D-Day Reflections From Suburban Residents 50 Years On
Participants recall D day 1944 and its impact. People like Jencon Berbig and Mae White describe initial war impressions and Rosie the Riveters. Residents remember shifts in attitude, universal support, letters home, and the sense of unity across towns such as Matteson Frankfort Flossmoor and Tinley Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Jencon
Normandy
Agnes Berbig
Crete
Matteson
Great Lakes
Richton Park
Corinne Doerrer
Mae F. White
South Holland
White
Rosie
Ted Dorosz
Tinley Park
Dorosz
Chicago
Frankfort
Bernice Havle
Havle
Joliet
Hav
Beating Back Objections to Chicago Heights Map
Chicago Heights residents protested the six district map with 33 objections while Judge Hubert Will approved it. A motion for a new trial was filed Tuesday though the case never went to trial. A ruling is expected June 10 at 10 30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Heights
Hubert Will
Will
Anthony G. Scariano
Scariano
James Craven
Perkins
McCoy
Craven
Third airport planning gains momentum in Chicago area
Brown argues a third airport is needed despite airline cycles and notes 1993 profits for American Delta and United. He says O Hare will reach capacity in two to five years even with two new runways, while Midway enplanements rise. Governor Edgar cites delays relief, not more capacity, as aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
American
Delta
United Airlines
Chicago
Richard M. Daley
O’hare
Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce
Prairie State College Foundation
Third Airport Alliance
Don Goff
Centre Forest plans overhaul to revitalize village core
Centre Forest officials and Eric unveil remedies to reshape Centre and surrounding area. The plan eliminates several buildings, including a bowling alley and the Goldblatt's store, to add roads and a new Village Hall by November. New throughfares will connect Lakewood Boulevard, Orchard Drive, Western Avenue, and Victory Boulevard. A mall concept is rejected due to highway access limits, while residents are kept informed via newsletters and upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric
Buck
Goldblatt’s
Park Forest
Marshall Field
Lakewood Boulevard
Orchard Drive
Western Avenue
Victory Boulevard
Field’s
Village Hall
Victory
Lakewood
Back
Michigan City
Ind
Gurnee
Rich East High School
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Ginny Delby
Flossmoor
America
John Backus
Backus
Fulton
Germany
U.S
Perkins and McCoy
Beacon Hill
East Side
Hungry Hill
Jim Edgar
Midway
Star Newspapers
Southland
Aurelio’s
Hegewisch Records
WALTS
Lorenzetti’s
Cherry Hills
Gino’s Steak House
FDIC
Beverly Bank
Beverly
W. 103Rd Street
S. Western Ave
159Th Street
Orland Hills
S. Cicero Ave
Oak Lawn
W. Lincoln Hwy. Matteson, IL
175Th
Halsted Street
Homewood
9Th Street
Lockport
Fbic
First National Bank
S. Water Street
Wilmington
Main Street
Braidwood
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