Floodwaters Turn Chicago Heights Streets Into Rivers
A Friday afternoon thunderstorm floods Chicago Heights sidewalks and streets. Children wade through water near the Dixie Inn on Dixie Highway at about 3:30 p.m. Danielle and Nathan Little splash on Frederick Drive. Chris Willet of the Sewer Department clears debris on Schilling Avenue around 4 p.m.
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Chicago Heights
Dixie Inn
Dixie
Danielle
Nathan Little
Frederick Drive
Chris Willet
City Sewer Department
Schilling Avenue
Aunt Martha's youth center wins literacy grant for teens
Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center in Park Force received a Reading is Fundamental grant to support Shared Beginnings, a program helping teen parents foster children's literacy. RIF president Ruth Graves noted the program teaches parents to read aloud, sing, tell stories, and draw with their kids, who keep their books.
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Aunt Martha’s Youth ‘Service Center, Inc
Park Force
Hearst Foundations
Ruth Graves
RIF
Tax assessment rules for homeowners and variances
Continued from Page A 3 outlines how homeowners can challenge or adjust assessments. It details partial-year assessments for new homes, documentation needed such as occupancy permits and utility activation dates, and neighbors' testimony for vacant periods. Re measurements, architectural drawings, and boundary-line factors may lower values. Counties use aerials to spot additions and building permits trigger valuation differences.
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Greene
Vilee
Green
Clinton comments spark small business concerns in Arkansas
An Arkansas focus group highlights fears Clinton will tax small businesses and hurt hiring. Owners and residents push for tax relief and longer Congressional terms while noting mixed views on Clinton's promises and Perot’s appeal. A Homewood substitute teacher notes distrust despite past Clinton support. Hoffman cites broad cross section, with 43 percent still backing Bush.
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Alterson
Congress
Ross) Perot
Alerson
Susie Goldberg
Goldberg
Homewood
Hoffman
America
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General Motors
MacFarlane
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BBC
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