Vietnam refugee seeks visa for wife and family
John Binh V Nguyen and his son Paul Dung Nguyen built lives in the South Suburbs but for six years he has fought to bring his wife four other children and a nephew to the United States. He served in the South Vietnamese Army 1968 to 1972 and lost a foot, later becoming a nurse stationed in Quang Ngai Province tending both Vietnamese and U.S. troops. He wrote to Rep. Jerry Weller asking for help reuniting his family.
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John Binh V Nguyen
Vietnam
Nguyen
Paul Dung Nguyen
John Nguyen
United States
U.S
Jerry Weller
R-Morris
Weller
Quang Ngai Province
Aldi to build new 15000 square foot store in Matteson
Aldi plans a brick veneer 15000 square foot stand-alone store at the southeast corner of 207th Street and Cicero Avenue in Matteson. A traffic study will decide if a light is needed, with Aldi covering installation if required. Village approves preliminary plat and expects to hire seven to twelve employees about six weeks before opening.
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Aldi
Matteson
207Th Street
Cicero Avenue
Todd Leeth
Hoeppner Wagner and Evans LLP
Valparaiso
Leeth
Mike Schacht
Aldi Inc
Alsip
Oak Forest
Tinley Park
Chicago Heights
Hildy Kingma
Schacht
Third airport march draws mixed local response
Clergy plan a March 18 rally and march at Dixie Mall to back a regional airport, while opponents critique the effort as misdirected. Dale Patterson questions economic impact, while Rev Len Dubi says faith drives hope and community reform. Church leaders from Chicago area churches organize the event.
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George Ochsenfeld
Illinois
Dixie Mall
Dale Patterson
Monee
Monee Village Board
Patterson
Len Dubi
St. Anne’s
Hazel Crest
Dubi
Samuel Hinkle
Cathedral of Joy
Senior complex proposal blocked amid annexation dispute
Plans for Wynncrest Senior Development on unincorporated Cook County land near Sauk Trail and Ridgeland Avenue face a snag as Frankfort and Richton Park dispute the annexation. Somerville Yarling Developers previously proposed a 520 unit manufactured home community on the same parcel, with the land slated for annexation to Richton Park. The Frankfort Plan Commission supported the concept, but the issue remains unresolved.
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Richton Park
Somerville Yarling
Wynncrest
Sauk Trail
Ridgeland Avenue
Cook County
Frankfort
Indiana students learn fractions with frosting lesson
A Park Forest school event teaches measurements through cooking. Seven-year-old Kayla Smaller from Arcadia School, along with ten-year-old Kevin Davenport and Brittany McNeal from Indiana School, participate as they use a bowl of chocolate frosting to explore fractions.
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Indiana School
Park Forest
Kayla Smaller
Arcadia
Kevin Davenport
Indiana
Brittany McNeal
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