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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1993
Page
3
A house was struck by lightning and caught fire. Firefighters fought the blaze with no other damage reported to surrounding structures or property. No injuries were mentioned. The incident prompted emergency responders to secure the scene and investigate the cause.
University Park area felt light impact from storms with 1200 to 1500 outages estimated. six customers remained without power Wednesday morning. Matteson Richton Park and Country Club Hills were hardest hit Monday with 10,000 Will County residents briefly without power. In Ford Heights two residents evacuated from cars as Deer Creek overflowed Kennedy Avenue. Homewood, Flossmoor and other suburbs faced flooding, sandbags deployed, and anti flood projects planned. residents express frustration over repeated flooding and slow action.
Chief Daly and O Keefe express confidence in Burnson as he assumes a new role with Matteson police. Burnson says officers will continue proactive crime fighting and must work with the community to become more receptive to those they serve.
Matteson Village Board applauded contest winners across grade levels. First through third place recipients from Marya Yates School and Woodgate School were named, with prizes including savings bonds and Discovery Zone passes. Essays and posters will be displayed at the Matteson Festival ice cream social booth before further village displays.
A Chicago man, David Martell, 28, was convicted on an armed robbery charge for the December 1991 Subway Restaurant robbery in Matteson. Judge Thomas Condon sentenced him to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after Martell reportedly jumped the counter and brandished a gun at the cashier.
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