Osantowski Chosen as City Police Chief After Turbulent Era
Osantowski, 37, named police chief after Nardoni resignation amid department turmoil. Troiani cited fresh perspective and no Chicago Heights ties and noted Osantowski’s State’s Attorney's Office background. Salary set at 375000. she vows zero tolerance, expanded patrols, and open-door leadership as community pulse remains monitored. Community leaders attended the news conference including state Senator DeAngelis and Judge Gavin.
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Osantowski
Troiani
Nardoni
Sam Mangialardi
Osantowksi
Chicago Heights
Osantow
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Circuit Court
Charles Gavin
Ronald Patton
Bloom ‘Township
Trict 206
Oliver Alexander
Prairie State College
Flo
Couple Charged in Child Abuse Case Across Counties
Detectives report charges against Vassel and Allen for sexually assaulting a girl from June 1993 to last month. Bonds set at 300000 and 250000 respectively, with July 25 hearing slated. Arrests credited to Chicago police, Richton Park and Park Forest departments. Allen formerly assistant leader of a Girl Scout troop in Matteson.
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Rollier
Cobey Pheade
Billings
Montana
Vassel
Allen
Penny Mateck
Cook County
Chicago
Richton Park
Park Forest
Girl Scouts
South Cook County
St. Lawrence O'Toole School
Matteson
St. Lawrence O'Toole
Merchants Remove Fireworks After Village Officials Visit
Green and other Matteson merchants faced trouble interpreting the fireworks rules. Officials asked several shops to remove fireworks from shelves after distributors wrongly advised legality. Dubruiel noted merchants complied upon request as officials enforce the ordinance.
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Matteson
Dubruiel
Versailles fire devastates apartment complex in Calumet City
A violent fire at the Versailles complex displaced residents after a child’s lighter started a blaze in a top floor unit. Fire officials said quick aerial rescues saved three adults and crews from 14 towns battled the fire for hours, with extensive roof and attic damage and no injuries reported. Insurance and building codes will guide the rebuilding plan.
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McGinnis
Chicago
Versailles
Chappell
Ide
Homewood
Pasha Johnson
Flossmoor
Country Club Hills
Markham
East Hazel Crest
Oak Forest
South Holland
Harvey
Glenwood
Thornton
Tinley Park
Lansing
Matteson
Lynwood
Population rises in Steger after census revision
Sharon L. Filkins reports Steger officials announced a revised 1990 census places the village population at 9,329, up from 8,050. The Miller Woods annexation explains the increase and housing units total 8,724.
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Sharon L. Filkins
Steger
U. S
Frank Burke
Miller Woods
Osantowski Named Chicago Heights Police Chief
Karla Osantowski, 37, an assistant state's attorney, will become Chicago Heights police chief, the first woman in the role for the area. She vows to back officers, push education, neighborhood Watch, and youth outreach while maintaining justice as her guiding goal.
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Osantowski
State's Attorney's Office
Scott
Steger Police Department
Special Prosecutions Bureau
Public Integrity Unit
South Suburban Bar Association
Taskorce
Karla Osantowski
Judicial Branch
Chicago Heights
Charles Nardoni
Cook County
Sam Mangialardi
Nardoni
Volce
Chicago
South Suburban Family Shelter
Crisis Center
South Suburbia
Charles Gavin
Marvin Gavin
Abe
Truste Molski named new mayor of Flossmoor
Roger G Molski was unanimously chosen by the Flossmoor Village Board to serve as the 17th mayor until the next April election. He brings nearly six years of local government service as a former trustee and heads a local insurance firm while noting family losses and a prior mayor's resignation influenced his mixed emotions about the appointment.
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Flossmoors
Roger G. Molski
Molski
Frank J. Maher Jr
Maher
Cecelia Maher
Kevin
Frank
Roger
Marcia Molski
Flossmoor
University of Detroit
Peggy Glassford
Thomas Fleming
Jerry Lambert
Russel Langenderfer
Val Adams
John Armellino
Housing counseling plan eyed for Cook County renters
The Housing Authority of Cook County aims to start a counseling service for subsidized housing recipients by year end. Two bids were requested for a mobility assistance program to help Section 8 clients access more housing options across Cook and DuPage Counties.
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Housing Authority
Cook County
Victor Walchirk
Walchirk
DuPage County
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Summers
American Heart Association
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Wilson
Chelsie Frankfort
Aeres
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