Rich Township ESDA to hire outside auditor amid fund misuse probe
A Rich Township Board of Trustees meeting led to hiring an independent auditor to review ESDA bills and receipts over many years as allegations link past ESDA funding to personal purchases. Charles Corkery resigned as ESDA chief and as consultant, severing ties with the program amid ongoing scrutiny.
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Rich Township
Rich Township Board of Trustees
ESDA
Charles Corkery
Dealership May Move to Matteson to Save Business
Park Forest officials approve abating 1.4 million dollars in municipal sales tax revenue over 20 years to aid Miller Consolidated as Dave Miller moves parts of his Chicago Heights operations toward Matteson. Miller plans merge Buick with Nissan Volkswagen at 3250 Lincoln Highway and may shift Chevrolet out of Chicago Heights.
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Park Forest
Chicago Heights
Dave Miller
Miller Consolidated
Buick
S. Western Ave
Chevrolet
Lincoln Highway
General Motors
Park Forest Village
Miller
Matteson
Mark Stricker
Combating School Violence Prompts New Discipline Methods
Bill Schwingel reports on school districts adopting proactive strategies to curb student conflicts. Thornton High School led with a gang policy and metal detectors, focusing on positive culture, clear expectations, and open communication among parents, students, and staff to prevent trouble rather than react.
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Thornton
Richton Park Adopts False Alarm Penalties
Richton Park trustees approve an eight page ordinance setting fines for false alarms from residential and business systems. A third offense triggers a fine, with escalating charges up to 50, 60, and 75 dollars for higher offenses. Permits, annual inspections, and 30 day payment terms are included.
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Roger Phillips
Richton Park
Board of Trustees
Picketing church leaders demand ouster of SSAC directors
About 45 members from 10 churches picketed the Hazel Crest SSAC headquarters at 16818 Lincoln Ave. for two hours. They demanded the firing of executive director Mike Kruglik and New Cities housing arm head Bill Goldsmith, alleging financial misconduct and arrogance toward the African American community. Kruglik provided audits last year. both deny impropriety amid ongoing tensions over a $2.8 million HOPE III housing grant.
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South Suburban Action Conference
Hazel Crest
Lincoln Ave
SSAC
Mike Kruglik
Bill Goldsmith
New Cities
Kruglik
The
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Goldsmith
Willie Halbert
St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church
Robbins
Child star Marcello performs in La Boheme classroom scene
An eight year old Aaron Henderson of Matteson plays Marcello in Muriel Cozzi’s third grade class at Indiana School in a La Boheme scene. The act was part of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Opera in the Classroom to teach students about opera production voice types and the story.
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Marcello
Aaron Henderson
Matteson
Muriel Cozzi
Indiana School
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Opera
Panici labeled head of corruption empire in trial
Prosecutors portray Charles Panici as mastermind of a city bribery ring encompassing water contracts, landfill deals, and a 15 year cable franchise. They cite John Gliottoni Jr and Louise Marshall as inner circle players and allege over 600000 in bribes during 16 years on the City Council. Defense paints LoBue as ringleader behind Panici and Gliottoni, with Bloom alleging ties to crime boss Albert Tocco.
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USS
Chris Gair
James Zagel
Panici
John Gliottoni Jr
Louise Marshall
Gair
Charles Panici
Glittoni
Marvin Bloom
Anthony Onesto
Gliottoni
Marshall
Nick LoBue
LoBue
Albert Tocco
Bloom
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