Racial imbalance sparks debate at Rich South schools
At Rich Township High District 227 residents packed the Rich South cafeteria to address redrawn attendance boundaries amid racial balance concerns. Participants cited impact on property values and urged careful deliberation, with critics warning against magnet schools and stressing equal education for all students.
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Rich South High School
Rich Township High School
Citizens Ad Hoc Committee
Don Passmore
Chicago Heights
Rich Central
Randall Ferrari
Rich South Faces Overcrowding Crisis Amid Housing Growth
Rich Township High School District 227 warns of immediate overcrowding at Rich South High School as two Richton Park housing developments of 140 single family homes each prep to finish by year end. Enrollment nears capacity with 1,178 students this year and about 1,203 registered for 1993-94, prompting a board push to study boundary changes to balance districts and improve capacity.
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Rich Township
Rich South High School
Richton Park
Rich South
Edwin Burnette
Clare Charzewski
Citizens
Township revives ESDA under new Rich supervisor
The Rich Township board reestablishes the Emergency Services and Disaster Agency with John Ranieri as ESDA chief. The 24 hour on call unit serves Richton Park Park Forest Matteson Olympia Fields Country Club Hills Hazel Crest Homewood Flossmoor and Tinley Park with volunteers working part time. The move follows a February dissolution triggered by personnel disputes and allegations against former ESDA leader Charles Corkery now under investigation by the Cook County state's attorney.
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Rich Township
ESDA
John Ranieri
Richton Park
Park Forest
Matteson
Olympia Fields
Country Club Hills
Hazel Crest
Homewood
Flossmoor
Tinley Park
Charles Corkery
Corkery
Steger
Permits May Curb Glaeser Parking Problem
Richton Park considers permit parking along Poplar Avenue and Rockingham Road to ease a recurring issue near Glacier Park during baseball season. Liz Pappas, a resident, told the Village Board that guests and family struggle to find spots when games draw crowds, sometimes forcing cars two blocks away. Police Chief Rich Labus cited similar fixes in other towns and proposed restricted hours with resident stickers. See PARKING, Page A-2.
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Poplar Avenue
Rockingham Road
Richton Park
Glaese Park
Liz Pappas
Poplar
Village Board
Glacier Park Park
Pappas
Rich Labus
Labus
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Matteson postpones lease vote at May meeting
Matteson Historical Society delayed a decision on leasing part of the old library space in the Community Center, tabling the proposal until the May 17 meeting. Officials did not discuss the issue as residents urged reconsideration and space expansion for memorabilia.
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Matteson Historical Society
Board of Trustees
Dan Dubruiel
Fran Graham
Society
Matteson
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