05 Jun 1994
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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1994
Page
1
A feature blends garden color with profiles of garden flowers and the evolving mortgage market. It notes how professionals like bartenders and taxi drivers observe the people who seek their listening ears, revealing social dynamics. See Dimensions.
Health Quarterly examines fitness routines and menu planning as part of a pathway to recovery from various addictions. The feature highlights practical steps, supportive resources, and personal stories guiding self care.
Columnist Tom Houlihan questions Hollywood’s push for a Fred Flintstone cultural icon, arguing against the idea and offering a skeptical view of Flintstone-mania.
Alberta H. Leak reports the Richton Park Metra parking lot may get security cameras. The village board will review a plan tying 12 year funding to IDOT approval while police explore a wireless FM link and PTZ cameras to monitor vehicle and pedestrian traffic in and out of the lot.
The Matteson Historial Society will issue a special stamp cancellation at Memorial Park during the Matteson Festival Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The event celebrates the new 8000 square foot Matteson Community Center museum space and draws philatelists nationwide.
More than 300 residents heard Erie Development president Harold Back unveil plans to revamp The Centre shopping complex in Park Forest as the heart of a 46 acre downtown district. The project aims to add roadways, a clock tower, open air concerts, housing and offices, with completion targeted around 1999 if funded, with Village support to be decided by summer.
Illinois Transportation Secretary Kirk Brown told leaders that a proposed Peotone regional airport could create almost 35,000 permanent jobs, with Will County receiving the largest share at 13,225. Chicago would gain 7,298, South Cook County 3,204, and other areas including DuPage, North Cook, and West Cook would benefit. Construction jobs totaling 46,348 are projected from 1994 to 2001, with openings by 2001.
Bill Schwingel reports that two plaintiffs Kevin Perkins and Robert McCoy filed a motion for a new trial after a seven year court battle produced a six district Chicago Heights map. The lawyers described the motion as bizarre and outrageous as objections to the agreed map persist.
Residents recall home front life during World War II as the fifty year D Day anniversary approaches. Billie Laiche recalls USO dances with soldiers while others share thoughts of loved ones going off to war. Ken Fulton notes graduation days shadowed by the draft and uncertain futures.
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