Editorials Troubled skies and the Kankakee site debate
The GAO study of fifth-site options for a regional Chicago airport shows limited guidance beyond noting Kankakee's first-place counts. It ranks factors by importance, with cost and farmland impact shaping outcomes. Kenneth Mead cautions that airport decisions are political and economic, urging a careful home-front coalition. Sangmeister avoids blocking Peotone, arguing the state faces mixed dynamics as Edgar backs Peotone.
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General Accounting Office
George Sangmeister
D-Mokena
Kankakee
Will County
Wilton Center
Rep
Sangmeister
Chicago
Richard M. Daley
Lake Calumet
Daley
State Senate
Lake Cal
Peotone
Jim Edgar
Ith
GAO
U.S. Congress
Bistate
Beecher
Gary
Ind
Jack Davis
Kenneth Mead
Transportation
Agency
Chicago Area
Edgar
Judiciously Speaking Rulings Highlight Mandatory Sentencing Flaws
Retired Judge Henry X Dietch argues that mandatory sentencing rules curb trial court discretion, swell prison populations, and hinder justice. He cites Illinois as a case where past political choices worsened crime and social costs, urging judges be freed to tailor penalties to individual cases.
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Illinois
Jim Thompson
Thompson
Ehavior
World Music Theatre Noise Spars Municipal Hostility
The Illinois Pollution Control Board ordered Tinley Park's World Music Theatre to reduce noise after resident complaints from Matteson and Country Club Hills. The 6-0 vote requires cease and desist for violations and installation of noise monitoring stations. Critics urge cooperation over further appeals and note the venue's regional cultural role.
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Illinois Pollution Control Board
World Music Theatre
Ridgeland
Flossmoor Roads
Tinley Park
Matteson
Country Club Hills
Pollution Control Board
Music Theater
World
U-2
Dwight Welch
Welch
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Letters to the Easter on welfare costs and work incentives
The author argues welfare payments can exceed earnings, listing typical benefits such as a $400 monthly welfare check, $250–$300 in food stamps, Section 8 housing subsidies up to $700 monthly, and free medical care. The piece contends these benefits could total $1,300 to $1,600 monthly, with no Social Security or income taxes, creating strong incentives to remain on welfare.
Cure for hate crimes editorial suggestions
A reader addresses the Star editorial on hate crimes with a list of ten actions. The message urges following foundational American documents and urges self examination to end hate and mental illness, claiming adherence will lead to improved citizenship.
Faith United church drives blood donations with simple outreach
Diane Metzger and Florence Oliver from Faith United Protestant Church of Park Forest rebuilt a donor base for a February 6 blood drive. They asked church members for names and numbers without a form, then called to remind them of appointments, inviting friends to donate as well. Sixty donors compared with 41 last year, showing time tested outreach works and people helping people.
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The
Star
Faith United Protestant Church of
Park Forest
Diane Metzger
Florence Oliver
Faith
Diane
Florence
Clinton courtship promises and prudent budgeting urged
Opinion piece argues President Clinton makes rash promises and should detail budget cuts before any new taxes. It urges a one year waiting period to assess reductions with Congress, warning against rushed fiscal promises that could burden the public purse. George F. Anastos Olympia Fields.
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Clinton
H Im
America
Congress
George F. Anastos
Olympia Fields
Hazel Crest election message calls for truth and awareness
Jack Verde Stroup urges Hazel Crest voters to seek facts amid rising double talk before the municipal election. He expresses concern that some candidates distort truths and asks citizens to inform themselves and sift outfalse statements affecting the town, state, and nation.
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Hazel Crest
Jack Verde
Stroup
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