Bloom Township budget meeting sparks racism incident and call for correction
At a Bloom Township special budget meeting on June 17 a spectator named Tony Mathis shouted a racial slur. The incident drew a stunned silence among the township board reporters and 200 attendees. The editor notes a correction later for a prior inaccurate home sales figure and defends coverage accuracy.
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Tony Mathis
Young Ministers’ Alliance
Latino Society
Illinois Migrant Council
Mr. Mathis
Errant reporting to the editor over Olympia Fields home count
A reader corrects a June 14 Board of Trustees meeting quote, disputing a June 18 newspaper report that claimed 976 homes were for sale in Olympia Fields. The letter asserts the figure is incorrect and seeks clarification.
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Olympia Fields
Board of Trustees of
Poppy Day Drive Supports Local Veterans Post 1198 Thanks Villages
Poppy Day benefits raised funds for Bunser Park Forest American Legion Post 1198 with May 21 to 23 activities. The post thanks Olympia Fields Park Forest Richton Park and University Park for village permissions and local businesses for allowing poppy canisters. Eugene Harris, service officer, notes support aids the sick disabled and deceased veterans and sustains the post's service fund.
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Bunser Park Forest
American Legion Post 1198
Olympia Fields
Park Forest
Richton Park
University Park
Eugene Harris
Legion
Brookwood PTA Fun Fair Raises Community Support
The Brookwood PTA held its second annual fun fair at Longwood Elementary in Glenwood Manor on May 22, thanking numerous merchants and volunteers. Debra Sedberry, on behalf of the 92/93 District 167 PTA board, praised donors, organizers, teachers, and families for a successful event and looked forward to the next gathering.
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Longwood Elementary
Glenwood Manor
Heritage
Glenwood Bank
Glenwood Oaks
Glenwood Baskin Robbins
Joe-Joe's Pub
Don's Hobby World
Schroeder's Hardware
Video Plateau
Discovery Zone-Matteson
Avon
Dorothy Cook
Skyline Pool
Golden Glow
Kustom
Busy Bee Nursery
Glenwood Bowl
Olympic Printing
Longwood Staff
Village of Glenwood
Pepsi Cola Co
Especi Alexander
Funde R
Mary Jabaay
Ken) Peterson
PTA
Debbie Sedberry
92/93
District 167
Not cleared for takeoff Peotone Airport crash doubt
The Peotone International Airport project appears doomed as critics say the preflight plan stalled. U S Rep William Lipinski plans to kill the project and federal funds for the master plan study have not been released. Attorney General Roland Burris, eyeing a 1990 gubernatorial bid, rejects Peotone as the site for a third Chicago area airport. He notes airlines will not fly there and vows no Peotone airport.
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Peotone International
U.S
William O. Lipinski
D-Chicago
Feds
Peotone
Tinos
Roland Burris
Chicago
Burris
Space Station Freedom vote pits national margin against local reps
The article notes a 216 215 House split in favor of Space Station Freedom while all local representatives opposed the $multibillion project. Quips from spokesman Chris Ganschow tag Rep George Sangmeister and other area lawmakers include Lipinski Rush Reynolds Fawell and Ewing, with terms like flying turkey and space Tinkertoy used to describe the plan.
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Chris Ganschow
George Sangmeister
D-Mokena
Lipinski
Bobby Rush
Mel Reynolds
Chicago
Repu Fawell
Naperville
Tom Ewing
Indiana set to approve eleven floating casinos on lakes
Indiana Legislature nears a budget accord allowing 11 floating casinos five on Lake Michigan near Gary and East Chicago. Some Illinois officials say Springfield anti gambling expansion forces won’t be moved this month. Mayor Richard Daley faces pressure as gaming fronts shift.
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Aurora
Chicago
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Gary
East Chicago
Illinois
Springfield
Bet
Richard M. Daley
Mini-bytelets stir and candid chatter across Illinois politics
Former GOP state Rep Jane Barnes of Palos touring Greece while Tinley Park Trustee Greg H non tests political waters for a possible Metropolitan Water Reclamation District run. U S Rep Big George to oversee a gonzo task force at Joliet ex Arsenal site as last federal munitions moved out. Lucille Poroli ex supervisor Crete Township pleads not guilty to five count state bidding statutes. Elected officials converge in East Hazel Crest for a South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association workshop hosted by the village clerk Helen Minnis. Secretary of State George Ryan taps Manny Hoffman to head a new License Plate Task Force. Frankfort police chief Darrell Sanders sits on the 29 member committee.
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Jane Barnes
Palos
Greece
Tinley Park
Greg H
Metropolitan
U.S
Big George
Fed Bench
Joliet
Lucille Poroli
Crete Township
East Hazel Crest
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Helen Minnis
George Ryan
Manny Hoffman
Cook County
Illinois Labor Relations Board
Frankfort
Darrell Sanders
Prez
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Conyers Seeks Detroit Mayor Post As Young Steps Down
A Michigan voter notes U S Rep John Conyers a long time Capitol Hill veteran seeks Detroit mayoral office as Mayor Coleman Young retires. The writer hopes for a strong candidate to revitalize the city amid persistent complaints that Detroit is a place to leave.
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U.S
John Conyers
Detroit
Mich
Conyers
Motor City
Capitol Hill
Coleman Young
Lawmaker pushes restitution focus in crime bill
State Rep. Anne Zickus and law enforcement officials refine legislation mandating restitution for convicted criminals. She argues repayment to society may deter crime, adding offenders need more than prison time. Monday remarks at The Star highlight aim to make offenders compensate victims and the community.
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Anne Zickus
R-Palos Hills
Zickus
State Department of Corrections
the Star
Murph fundraiser notes amid Bulls game at Beverly Club
Maureen Murphy of Evergreen Park kept remarks brief at a Beverly Country Club fund raiser hosted by state Sen. Pat O Malley. Revelers watched two TV screens as the Bulls game ended. Worth Township Trustee Jack O Connor, seen at the event, did not rule out another run for Congress after last year’s 3rd District primary loss to Harry Lipinski Lipinski later defeated by Lipinski.
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Maureen Murphy
R-Evergreen Park
Beverly Country Club
Pat O'Malley
R-Palos Park
Worth Township
Jack O'Connor
O'Connor
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