Matteson seeks diversity in face of housing resegregation concerns
A Matteson village board debate centers on an affirmative marketing plan aimed at whites to promote housing options. Officials defend the approach as promoting diversity, while residents flag potential backlash and call for clear communication. Community leaders stress maintaining integration values amid mixed local reaction.
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Apple Oak
Creekside
Woodgate
Graham
Nancy Dominik
Donna Brumfield
Ford
McDonald’s
Brumfield
Mark Stricker
Stricker
Matteson Library Board
Sheryl Jones
Evans
Craig May
May
Mutual aid fire agreement expands regional response
Richton Park officials describe a mutual box alarm system where towns share aid with no charge to the requesting party and expenses are shared among responders. The one year agreement aims to improve firefighting, life, and property protection across the district and beyond toward the Wisconsin border.
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Richton Park
Niemeyer
Wisconsin
Fourth
Tragedy in Crete Township: Pfiel allegedly kills brother
Will County police say 19 year old Roger Pfiel killed his brother with a baseball bat and knife during a 2 to 5 am assault at the Klemme Road family home. Pfiel later wrote a note, fled with shotguns and a rifle, and surrendered five hours later. He confessed to murder but not to rape. He remains in a Will County medical unit under suicide watch as officials schedule an inquest and review bail laws.
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Pfiel
Will County
Klemme Road
Crete Township
Roger Pfiel
Patrick O'Neil
O'Neil
John Moss
Will County Sheriff's Department
Crete Village Hall
Moss
Norskog
Pijon
Palos Park
Cook County
St. John
Ind
Village Trustees Discuss Tax Caps and Community Growth
Hughes, 40, and Wilkins, with families of three and four years in Richton Park, urge residents to patronize local businesses to grow the tax base and attract new investments. Wilkins highlights union leadership and contract work as board assets, while Brown emphasizes expanded tax base funding village services.
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Richton Park
Hughes
Nity
Johnnie
Wilkins
Barbara
Brown
FAA profit figure disputed in Peotone airport debate
FAA claims the industry posted a 2.6 billion dollar operating profit in 1994 based on Form 41 data while noting net profits for the fiscal year were 1.2 billion after a 908 million debt write-off by TWA. Critics call the 2.6 billion figure an overestimate and accuse the FAA of rosy projections fueling Peotone airport support.
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FAA
Don Zockert
Great Lakes
U.S. Department of Transportation
Zockert
TWA
Peotone
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