Cops stir fry and teach in District 227 schools
School District 227’s eight year old Police Liaison program assigns officers to Rich East, Rich South and Rich Central campuses to teach classes and talk about topics from child abuse to white collar crime. Officers act as guests in classes twice a month, building rapport with students, offering non threatening guidance and improving perceived safety. They greet students on campus, share experiences, and develop a sense of ownership of the schools.
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Rich Township
Park Forest
Patrick Fitzgerald
Rich East High School
Fitzgerald
Rich East
Brian Berry
Berry
Man dives to save woman after car plunges into pond
University Park man Anthony Berry a campus police officer at Michael Reese Hospital rescued 19 year old Antoniese Cobbs of Matteson after her car flew nose first into a 10 foot deep detention pond beside a Wendy's on Cicero Avenue in Matteson around 12 45 p m. Berry leaped in amid speeding car sounds and dragged Cobbs to safety as bystanders watched a tense water rescue.
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University Park
Wendy's
Cicero Avenue
Matteson
Antoniese Cobbs
Anthony Berry
Dobbs
Berry
Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago
Cobbs
Rick Gilliam
Wendy's Restaurant
Citizens Hold Public Forum On District 227 Issues
The Rich Township High School District 227 Ad Hoc Citizens Committee invites residents to a 7:30 p.m. forum at Rich South High School Richton Park to discuss three issues affecting the district. The group aims to present recommendations to the Board of Education by June 7 after seven months of study on finances enrollment and racial balance amid anticipated changes.
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Rich Township High School
Citizens
Rich South High School
Richton Park
Laura Pleasants
Board of Education
Develo
Corkery Joins Steger ESDA Amid Public Records Row
Former Rich Township ESDA chief Charles Corkery reportedly joins Steger ESDA along with seven ex Rich Township staffers. The move unfolds as investigations into Rich Township ESDA funding continue and names of new Steger volunteers are withheld before a roster is released.
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Steger
Rich Township Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Charles Corkery
Corkery
Rich Township
ESDA
Roger Mumford
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Mumford
Louis Sherman
Sherman
Sheriff praises SWAP program amid drug crime surge
Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan thanked south suburban mayors for backing the Sheriff Work Alternative Program which lets convicts swap jail time for community labor. The voluntary program now covers most non violent offenders with over 5,000 participants in 1992. Drug crimes remain the county’s top issue as felony charges rose from 8,000 in 1970 to about 36,000 to 37,000 in 1993, with 75 percent of jail arrestees drug related. The sheriff seeks a boot camp to further cut prison populations.
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Cook County
Michael Sheahan
Sheahan
Southwest Conference of Local Governments
Palos Park
Robbins incinerator pledges local waste only
Reading Energy Co and Foster Wheeler executives assured a Star editorial board that the proposed 300 million Robbins incinerator will burn only local trash, not draw waste from outside the South Suburbs, and will not disrupt municipal recycling programs. The project, planned at 133rd Street and Kedzie Avenue, has faced delays for four years, but recently won a 16 month permit extension.
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Robbins
Tom Cassel
Reading Energy Co
Star
Cassel
Foster Wheeler
Morton G
Mattiny
Foster
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