Drunk Driving Support Group Grows in Suburbia
A Tinley Park village hall room hosts a growing south suburban support group for drunk driving crash survivors. Leaders from AAIM note the group helps channel pain into shared understanding and anger over preventable deaths. Survivors, including parents and relatives, gather to tell stories and seek support, as coverage of crashes remains a public concern.
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Tinley Park
Alliance Against
Pat Larson
AAIM
Beth Ing
Sobering victim impact panel speaks to Markham crowd
Rob White addressed about 100 people charged with driving while intoxicated at the Markham courthouse as part of a monthly victim impact panel. Judge Sheila Murphy and AAIM organizers stressed remorse and sobriety while recounting crashes and losses from drunk driving interactions.
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Rob White
Markham
White
Sheila Murphy
Peter Watson
Carl Sandburg High School
Erin Olmsted
AAIM
Pat Larson
Residents Press On Animal Safety And Traffic At Richton Park Meet
Residents at Richton Park's third neighborhood meeting raised concerns about wild animals wildlife signs and traffic safety. Officials discussed signs after police review and noted animal habitats disrupted by new home construction.
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Richton Park
East Side
Village Board of Trustees
Jackson
Lawndale Avenues
Rudolph Banovich
Ruth Mabry
Mabry
Mike Conley
Conley
Richton Park Forms Ambulance Pact and Backs Tax Reform
The Richton Park village board approved an intergovernmental cooperative agreement with Matteson Park Forest and University Park to share an ambulance. University Park will house the spare vehicle. The board also backed a resolution supporting Illinois and Cook County property tax reform, aligning with the Chicago Southland Chamber Tax Reform Committee and Gov. Edgar’s task force. They approved guidelines ahead of National Night Out.
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Richton Park Village
Bert Doctor
Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Southland Chamber
Doctor
Jim Edgar
Chambers of Commerce
Illinois
Funeral for 22-year-old killed in DUI crash at Matteson church
Funeral services are held today at St Lawrence O'Toole Church in Matteson for Daren Perozzi a 22-year-old Olympia Fields resident and University of Illinois graduate killed in a two car crash on Interstate 57 near 183rd Street Country Club Hills. Driver Charles Blue 30 of University Park is charged with reckless homicide and driving under the influence.
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Olympia Fields
St. Lawrence O’toole
Matteson
University of Illinois At
Champaign-Urbana
Daren Perozzi
183Rd Street
Country Club Hills
Charles Blue
Coral Terrace
University Park
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