Weather outlook: mild tornado season and late planting
Meteorologists note a cooler spring and scarce tornado activity led to a calmer year. Central Illinois saw most storms. Chicago area reports unseasonably cool conditions. Farmers face late planting, wet soils, and variable yields with advice to expect a mixed summer.
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Jeremy Hulka
Alert Meteorological March
Alert Joliet Weather Center
College of du- Page Weather Center
Central Illinois
Chicago
Hulka
Kindergarten to start full day program at Rich Central
District 162 will offer a new full day kindergarten at Rich Central this fall with up to 21 students, funded by a lottery. If money and space allow adding six teachers and six classrooms, the district hopes to extend the program district wide. Parents volunteer five hours a semester, and the first week will be open house. Peggy Kaufmann will study remediation and individual attention outcomes.
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Future Teachers Club
Schmutzler
Rich Central
Matteson Elementary
Arcadia Elementary
Peggy Kaufmann
South Suburbs House seats open as Weinlund retires
In Illinois 38th District and neighboring areas Rep. Weinlund announces retirement after a long tenure since 1987. GOP leaders seek a strong replacement with Will and Cook county collaboration while Mayer emerges as a Democratic contender ready to contest the seat.
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Wennlund
Bill Balthis
Lansing
John Doody
Homewood
Ed Zabrocki
Tinley Park
House
Mike Madigan
Chicago
Weinlund
New Lenox
Mokena
Frankfort
Park Forest
Richton Park
Orland Park
Homer Township
Cook County
GOP
Manny Hoffman
Hoffman
Larry
Bob Dole
Rich Township
Orland Township
Dodge
Hugh Supan
Will County
Will
Kosel
Mayer
Larry Walsh
Walsh
Kevin Conlon
Democratic
Conlon
Cook
Will County Board
Myra Eder
Ruth Thomas
World security tightens after crowded flea market scene
Police Chief O Connell described a passive crowd at a Tinley Park flea market where MEG officers arrested 18 people within two hours for alcohol and drug offenses as World Security provided two dozen guards to aid crowd control. The World concert area was cleared by 2 15 am with no major incidents.
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MEG
Tinley Park
Ozzy Osbourne
O'Connell
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Bill Christakes
Alsip Home and Nursery
Christakes
Ken Krapf
Manhattan
Krapf
Larry Small
Illinois Theatre Centre
Happy People
Park Crest
Chicago Heights
Beacon Hill School
Steve Davis
Ete Billig
Emma Carlino
Pat Fitch
Lincoln Way
Illinois School Board Association
Education Commission
the Star
Rossi
Star Securty
Genetack
Dan McMahon
McMahon
Marun
Sa Pu
Audit Bureau For Circulations
Cigman
Salem & Winston
Baie
Munste Tobacc
Peotone Bank & Trust CO
West Corning Avenue
Peotone
S. Governors Hwy
Monee
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