Bloom District Faces Deep Cuts as Sports Programs Risk
The Board of Education plans $200000 to $250000 in cuts while not laying off certified staff, threatening combined sports programs. Bloom Township residents urge state action, arguing funding must come from Springfield. Senior citizens and parents push for a march to force legislators to address inequitable school funding and the tax burden.
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America
Board of Education
Jackie Leeper
Bloom
Leeper
Chicago Heights
Jim Edgar
Springfield
Patrick
Irmgard Faulkner
Chicas Heights
Patrick Faulkner
Bloom Township
Faulkners
Will County
Stenwood
Marilyn Scampini
York
al Scampini
Scampinis
Bloom and Bloom Trail parents push Springfield for school aid
March demands erupt as Bloom and Bloom Trail join a statewide push. Parents, PTA leaders, and Chicago Urban League officials urge legislators to overhaul school funding, delivering thousands of paper dolls to Senate and House offices. Speakers vow ongoing pressure through the year.
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Durbin
James Compton
Chicago Urban League
Chicago
Chris Slowik
SCOPE
Senate
James “Pate
Philip
Wood Dale
House
Lee A’ Daniels
Emil Jones
Michael Madigan
Tve
Lice Palmer
Springfield
Crete
Monee
Steve Country Club Hills
Dwight Welch
Community patrols cut thefts in shopping center says O Connor
O Connor a University Park resident describes daily outreach to owners managers patrons and the homeless. He says his presence deter crimes with 51 wallet purse thefts reported over two years前 and credits community policing for increased security and shopper confidence.
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O'Connor
University Park
Tiger
Els
Marsala
Testimony Begins in Baughman Trial at Antigua Hotel Roof Death
Witnesses described the hotel roof death of Valerie Joyce Baughman 55 as the trial moved forward in Antigua Seara Sautecusneee 53 and suspect James Baughman 57 faces multiple past life death counts The defense and prosecution debated motive and possible intoxication while forensic testimony questioned the victim's condition and the couple’s marriage in 1991.
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Seara Sautecusneee
Seisees
Valerie Joyce Baughman
Baughman Anth
Baughman
Agreves
Stichton Park
Will County
Pam Dekker
Veenie Rauphman
Daugh
Dekker
Forest Trail principal resigns in first year
Forest Trail Junior High School Principal Douglas Freehauf resigned after less than nine months in office. His departure, effective June 30, was announced at a special Board session of District 163. Superintendent Alex Boyd said Freehauf will pursue a central office role and a replacement will be selected quickly.
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Forest Trail
Douglas Freehauf
Freehauf
Park Forest
Chicago Heights
Alex Boyd Freehaus
Boyd
Freehaus
Lorrie Reed
the Schoo
Freehaut
The
Star
Simmons Junior High School
Oak Lawn
Nathan Hale Middle School
Crestwood
James Hart Junior High School
Homewood
Carolyn Wimberly
Maral
Eetive Apel
Wimberly
Village approves bonds and beautification and sewer rules
The village authorized seven 6.6 million? dollars in industrial development revenue bonds for Sinter Metals and adopted an ordinance creating a Beautification Committee and an awards program to honor property upkeep. It also regulates restaurant grease traps and requires monthly removal of reuse collections. A Liability resolution for the Village Fest parade on May 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. between Rockingham and Richton Road was approved.
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Sinter Metals
Saukail
Rockingham
Richton Road
Trial Delay Tied to Witness Location in Bond Case
Trial lag stems from an arrest bond of 1 million dollars set in December 1992 with the driver jailed for inability to post 10 percent. The defense identifies a key witness previously unavailable, now located in South Africa, who could become pivotal in the late 1980s case.
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Prams Saya
South Africa
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Ormala
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Dawn
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