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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1996
Page
1
Tough enough Now they're grown up tomboys look back
Former tomboys reflect on youth spent scrapping for equality and independence, recalling rough days and enduring friendships as they embrace adulthood. The piece frames their shared history, camaraderie, and resilience amid social change.
Riverboat Gambling Prospects in Southern Suburbs
Our It Pays columnist examines whether riverboat gambling nearby has yielded prosperity for southern suburbs amid mixed reviews. The piece weighs the cost of safety measures and liability in warmer weather, assessing community impact and potential benefits.
Suburban Perspective 1996 Community Issues Report
CNT News outlines local concerns in the 1996 Suburban Perspective. The issue highlights housing, schools, traffic and public safety topics affecting residents, with reader input and community perspectives shaping coverage.
Monee mall policy clash spurs suburban warnings
Matteson trustees warn against a proposal to grant tax incentives for a $120 million outlet mall at I-57 and Monee Manhattan Road. Denise Clemons says the plan "gives away the farm" while Monee officials defend the move as village progress. The bill would aid developer Eileen Kirkwood with a 25 percent property tax abatement over 20 years, potentially shifting tax revenue from Crete-Monee School District 201. The measure, backed by state lawmakers, faces unresolved action as of press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynda J. Hemmerling
Monee
Matteson
Denise Clemons
Monee-Manhattan Road
Matteson Board of Trustees
Clemons
House of Representatives
Crete- Monee
Eileen Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Flora Ciaro
D-Bradley
Monee- Manhattan
Judge limits access to Devon hospital records for prosecutors
Judge Rodney Bechnar ordered selective disclosure of hospital records in the fatal Crete Township hit and run case. Will County State’s Attorney’s Office gains access to some materials while others stay sealed, with envelopes provided to both sides and a court copy secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devon
Ine
Will County
Richard Devon
Rodney Bechnar
Crete
Sheena Acres
Courtney Lauer
Carl Lanaghan
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Will County Sheriff's
Doug DeBoer
Teacher makes film of class by Crystal Yednak
On the last day of school in Matteson Elementary, Sharon Thom packs up her classroom and reveals a handmade year film showing 22 students. She began making class videos nine years ago to preserve memories, filming field trips and projects, then editing with music to illustrate growth. Parents and students watch quietly as credits list each child with a photo, and tears mark the finale of a year Mrs. Thom says she will always remember.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Tham
Matteson Elementary School
Thom
Parcents
Activitie
District 162
Gail Novak
Park Forest Art Center expands classes for suburban artists
The Park Forest Art Center School now offers 24 classes in jazz photography printmaking and poetry to all ages at 205 Centre in the former Brand's Furniture Store. Teachers are professional artists writers and poets at minimal fees as part of a broader south suburban Renaissance effort led by board members Patricia Moore and Shanti Thayil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Forest Art Center
Greenwich Village
Brand’s
Patricia Moore
Art Center
Moore
Shanti Thayil
Thayil
Redesign of two parks approved in Matteson
At a Monday Board of Trustees meeting officials voted unanimously to hire Hitchcock Design Group to renovate Woodgate and Notre Dame parks for 56400 plus expenses. The plan includes design work and actual improvements with bids to be let, input from residents sought, and a maintenance schedule requested by Trustee Denise Clemons. Trustees also adopted a prevailing wage ordinance, with mixed reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteson
Board of Trustees
Hitchcock Design Group
Woodgate
Notre Dame
Hitchcock
Bill Inman
Inman
Denise Clemons
Public Works Department
Win- Hitchcock
Naperville
Allemony
Oakwood
Governors ‘Trail
Illinois Department of Labor
Patricia Backus
Dale Graham
Shooting Suspect Arrested in Rich Township Shooting
A Matteson man, Dontanial Robinson, 18, was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm after a June 11 shooting in Rich Township. The victim, a 26-year-old Chicago Heights man, was shot once in the face in the 20400 block of Keeler Avenue and drove to Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center. Robinson remained in Cook County Jail with a $100,000 bond as of Wednesday morning. investigators recovered the pistol and the incident followed a dispute in a 1991 Chevrolet Blazer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Yednak
Matteson
Chicago Heights
Cook County
Keeler Avenue
Rich Township
Robinson
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Beli
Ag Police
Monee Mall
Cody James
Park Forest
Sheila Batres
Bethany Batres
Indiana
Matthew Goodrich
Lechnar
By Crystal Yednak
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