Poppy Days Thank Park Forest VFW Volunteers
Park Forest Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2235 thanks participants in Poppy Days held May 20 and 21. It credits local merchants for hosting poppy sales and notes funds support Chicago area veterans hospitals Manteno Home and related programs aiding veterans.
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Airport site push labeled information meeting sales pitch
Reader reports that IDOT and TAMS Consultantsheld a meeting promoting a Peotone airport site with no discussion of alternatives. They cite planned land acquisition next year and question why residents within defined areas are not mailed invitations or newsletters, accusing suppression of information.
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Poppy Drive Thank You From VFW Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 2825 extend gratitude to Chicago Heights and South Chicago Heights residents for generous donations to the Buddy Poppy Drive held May 14 and 15. Special thanks to Cub Foods Jewel Foods Country Squire Country House Restaurant American Bank and Arturo's Three Star Ristorante for hosting drives.
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Hazel Crest to Approve New Industrial Park Despite Petitions
Hazel Crest residents confront the village board as signatures on a petition opposing a second industrial park are ignored. Critics warn of a 21 year tax increment financing on Palmer Lake and say the developer already secured a contract modification. Supporters tout Palmer Lake as a village highlight while questions arise over Homewood addresses and tax benefits. John McCarthy Hazel Crest.
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Sol Roche
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Broder did not graduate Bloom High School
Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post columnist David Broder, a Chicago Heights native, did not finish high school. At 64 he spoke at Governors State University and discussed national politics, Rostenkowski and health care reform, and Korea as a hot spot.
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Chicago
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Korea
Broder visits spark nostalgia and local ties in Chicago area
Broder, a Cubs fan, calls his Beltway visit a nostalgia trip. Lavinia DeAngelis Falcioni recalls connections to Dr. Albert Broder of the Heights. Andrew Doggett, Bloom High valedictorian, receives the Albert and Nina Broder scholarship, with Doggett Northwestern bound and a Washington visit proposed.
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Patricia Doggett
Moseley Braun wins crowd with silent senate gala at GSU
U.S. Senate hopeful Carol Moseley Braun received a rock star welcome during GSU graduation events, delivering thoughts during a pre-commencement BraunBrunch. She urged diplomacy with North Korea and defended women’s health coverage while addressing African-American anti-Semitism.
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McElroy family launches Kids Cures in Emily’s memory
Emily Christine McElroy died at six months from spinal muscular atrophy. Her grandfather Ed McElroy and family start Kids Cures to fund genetic disease research, kicking off June 28 with a first annual benefit at the Drake Oak Brook. Call Anna or Eddie McElroy at 708 789 6779 for details.
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Tragic Death Touches Flossmoor as Maher Family Mourns
Sad Byte expresses condolences to Flossmoor Mayor Frank Maher and family on the untimely death of 18 year old Kevin Maher from injuries in a recent auto crash. The southland area shares in the sorrow and grief.
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Bytes award honors partisan child rearing in Park Forest
Marge Friedman of Park Forest receives the first Bytes award for partisan parenting at a GSU brunch. She quipped that children can marry outside faith or race but not outside the party, a joke that drew laughter from attendees including GOP Sen. DeAngelis.
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Harvey tribute headlines Burris ally at Chicago Hilton
Drive-thru quickBytes notes Harvey native Tom Dreesen heads a June 29 tribute for longtime friend Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris at the Chicago Hilton and Towers. Also, Gov. Edgar taps Robert Healey to sit on the Illinois Labor Relations Board, with Healey stepping down as president of the Chicago Federation of Labor later this month.
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Markham
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