Another chance for Paula
A Chicago Star report details a 1978 double murder case with allegations of rape and multiple suspects including Adams Rainge Williams and Verneal Jimmerson. Key witness Ms Gray described the abduction and killings near East Chicago Heights, linking physical evidence to her grand jury testimony. The piece notes disputed evidence and a magazine editor’s framing claims while mentioning a drastic weather event at Mount Washington in 1994.
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Ema
Ms. Gray
Ms. Schmal
Adams
Rainge
Williams
Verneal
Lionberg
Deer Creek
Grand Jury
Annon Street
Chicago Heights
Ms. Sehmal
Robert Stein
William
Ms.Schmal
Rob Warden
Chicago Lawyer Magazine
Gray l
Warden
Margaret Roberts
Protec
Park Forest budget faces sharp scrutiny at hearing
Residents challenge the 1984-85 village budget as trustees hear claims of sloppiness and inflated salary raises. James Brennan alleges 77 percent raises and cites a $69,540 village manager pay, while Don Ih questions a $197,000 public relations spend and $889,000 parks and recreation allotment. Officials say overall real estate tax may rise 9.8 percent with a 47 percent budget increase, and revenue sharing requests totaling $194,143 are considered. Second reading set for June 11 and final passage for June 25.
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James Brennan
Brennan
Jon Perry
Lam
Ini
Ronald Bean
Kenneth Kramer
Will County Senior Services
Family Counseling Agency
Willounty
Happiday Center
Rich Township
Park Forest
Matteson library adds new books list for readers
Matteson public library at 801 South School Avenue released a weekly list of newly added titles. Notable fiction includes Aliens From Analog edited by Stanley Schmidt and The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov, alongside children and young adult works by Carole S Adler, Beverly Cleary, and Roald Dahl.
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Matteson Public Library
Maurine Hoffmann
South School Avenue
Stanley Schmidt
Isaac Asimov
Mordecai Richler
Max Brand
Charles Dickin
Two Women Sentenced in July 1983 Home Invasion Case
Debbie Summer, 27, of Richton Park, received six years for home invasion plus a six year concurrent term for armed robbery and three years supervision. Heidie Ruiz, 28 Park Forest, got three years for home invasion and two years supervision. A third defendant, Willie Ross, 28, Chicago Heights, faces trial June 27 in Cook County Sixth District.
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Chicago
Debbie Summer
Poplar Avenue
Richton Park
Ilinois Department of Corrections
Heidie Ruiz
Westwood Drive
Park Forest
Illinois Department of Corrections
Edly
Chicago Heights
Venice
Halsted Street
Vollmer Road
Willie Ross
West Hickory Street
Cook County
Markham
Sculpture dedication at Armstrong school in Richton Park
Students at Neil A Armstrong School Richton Park participated in a dedication for the sculpture Striving Goals mounted at the front. Seventh and eighth graders designed the sculpture led by Tracy Dalton David Badie Ken Monyak and Kirk Hawerysio. Others handled cutting sanding and painting include David Young Matt Flamini David Ballard Tom Fitzpatrick Mike Becich Jen Wagner Debbie Carlson Laurie Rogers Bev Eadie Jen Glista Ron Bradford Kristen Seidler Stacey Miner Marty Vagena Stacy Allie Stacey Carpenter and Shawn Kowalewski.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Richton Park
Tracy Dalton
David Badie
Ken Monyak
Kirk Hawerysio
David Young
Matt Flamini
David Ballard
Tom Fitzpatrick
Mike Becich
Jen Wagner
Debbie Carlson
Laurie Rogers
Bev Eadie
Jen Glista
Ron Bradford
Kristen Seidler
Stacey Miner
Marty Vagena
Stacy Allie
Stacey Carpenter
Shawn Kowalewski
Mourners for Mikey Update on Missing Child Case
Will County police say the Mikey case is closed as an accidental drowning with no evidence of foul play. Coroner Robert Tetak confirms no signs of homicide. fundraiser organizer William McCormick notes $17,000 in reward funds and a committee decision about donations to a national missing children group.
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Page
Ted Kelly
Will County Police
Will County
Robert Tetak
William McCormick
Mikey Come Home Fund
Oransom
Greenbriar school talent show set for Wednesday
Greenbriar elementary school hosts a Wednesday talent show at 1:15 p.m. in the multipurpose room featuring acts from every class. Performances include gymnastics poems clay art roller skating baton twirling clowns miming magic singing dancing piano singing and acting with possibly a Michael Jackson appearance. Admission is free and all are invited.
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Greenbriar
Chicago Road
Chicago Heights
Michael Jackson
Sandy Besler
Parent Teacher Association
Country western jubilee planned by Legion Post 131
Heights American Legion Post 131 at 801 West End avenue Chicago plans a country and western jubilee on Saturday. Weather permitting the event will be in the parking lot or inside the post home. Entertainment by Jerry Wade and the Shady Grove begins at 9 pm. Tickets cost 5 dollars with food and entertainment. cash bar available. For more information call 754-0181 or 481-6948.
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Arthur
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New Hampshire
Park Forest Village
Ue Lam
Perry
Sam
Don Ih
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Mikey DesForges
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Steger
Crete Township
Bob Chwedyk
Matteson Library
Amlaneys Books
Get Lost
Little Brother
Carole S. Adler
Jim Aroosky
Charlene W
Miltary Service
Jeff Bradley
Steamroller
Margaret Wise
Susan Burke
Ann Cavallaro
Mr Henshaw
Beverly Cleary
Robert Cormier
Roald Dat
Sing
Piero
Tomie de Paola
Charles Ferry
Neil Harbarger
James Howe
James Kahn
Steven Kellogg
ME. Kerr
Jill Krementz
Mark Lambert
Susan Drake Lipscomb
Milton Meltzer
Alison Prince
Random House
Helen Roney Sattler
Huck Searty
Phineas Pig
Mitchell Sharmat
James Ste
China
Jon Stone
Ron Taylor
Yoshiko Uchida
Sylvia Wilkinson
Herbert $. Zim
Alan Lelehuck
Mark Helprin
George W. Higgins
Michael Innes
Deadly Petard
Roderic Jeffries
America II
Richard Lowy
Chesapeake
James A. Michener
David Nevin
Utah
Ingrid Gentile
Flossmoor
Vollmer
Armstrong School
Servicemaster Park Forest Inc
John Newman
J, Newman & So
Cas
Mikey
Greenbriar School
Legion Post
John F. Troxell
D.V.M
Nave
Wey
John F. Troxell D.V.M
Governors Hwy
Homewood
Flossmoor Animal Hospital
Bogie
Cash & Carry
Plaza Flowers
Western Ave
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