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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1999
Page
1
Richton Park fire dept gets grant for safety trailer
The Richton Park Fire Department wins a $30,000 state grant to fund a 33-foot fire safety house trailer to educate residents. Fire Chief Michael Spain notes the unit includes a smoke simulator and heated door for realistic drills and aims to reach seniors and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richton Park
Lakewood
Renee Kosel
New Lenox
Michael Spain
Kosel
Spain
Assessor Resending Homeowners Exemption Notices
Cook County Assessor James Houlihan sends a second notice to homeowners for the homeown er exemption, a roughly $500 tax break. The final notice is a catch-all. eligible owners just sign and mail it back to receive the credit on the August tax bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
James Houlihan
Maura Kownacki
Houlihan
Water shortage in effect in Matteson
The Village of Matteson declares an emergency water shortage per public works director Frank W. Denman. Residents are urged to halt landscape watering vehicle washing and other excessive water use until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteson
Public Works
Frank W. Denman
Voters Demand Campaign Finance Reform in Homewood Meeting
A Wednesday evening gathering at Homewood Village Hall drew over 150 residents anxious for campaign finance reform. Activist Lucy Kokal from St Andrew United Methodist Church said gambling money buys legislation, arguing money speaks louder than public will as Illinois House Committee on Elections and Reform debate continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homewood Village Hall
Lucy Kokal
St Andrew United Methodist Church
Homewood
Kokal
Illinois House Committee On Elections
Warren Skall
Illinois House Committee
Lucy Kokai
Immigrant teacher recalls cold Chicago welcome in Glenwood
Koku S. Lwanga, a Tanzania native and geography teacher, moved to Glenwood over 30 years ago to pursue higher education in the United States. She arrived at O’Hare in September 1965 to study at Valparaiso University, facing a brisk Midwest autumn and the support of a foreign student adviser as she adapted to life in the Chicago suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Star
America
Tanzania
Chicago
Koku S. Lwanga
Glenwood
Kashasha Girls Middle School
Bukoba
Lwanga
Oceanside
Lake Victoria
Valparaiso University
Indiana
O’hare International
Valparaiso
U.S
Midwest
Warren Skaisk
Koku
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