Matteson Fest to Let the Fun Rip
Matteson residents will enjoy the annual festival at Memorial Park the weekend of June 11. Free admission. three days of entertainment featuring Buckinghams Lonnie Brooks and the Dancing Noodles plus local student groups from Elementary Districts 162 and 159.
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Matteson
Jim Sharp
Memorial Park
212Th Place
Tower Avenue
The
Buckinghams
Lonnie Brooks
Dancing Noodies
Rich
Village Fest Kicks Off With Bracelets Night
Richton Park opens its annual Village Fest May 19 with Bracelet Night offering unlimited rides for 8 dollars. May 20 Teen Night features Dreams and a karaoke contest for 3 dollars. Kids Carnival Day May 21 offers free rides for disabled individuals, clowns, and face painting.
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Richton Park
I-57
Small Time Cave
Windy City Groove
Sauk Trail
Gram
Kieran Conway
J.D. Catsback
Kitty Litter Band
Country Roads
Richton
Roads work slated for south suburbs and Will County
The 1994 state and local highway program includes 68.3 million for South Cook County projects such as Harlem Avenue work in Orland Park and Tinley Park and on 95th Street in Oak Lawn. Will County gets 41 million including Richton Road near Crete and the Mill Street bridge in Monee.
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Springfield
South
Cook County
Harlem Avenue
Orland Park
Tinley Park
95Th Street
Oak Lawn
Will County
Richton Road
Crete
Mill
Monee
Jim Edgar
Illinois Department of Transportation
Edgar
IDOT
Overcrowding at Rich South Under Debate
Lou Patras of the Rich High Schools teachers union calls for a community meeting at Rich East to clarify confusion over overcrowding at Rich South. District issues include dwindling finances and racial imbalance at Rich Central, with the Board of Education directing the Citizens Ad Hoc Committee to propose solutions.
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Rich High Schools Teachers Union
Rich South
Lou Patras
Rich East
Patras
DuWayne Carnes
Board of Education
Inhouse
District Notes
David Blood
Citizens Ad Hoc Committee
South Cam
Citizens Committee
Bob Borich
Rich Central
Borich
Sex offender convicted in Chicago Heights case faces decades
Wayman Fields, 55, of West 16th Place, Chicago Heights, was found guilty of two counts of criminal sexual assault for abusing his 5-year-old stepdaughter. He faces up to 30 years in prison and is to be sentenced June 9. The case also involved his wife Alma Fields killing their two children and later dying by carbon monoxide poisoning in their garage.
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Chicago Heights
Wayman Fields
West 16Th Place
Fields
Cook County
6Th District Circuit
Markham
Thomas Condon
Jamie
Alma Fields
Hill Hispanics Clean Up Streets in Chicago Heights
Tina Martinez of Impresion Mexicana Restaurant organized a neighborhood cleanup on the East Side of Chicago Heights. Nearly 50 residents and young volunteers cleared litter and graffiti, aided by a dumpster from Mayor Troiani. Erick Villarreal and sister Patricia helped recruit peers and defended youths labeled as gang members as misperceptions faded.
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Tina Martinez
Chicago Heights
Hill
Martinez
Impresion Mexicana
E. 24Th St
Erick Villarreal
Patricia
Bors
Douglas Troiani
Patricia Villarreal
Saul Herrera
Garfield
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Tigers
Matteson Villagerial
Ster
Devid Dorset
By Jackie Holstoin
Governors Highway
Wbus FM
Garfield Goose
Tony
Crossfire
David Rudolf
Diane Ross
Park Forest
Olympia Fields
Western Avenue
U.S. 30
Lincoln Highway
Lakewood Boulevard
Cicero Avenue
Ej&e
Steger Road
Country Club Hills
Homewood
Harwood Avenue
Maple Road
Ashland Avenue
Dixie Highway
Holman Avenue
Butler Avenue
34Th Street
18Th Street
By Jackie Holston
By Eric Wedeking
Carmen Greco Jr
Janelle Cappotti
Phillip Helton
Neil Armstron School
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