Realtors challenge mail and sign rules in suburban housing feud
Officials argue mail solicitations by real estate brokers influence homeowner selling. lawyers for brokers say bans on holiday calendars and sign restrictions curb information use. Courts have upheld some limits in several towns, while associations decry regulations as excessive and biased.
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Leinenweber
Richard Hoskins
National Association of Realtors
Greater South Suburban Board of Realtors
Phillip Stahl
Stahl
Festival Dates Corrected for Matteson Memorial Park Event
The Matteson Festival will take place Friday through Sunday next week June 9 to 11 at Memorial Park. The Star regrets reporting the festival dates inaccurately in a previous issue.
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Memorial Park
Star
The
Real estate sign rules spar over fair housing and First Amendment limits
Muchnik argues village sign rules apply to all signs and include fees and inspections. Hoskins says restrictions are time place and manner under commercial speech limits. Leinenweber found Hazel Crest ban on for sale signs unconstitutional and the village later eased rules. Stahl says Realtors will consider suit based on the appeal outcome.
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Stahl
Country Club Hills
Glenwood
Matteson
Park Forest
University Park
National Association
South Suburban Board
Janet Muchnik
Muchnik
Hazel Crest
Prestwick Residents Weigh Annexation With Richton Park
Prestwick residents consider joining Richton Park amid long running talks with Frankfort. A key concern is higher taxes if annexed to Frankfort, while gains could include zone control. Most residents favor remaining unincorporated, per a Prestwick Homeowners Association survey.
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Rossi
Frankfort
Prestwick
Matteson
Will County Sheriff's
Frankfort Square
Association
Richton Park
Dorgan
Ej&e
Cook
Will Counties
Bank nets to curb pigeons draw ire over bird deaths
Carreras defended netting after customers complained of mess at 99 Indianwood Blvd. Exterminator Smithereen says nests were removed and baby birds and eggs may have been destroyed. Opponents blame the project for bird deaths despite other deterrents being considered.
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Wild
Frank Grupp
Smithereen Exterminating Company
Chicago Heights
Grupp
Carreras
Gupp
Indianwood Blvd
Fire departments use film to educate public on fire safety
United States fire agencies report 1987 losses of 2.3 million fires with 5,810 deaths and 28,215 injuries. The video Plan to Get Out Alive is widely distributed to libraries and residents to teach escape planning, two exits per room, and stop drop and roll. Local departments like Richton Park and Park Forest praise it, while schools benefit from EDITH drills and library loans to maximize early prevention and smoke detector use.
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United States
National Fire Protection Association
Richton Park
Donald Smith
Smith
Matteson Fire Department
Eral
Dick van Dyke
Ron Hartmann
Department
Public Education
Fire Department
Hartmann
Park Forest
Mike Wheeler
Wheeler
Edith
Park Forest Fire Department
Chicago Heights Public Library
Thomas Martello
Chicago Heights
Plan to Get Out Alive video urges fire safety at home
A fire safety video advises smoke detectors in all homes and practicing escape plans. Field warns that temperatures above 150 degrees can kill and emphasizes crawling low to escape. He notes fires fill rooms quickly, with smoke and gas deadly within minutes, urging immediate evacuation and outside calls to 911.
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Field
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