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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1994
Page
10
Dennis Wheeler is the senior news editor and Joanne M Zerkel serves as features editor in the byline lineup. The note confirms their positions and department responsibilities within the newspaper.
Editorial urges Illinois officials to heed the Open Meetings Act and public right to know. It notes charges were dropped but civil action may continue and calls for clearer records of closed sessions and a stronger public policy clarifying officials' duties. The piece emphasizes public trust and ongoing reforms.
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association aims to seek a riverboat license for the region. Dalton and Blue Island appear receptive while Calumet City, South Holland, Palos Heights, and Crestwood show opposition. If licensed, host communities would take most profits and poorer towns would gain more. experts warn about market saturation and a possible three to five year fade.
Gov. Jim Edgar distributed 1.6 million dollars in recreation area grants to southern Cook and Will Counties communities. The funding aims to boost public access to enjoyable activities and support local projects.
Judge Dietch discusses the American justice system noting a double standard favoring large interests in the West and arguing for equal protection due process and fair punishment. He cites human nature class bias property rights and loyalties as factors shaping justice and urges humility about imperfect law.
Readers critique city hiring parity for Afro-Americans in Chicago Heights led by Tony Mathis. The letter accuses Mayor Douglas of political motivation and calls for public employee ethnicity disclosure, urging lawful redress and dialogue. A separate note from Jane D Willette of Homewood questions Bloom Township governance, taxes, and calls for management change under Supervisor Robert Grossi and Highway Commissioner Charles Dieringer.
The piece contends the proposed third airport site is misidentified as Peotone while being closer to Monee. It argues this mislabeling misleads residents about farmland loss and urges scrutiny of a political motive aimed at personal gain, noting a nearer alternative site.
In the Crete newspaper’s January 2 issue readers chide a front page astrology piece as a journalistic faux pas and question a New Year’s Party’s quality, suggesting an astrologer on the school board. Peter J. Chisholm comments on (Char) Priest in Letters to the Editor.
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