State auditor flags Howe center shortfalls in 81 83 period
The state Auditor General found inattention to administration at the W.A. Howe Center in Tinley Park with payroll, inventory, and record keeping flaws. 22 workers on the payroll did not work at Howe, funds were comingled, and telecommunication controls were weak amid staffing reorganizations. The report notes improved separation of resident funds and expects better results in a follow up audit.
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Pete Reynolds
W.A. Howe
Tinley Park
Howe
State Auditor General
Department of Mental Health
DMH
Robert G. Cronson
Cronson
James Grot
Grot
Region II
Fireworks rules spark suburban fire chiefs debate
Markham moves to regulate legal fireworks sales under state changes. Oak Forest may tighten controls via BOCA code, while Park Forest and Dalton chiefs urge caution on sparklers and risky devices. Park Forest reports mixed views on enforcement and store inspections. Matteson notes no illegal fireworks found recently.
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Markham
McNeil
University Park
Mike Grubermann
BOCA
Grubermann
Ham
Oak Forest
David Waite
Waite
Wheeler
Jack Conley
Dalton
Matteson
Robert Wilcox
Wilcox
Safety council urges fireworks bans and safety steps
The National Safety Council cites high Fourth of July injuries and urges a total ban on consumer fireworks except professional displays. It recommends attending public shows, storing devices safely, reading directions, keeping children away, lighting one piece outdoors in clear space, maintaining distance, and having water on hand.
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National Safety Council
NSC
Board to lease Ridge school for child care and Headstart
The PSC board agreed to continue leasing Ridge School in Homewood for child care and Headstart programs and will seek a facility closer to the campus for next year. It approved Tropical Plants Rentals’ low bid of 9734 for plant purchases and 449 monthly for maintenance and warranty for remodeling work in the college mall. Trustee Michael R. Monteleone opposed the expenditure and the payment to Seyfarth Shaw related to collective bargaining matters. Wilkes, Besterfield and Company of Olympia Fields was reappointed auditor.
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Ridge School
Homewood
Michael R. Monteleone
Monteleone
Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather
Chicago
North Shore
Wilkes, Besterfield and Company of
Olympia Fields
Child testifies in sister death in Will County trial
Lagresha, eight, testified that Michael Kelly grabbed six year old Sharice by the neck and threw her on a bed two days before she died on November 22, 1983, while Wanda Kelly and Michael allegedly beat Sharice for poor grades. The foster parents face murder and aggravated battery charges as two medical examiners dispute the cause of death.
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Maribeth Vander Weele
Lagresha
Michael Kelly
Sharice
Kelly
Wanda
Will County
Wayne Dyer
University Park
Kellys
Michael
St. James Hospital
Matteson Library Announces New Books for Summer Reading
Matteson public library lists many newly purchased titles across juvenile nonfiction and juvenile fiction. Programs for preschool to junior high run through summer with craft projects and reading events. Notable titles include What to Be by Steve Berman and The St Nicholas Anthology edited by Henry Steele Commager.
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Matteson Public Library
Neil Bell
Melvin Berger
Steve Berman
Helen H. Carey
Fred B. Gable
Roy A. Gallant
Carol Greene
Gail Kay Haines
Kirk Polking
Laurence Pringle
Francis J. Rigney
Jane Sarnoff
Donald Snook
St. Nicholas
Henry Steele Commager
G. Jeffrey Taylor
Dale Milton
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