Sears seen as backing out of Park Forest deal
Park Forest officials claim Sears received 1.5 million in 1987 renovation funds via developer Cordish Embry and Associates with a 10 year stay pledge. Sears says no current obligation to the developer, while village leaders press for compensation and possible legal action.
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Park Forest
Sears
Cordish Embry and Associates
Kelly
Linda Blakley
Blakley
Harold Back
Park Forest Village
Jack Manahan
Back
Steven Campbell
Arand Furniture
German All-Stars Enjoy U S Welcome Ahead of World Cup Play
The German All-Stars praised their Atlanta reception after arriving despite a delayed flight and lauded the smooth highway trip to the hotel. Park Forest Wings president William Dekker arranged youth games in Illinois with Frankfort and Palatine clubs as potential clinics and crosslinks. The players noted soccer’s growing but uneven popularity in the United States and expressed optimism World Cup exposure will boost the sport domestically.
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Rederls
Atlanta
Chicago
O’hare
Germany
Rederfs
William Dekker
Park Forest Wings
Frankfort
Park Forest
Palatine
Dekker
Illinois
United States
U.S
Marsen
America
Radtke
U.S.A
Village approves limited tax rebate for Olympia Fields Ford deal
Olympia Fields Ford will receive up to 300000 in tax rebates over six years if sales tax revenues exceed 200000 in year one with 5 percent increases each year. The plan, backed by Trustee Shuba and Village President Field, aims to keep Sutton’s dealership for 10 years. critics worry about limited commercial property and long term public interest.
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Olympia Fields Ford
Sutton
Olympia Fields
Shuba
Robert Field
Willis Ryza
Ryza
The
Star
Ford Motor Company
Illinois
Ford Motor
Crete Eyes Limits on Door-to-Door Canvassers
Crete plans to restrict door-to-door fundraising hours after debate over safety and First Amendment rights. IPAC canvassers may be allowed until 9 p m this month, while ACLU argues curbs threaten free speech. Village attorney weighs evidence to craft a legally airtight ordinance.
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Illinois Public Action Council
Crete
Charles Pless
American Civil Liberties Union
IPAC
Pless
ACLU
James Stevenson
Jane Whicher
Whicher
Stevenson
Supreme Court
Federal Appeals Court
Illinois
Storm prompts repair plans after damaging storm
O'Leary will contact neighbors to make amends as Thorn Creek Sanitary District reports heavy rainfall across Chicagoland. Chicago Heights gauges showed 3.27 inches before midnight with rapid early accumulation, while Steger and Homewood posted near 3 inches and Crete saw five inches. Power outages affected about 23 000 Commonwealth Edison customers. Crews from Streamwood and Joliet aided restoration as lines failed, phones misrouted, and flooded streets disrupted commutes in Park Forest Crete Matteson and other towns.
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O’leary
Bob Kohnhorst
Thorn Creek
Chicago Heights
Steger
Homeowod
Crete
Chicagoland
Commonwealth Edison
Streamwood
Joliet
Rey Gonzalez
Com Ed
O'Leary
Park Forest
Jack Manahan
Dave Wallace
Harder
Milbourne Ave
Matteson
Governors Highway
Cicero Avenue
Dan Dubriel
Commendations Awarded for Domestic Violence Incident and Community Honors
Chief Richard Labus presented departmental commendations to Plaudits, Sgt. William Sanders, Detective Carl Mormann, and others for actions during a June 2 domestic violence case at 2241 York Court. Richard Clerk, 38, faced multiple charges and a $1 million bond after wielding a knife and attempting self harm. Mormann also received a commendation for pursuing a car burglar in Hazel Crest with assistance from Markham officers. Concurrently, Rich South High School earned a national Drug Free/Alcohol Free Safe School Zone award, with a resolution to Principal Ken Reczkiewicz and staff including Marguerite Martin, Noreen Riley-Wessendorf, Cilla Gilroy-Green, Audrey Gilbert, Jan Westlund, and Dan Korte. Prairie State College President E. Timothy Lightfield and Ida Green were honored as regional award winners from the Association of Community College Trustees.
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Pane A-1
Edmund Lee
William Sanders
Carl Mormann
Richard Labus
Mormann
Alexander
Leo
York Court
Ford Heights
Richard Clerk
Sgt. Sanders
Malachowski
Clerk
Cook County Sixth District Circuit Court
Markham
Hazel Crest
Prairie State College
E. Timothy Lightfield
Ida Green
Association of Community College Trustees
Lightfield
Green
Banovich
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the Star
Campbell
Lincoln Mall
Wieboldts
John A. Ostenburg
D-Park Forest
By Mitch Martin
Plaudits
Buchmeier
Mitropoulos
Labus
Rich South High School
U.S. Department of Education
March of Dimes
SM Sedibunk
Ae Ene
American Heart Association
Amencan Hei
Duk Gun Kwon
World Teakwondo Federation
Kukkiwon
Kwon
S. Pulaski Road
Country Club Hills
First United Bank
FDIC
West
Lincoln
Steger Road
Steger, IL
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