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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1994
Page
6
Lester G. serves as executive editor with Joanne M. Zerkel as features editor in a leadership byline outlining roles. The note emphasizes editorial positions and title hierarchy within the newsroom.
The South Metropolitan Association for Low-Incidence Handicapped will close next June after a restructuring that transfers students to four local cooperatives. Leaders stress programs will endure as inclusion grows, with many students returning to or remaining in home districts. The editorial cautions ongoing monitoring of inclusion’s long term success and calls for careful decisions by parents and educators.
The Netsch interview with the Star editorial board covers her Medicaid stance and opposition to the Peotone airport site while endorsing education reform. She proposes shifting school funding to higher state income tax, limits gambling reliance, and pushes accountability plus flexibility for districts. Edgar leads polls but Netsch vows not to slow down before Election Day.
Irene Brody, mayor of Robbins, says her town faced disaster if the subsidy for the Reading Energy Co. plant was cut after the Illinois House twice rejected the bid. State Rep. Terry Steczo warns developers not to rely on the subsidy as a revenue stream for bonds.
Letter urges Park Forest to design a Village Hall that embodies open governance with transparent sightlines, accessible public space, and staff separation. It calls for bright, safe, well lit areas, floor level governance, a large kiosk for agendas, and models from other towns, while celebrating diversity and resisting closed doors.
A Park Forest resident objects to Walgreens plans for a 24 hour super store at Lincoln Highway and Orchard Drive. The letter cites closing local Walgreens outlets, fear of crime, drive through service, liquor sales, and harm to a residential area, urging Olympia Fields trustees to block the project.
Tony Mathis of Chicago Heights recalls World War II memories highlighting stark racial segregation at Walterboro base where German POWs could use the commissary while Black veterans were denied entry. He also notes his Keesler Air Force base experience in Biloxi where Black airmen were barred from socializing with white airmen, reflecting broader national priorities and inequality.
In a letter to the editor a resident defends village officials over the Sears store closure. He notes executive session rules, argues publication would be unethical, and urges support for the village administration on obtaining compensation and the Sears building’s removal at no cost to Park Forest for future downtown development.
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