Graduation counsel urges honesty and humor for all graduates
The letter from Pat Gluck of Park Forest offers guidance for new graduates. It urges staying true to friends over acquaintances, avoiding manipulation for gain, listening more than speaking, and developing humor. It also emphasizes mastering law and Spanish to express compassion for all peoples.
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Pat Gluck Park Forest
Incendiary charge marks Bloom Township meeting rudeness
A longtime attendee accuses Bloom Township Supervisor Robert Grossi of dictatorial conduct and political patronage. He cites unannounced issues, biased moderating, and failure to read letters while detailing a June 8 incident where Grossi shoved him. He also notes a June 22 reveal of a new insurance carrier without bids.
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Bloom Township
Robert Grossi
Grossi
Charles E. Dieringer
Mr. Grossi
Chicago Heights
Housing stability touted in Olympia Fields amid board disputes
Real estate agents dispute claims made at a Rich Township School District 227 meeting that Olympia Fields homes sell for less than last year and more residents are moving out. They say values are stable and timing of high school desegregation delays does not affect the market.
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Olympia Fields
Rich Township
Board of Education
Park Forest death linked to knife attack by teens
Naina Gheewala a 30 year old hospital worker was stabbed to death while unloading groceries at her home on Dogwood Street. Two youths Gerrard Bates and Brian Lanner both 15 are in custody on $250000 bond with a court date set for July 21.
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Park Forest
Naina Gheewala
Gheewala
Dogwood St
Gerrard Bates
Dunlap Road
Brian Lanner
Cook County
Aerial Police Patrol Eyes South Suburbs Funding
David Farrell, now an ex-Glenwood officer and former Los Angeles deputy, aims to bring a police equipped helicopter to the South Suburbs. He believes corporate sponsors and local leaders will back the airborne patrol once visible in action, with San Diego-based helicopter pickup planned in about three weeks. Local police have shown interest, but funding remains unavailable.
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David Farrell
Farrell
Air Patrol
Glenwood
Los Angeles
San Diego
Lollapalooza draws crowd to Tinley Park amid noise complaints
The traveling festival lit Tinley Park with sound and color over the weekend while some neighbors protested the noise. Tinley Park Police reported 25 complaints Friday and one Saturday. officers arrested 12 for shooting and 11 for scalping. Mayor Dwight Welch and Chiefs Burnson and Boling noted several complaints from surrounding towns.
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Tinley Park
Thomas Boling
Boling
Country Club Hills
Dwight Welch
Matteson
Lawrence Burnson
Village Board censures Trustee for using village letterhead
Trustees condemned Michael Perry for sending a bulk mailing on village stationery praising Rep. Larry Weinlund of New Lenox. The letter thanked the state official for defeating a noise pollution law, while Perry was absent from the meeting. Dominik urged censure for improper use of village stationary and the motion was supported.
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Matteson Village Board
Michael Perry
Larry Weinlund
R-New Lenox
World Music Theatre
Springfield
Perry
Residents press for Stephanie Lane tot lot in Mokena
NW Mokena subdivision residents urge the Park District to build the Stephanie Lane playground. Mayor Ron Grotovsky backs the plan in principle but says he cannot intervene unless Park District officials seek help. Safety concerns cited for the Marley Creek bordered parcel.
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Creekview
Mokena
Ron Grotovsky
Park District
Park Board
Stephanie Lane
Grotovsky
Marley Creek
Homer Township Trustees Reach Temporary Attorney Appointment
Four Republican trustees and one Democrat paused a three hour dispute over Supervisor Jerry McDonald naming Vince Krydinski, a Lansing attorney, as township attorney on a three month trial basis. McDonald said he would proceed case by case to conduct township business.
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Homer Township
Jerry McDonald
Vince Krydinski
GOP
McDonald
Krydinski
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