Two Girls Save Five By Quick Fire Escape In Homewood
Gretchen Widmer and Sara Williams, both 12, used lessons from Red Cross babysitting and fire safety training to evacuate five younger siblings from a split level home in Homewood after a lightning strike ignited a fire. They alerted neighbors, called 911, and escaped with everyone outside before smoke detectors fully activated. Fire officials credited their rapid, orderly action and emphasized not reentering a burning building.
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Eileen Hansen
Gretchen Widmer
Sara Williams
Widmer
Homewood
Carpenter Street
Sara
Graham
Aaron
Hannah
Cory
Gretchen
American Red Cross
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District
Mary Widmer
Cloudy
Raven
Presnak
Carpenter
Mary
Wayne Widmer
Emily Williams
Shanna
Park Forest considers tax sharing with car dealer to boost revenues
Zee One Inc. vice president Steve Nicholson proposes a 15 year tax sharing deal for a Lincoln Highway dealership to generate about 72 500 in monthly sales tax and recover 330 000 in repairs while Nicholson relocates Honda to Olympia Fields and expands Subaru and two smaller franchises Trustees weigh the concept and demand more village gains and staff analysis before proceeding
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Steve Nicholson
Zee One Inc
The
of Trustees
Nicholson
Lincoln Highway
Park Forest
Olympia Fields
Honda
Olympic Fields
Alicia Rodman McCray
Herman Brewer
F. Patrick Kelly
New Crete library plans face 400000 in cuts
Crete Library board, after last week’s session, moves to pare back the $3 million project to fit a $2.9 million bond. Six bids exceeded estimates by 438000, prompting cuts in aesthetics landscaping and some materials. A July 26 bid addendum and July 27 special meeting set next steps as the ground breaking occurred July 3 with a one year target.
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Crete
Shirley Murray
Uttriniung
George Maniates
Murray
Noromly
Sharon Wiol
Wsol
Sauk Village housing expands with new subdivisions
Sauk Village moves toward a second phase of 39 homes in Carolina subdivision at 224th Street and Cornell Avenue and a 157 home Deer Creek plan south of Bloom Trail High School as developers seek permits. Project manager Steve Barnard outlined phased progress, bridge costs, and cooperative village relations amid zoning and plan commission steps.
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Bill Schwinger
Sauk Village Housing
224Th Street
Cornell Avenue
Deer Creek
Carolina
Steve Barnard
Board of Trustees
Project Ag
Barnard
Sauk Village
Plan Cor
Mark Collins
Builders Associates
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