American in China recalls Beijing upheaval and evacuees
A Lansing woman who taught English in Beijing since September 1988 returned home shocked by the student protests and deadly violence. She said troops fired on crowds and estimated thousands killed. Meanwhile a Park Forest family, including Barbara Moore, remains missing in Chongqing, with U.S. officials advising Americans to leave if possible.
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Pete Reynolds
Barry Gantenbein
Lansing
Beijing
China
Park Forest
Chongqing
Sheila Hanley
U.S
Hanley
Thornton Fractional South
Georgetown University
Foreign Service
Hong Kong
Hu Yaobang
Kent State
United States
Vietnam
Marshal Law
U.S. State Department
Moores
State Department
Bottles tell pre 1910 tale of medicine and local bottlers
Ziebell of the Historical Society curates a Matteson display of old bottles from dairies, soda, and beer bottlers in Chicago Heights and surrounding towns. The collection, dating to the 1880s–1890s, highlights “remedy” bottles barred after 1906 and shows how communities depended on local producers before supermarkets.
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Ziebell
Lilli Horenziak
The
Historical Society
Fletcher
Matteson
Tinley Park
Beecher
Chicago Heights
Vanatta’s
W.H. Stoke
Germany
the Historical Society
School Ave
South Suburban airport plan advances with advisory input
Robling secures that sites are still general terms like Kankakee and stresses study will assess environmental and traffic factors. The bi state team may pick a site later though no commitment to build exists. Royle says the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association seeks to join the advisory panel and favor a southern location. Ed Paesel will centralize information for stakeholders while Reggie Greenwood mobilizes 50 to 75 students to study how the airport could help or affect local businesses.
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Robling
Kankakee
Royle
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
Goff
Chamber
Ed Paesel
Airport Clearing House
Paesel
Reggie Greenwood
Governors State University
Business Administration
Greenwood
Court dismisses suit over Kedzie Avenue S curve project
The Cook County Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit by residents and the Village of Olympia Fields seeking to halt the Kedzie Avenue S curve project. Judge Anthony Scotillo ruled the county highway department did not intentionally withhold information about rumble strips, allowing final construction to proceed with mandated shoulders and curbs.
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Kedzie Avenue
Olympia Fields
Cook County
203Rd
207Th Streets
Anthony Scotillo
Cook County Highway Department
Scotillo
Kedzie
Matteson Fest Ends With Music Food and Fun
On the final day of the Seventh Annual Matteson Festival at Memorial Park, Bozo the Clown from WGN appears 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Ethnic Cooking Contest starts at 3 p.m. Chief Eddy Clearwater performs 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. The event features children’s rides, food, drinks, and arts and crafts at 212th Place and Tower Avenue.
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Bozo the Clown
Ethnic Cooking
Eddy Clearwater
Matteson
Memorial Park
212Th Place
Tower Avenue
Bozo
WGN
Eddy
Free Sunday in Old Matteson concert series planned
A summer program in Old Matteson aims to close a street in the town’s old section for free Sunday concerts. The events echo porch-band days at the Dettmering Building and are set for June 25 July 23 and August 20 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Old Matteson
Matteson
Dettmering
Bicycle Safety and Visibility Tips for Night Riding
Officers urge parents to discourage riding after dark and cyclists to light up bikes. Use spoke reflectors, bright clothing, and flags. avoid skinny tires. Register bikes with police to help identify owners and locate guardians if a child is injured.
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Tichielfeldt
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Tichielfeldt and Hartman
Pimerican Gales
Perris
Holiday Isle
Westbury
Vees
Bridgeview
S. Hariem
Trond Park
LA Grange Road
Dover
Winston
Arneson
Swim Toys
Monterey Bay
California
Sevirg
We! Ong
Gewood
Rebal
Orland Park
LaGrange
Orland Square
SS Hot Springs
SEA Hawk
Person Seahawk
Lapp Phamhas Haat
SUN
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