Old Plank Road Trail moves toward second phase
Bill Zales of the Old Plank Road Trail Association notes 25 volunteers backing the prairie preservation along the trail. The Trail Management Commission bought the land in 1992 and plans about 5.2 miles more from Wolf Road to New Lenox while seeking grants. Police concerns and a teen death linked to gas fumes in woods behind Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park prompt talks of clearing extra space for safety.
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Bill Zales
Old Plank Road Trail Association
Old Plank Road ‘Trail Management Commission
Schultz
Wolf Road
New Lenox
Miotti
Cook County
Timber Ridge
Matteson
Hanlon's Court Date Set in Murder Case Connection
Hanlon faces trial on murder charges after police say he attacked his sister and mother with a steak knife in Tinley Park. He allegedly moved his mother's body to Claire's car trunk and left it in a Cook County forest preserve. He protested innocence and complained of limited jail communications.
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Wasilewski
Marcos
Hanlon
Tinley Park
Mary Ellen
Claire
Margaret
Poll Hanlon
Cook County
Pavone
Trustee Continues Work in Richton Park Parks Programs
Trustee Spathis has continued service in Richton Park Parks and Recreation with his children and recently coached a basketball team. He previously lived elsewhere due to job transfers, grew up in Chicago Heights, and attended local schools. He later studied at Minors State pacei jue University and now owns a mortgage company after 15 years in the mortgage industry.
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Spathis
Richton Park
Chicago Heights
Igh
Ipathis
Pacei Jue University
Richton Park man killed in Sauk Trail crash
A 59 year old Richton Park man James Berry died after running a red light at Illinois 394 and Sauk Trail. He struck a southbound semi and slid under its trailer then hit a Camaro. Police said he may have had medical problems and witnesses found him slumped over. No tickets were issued.
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Y Chrissy Moch
Richton Park
Illinois 394
Sauk Trail
James Berry
Tower Drive
Olympia Fields Osteopathic
George Hill
District 4
Illinois State Police
Hill
Berry
Park Forest Board appointment draws minority reaction
In Park Forest a white male, Bill Patterson, was chosen to fill a vacancy over minority and female candidates. Community leaders and residents, including NAACP member William Simpson, say the decision leaves the all white, all male seven member board and prompts concerns about representation in a town with 24 percent black and 73 percent white residents. Patterson’s selection was defended as the most qualified by Village President Patrick Kelly and Trustee Ken Kramer, who cited Patterson’s four years on the Plan Commission and other village work. Critics, including former trustee Viola Baecker, Barbara Thompson, and McCray, urge broader inclusion to reflect the community’s demographics and perspectives.
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Mary Paleologos
Park Forest
Tony Petersen
Bill Paterson
Patterson
Bob Sullivan
George Manno
Viola Baecker
Michael Witak
Clyde Settle
Barbara Thompson
Steve Campbell
Patrick Kelly
Baecker
Kelly
Ken Kramer
Kramer
Plan Commission
Jaycees
McCray
Correction Notice Corrects Navy Seaman Identification
A Sunday front page photo misidentified US Navy Seaman Allen Schindler of Chicago Heights. Schindler was murdered in 1992 after announcing his sexual orientation. Terry Helvey serves a life sentence. Schindler’s mother Dorothy Hardy seeks signatures to keep Helvey jailed ahead of a July 16 parole board hearing.
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Allen ‘Schindler
Chicago Heights
Schinder
Navy
Terry Helvey
Schindler
Dorothy Hardys
Helvey
Village business park eyed to boost finances
Fragmented note cites stagnant assessed value and planned park project as key to village financial health. text includes garbled references to local offices and names, with unclear dates and locations.
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Vollmer Road
Timate
Park Forest Board
Evey Tursay
Sa Pubsator
Noman
Partan Pusat
Sat Son
Audit Bureau
Fot Circulations
Patan
Sa Carter
Bank of Matteson
Ani
A Great Lakes Bank
Dawn
Betty
Joe
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