Inflow of blacks seen by citizen of District 227
Mary Paleologos reports on community input to Rich Township High School District 227 board about a projected African American migration to the South Suburbs based on Chicago demographics and polls. Simp son urged appointing an African American co chair for a planning panel and Kaylin Rose as co chair, criticizing tracking as segregated and the Ad Hoc Committee as biased. Also notes concerns about writing skills of black students and district education methods. Regular business approves transportation contract renewal with Kickert Bus Lines and an audit proposal from McGladrey & Pullen.
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Mary Paleologos
Rich Township
Juanita H. Simident
Park Forest National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Citizens Ad Hoc Committee
Chicago
Simpson
Kaylin Rose
Rose
William Simpson
Park Forest
Downhill Track Probe Ties Speedway to Sanitary District
Will County grand jury to probe the defunct inter village speedway project involving Peotone Monee and University Park. Investigators will examine questions meetings and a buried sanitary district bill tied to the Interstate 3T-Route corridor study and $10,000 funding. Local officials express confusion and suspect airport interests may drive the probe.
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Myra Guindon
Monee
Will County
Will Grand Jury
Peotone
University Park
Speedway
Moneese
Larry Kochel
Route 66 Tour Reveals Illinois Small Town Charm
Route 66 Association of Illinois members travel from Chicago to St. Louis this weekend, visiting towns like Tuennein Uwigat Lincoln Funk's Grove. The trip aims to slow pace, offer history, and showcase small family hotels and businesses once iconic along the highway. Connie and Carl Hitchen join their fourth journey, while Jeff Meyer notes the value of seeing America beyond Holiday Inn corridors.
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Tuennein
Uwigat
Lincoln
Funk's Grove
Ilinois
Route 166 Association of Illinois
Chicago
St. Louis
Illinois
Connie Hitchen
Crete
Hitchens
Connie
Carl
Jeff Meyer
Rolling Meadows
America
Holiday Inn
Meyer
Funk
Rich Central Boyz in the John Sing DooWop
Four Rich Central High School students KDOP Kevin Thomas Damian Hines Patrick Thompson form an a cappella group. They wrote He Cared in memory of Thomas's father and, despite living in separate towns, practice in their school boys’ restroom due to scheduling. Their four part harmony now includes bass and spans multiple locations.
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Phil Rockroh
Rich Central High School
The
Olympia. Fields
John
KDOP
Kevin-Damian- Orlando-Patrick
Rich Central
Kevin Thomas
Patrick Thompson
Damian Hines
Thomas
Chicago Heights
Central
Thompson
Hines
Country Club Hills
Orlando
Dr." Heard
Olympia Fields
Kevin
O.J
Heard
Takiig Choir
BOYZ
Orlando Heard
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McGladrey & Pullen
RICH
Ultimo Festival
Matteson
Christina Cervantes
Kathy
Paul Melchert
Tinley
Mee Park
Carol
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