 20 to 225 members and operates across local government and community affairs. Nominated by Women Voters of Homewood Flossmoor for a national diversity award, ECOF promotes diversity as a positive factor in a village of 4,445 with 16.1 percent African American residents in 1990.
The Star announces a redesigned format to improve readability and quick access to local coverage. It emphasizes continuing 97 years of local focus, with clearer front page stories, updated sections, and more opinion pieces while inviting reader letters.
Star News reports a World Wide Web page for Page Finder with contact options via the Star News email and interaccess gateway. The notice notes Star Newsroom availability on the web and invites readers to use online resources for locating pages.
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