Cafaro outlines Plaza mall plan to rival Lincoln Mall
The Cafaro company proposed converting Park Forest Plaza into an enclosed mall with Sears Roebuck and Marshall Field's as anchors and a third department store to be lured. J Phillip Richley outlined a plan featuring a central concourse, 15 to 20 restaurant food court, and demolished sections to add a new footprint. Village officials stressed cautious review and noted Norwood Square redevelopment as a model while not committing to any deal.
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Gary Taylor
Park Forest Plaza
Lincoln Mall
Matteson
J. J. Cafaro
Cafaro
Dominick
Park Forest
Bean
J. Phillip Richley
Sears Roebuck and Company
Marshall Field’s Department Stores
Field’s
Sears
Richley
Park Forest Mall
Cafaro outlines $32 million Plaza mall plan in Park Forest
Cafaro proposes investing about 10.1 million in equity to back a 32 million mall project at Plaza, aiming for 85 million gross annual sales and 1,700 jobs. Current Plaza sales are 33 million with 20 million annual payroll. village real estate taxes would be 850 thousand and state take over 5 million. Development would take 30 to 36 months, with Fields and Sears as anchor stores. A market feasibility study is planned before proceeding, and community cooperation is stressed.
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Ronald Bean
Cafaro
Plaza
Richley
Field’s
Sears
Park Forest Mall
Matteson Lions plan pancake breakfast at St Lawrence O Toole
The Matteson Lions Club schedules a Sunday pancake and sausage breakfast in the basement hall of St Lawrence O Toole Church on Governors Highway. Hours are 7 30 a m to 2 p m with tickets 2 50 for adults and 1 50 for seniors and under 12. Tickets available from members at the door or Mahler s Marathon Service 3627 West 216th Street. Lions volunteer group highlights aid to vision and hearing causes and invites inquiries to the president Bill Wisnasky. Two films will be shown at the Matteson public library Saturday at 1 p m The Devil and Daniel Mouse and The Revenge of the Nerd. Admission is free for area children.
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Matteson Lions Club
St. Lawrence O’toole
Governors Highway
Matteson
Mahler
West 216Th Street
Lions Foundation
Lions
Bill Wisnasky
Matteson Public Library
the Devil
Daniel Mouse
Quinn to discuss reforms and state work on TV
Coalition founder Patrick Quinn appears on Star South Suburban Scene to outline current causes including blocking state official salary increases adopted in January. He will discuss statewide political aims and reforms at the Cook County Board of Appeals aimed at aiding property taxpayers. The 6:30 p.m. program on Cablevision channels B/15 and Center 6 airs tonight and rebroadcasts next Thursday.
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Patrick Quinn
Coalition For Political Honesty
Cook County Board of Appeals
Star South
Quinn
Board of Appeals
Cablevision
Chicago
Center
Lester Sons
the Star
Franklin Shuftan
Referendum debate on village projects and library needs
Trustees warn overcrowded facilities create safety risks while residents debate funding of $800000 for village offices and school improvements. Supt Rubenow notes District 227 spans several communities. library leader Clyde Vasey warns delays raise costs and reveal space constraints at Oakwood Center, with 30,000 volumes now and demand for 80,000 to 90,000 if growth continues.
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Robert Rubenow
Library Board
Clyde Vasey
Vasey
Oakwood Community Center
Robert Vance
Vance
District 162 debates paired schools and bus routes
Arcadia and Matteson would shift under three plans with up to 40 minute bus runs and a $26,500 to $37,500 cost increase. Parents urge keeping students together while board members discuss long term enrollment and fairness across neighborhoods and potential foreign language goals.
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Arcadia
Matteson
Sauk
Indiana
Olympia Fields
Joy Rogers
Peter Coggeshall
Rogers
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Matteson Library
Coalition
Pat Quinn
Lakewood
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center
Latonia Court
Duncan G. Gray III
U.S. Weather Bureau
Richard Lythberg
Karen Piggott
Piggott
Ms. Rogers
Muriel Dawson
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Westley
Susan Kyler
Arnold Grisham
Dawson
Perm
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Towncenter
Maily
Yee
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