Richton Park sports card show raises funds for youth
Former Cubs star Milt Pappas and Negro League great Ira McKnight will attend the Richton Park Sports Card Show at Rich South High School on May 23 to meet fans and autograph memorabilia. The fundraiser runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with all proceeds supporting the Parks and Recreation financial assistance program.
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Richton Park
Parks and Recreation Department
Qhoanie
Order of the Ay
Chicago Cubs
Milt Pappas
Ira McKnight
Rich South High School
Sauk Trail
Parks & Recreation
Jim Paicz
Overhaul of utility taxes under review
Richton Park considers how to calculate the electric utility tax to maximize revenue as ComEd cuts residential rates by 15 percent starting August 1. Village officials cite proposed proportional and alternate methods recommended by SSMMA, with the ICC empowered to study the best approach to replacing the current tax base and addressing potential impacts from competition and reduced kilowatt hour sales.
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Richton Park Village
Chris Limas
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
ComEd
Hammond
Tion
Limas
Electricity Consumers’ Power To Choose
U.S
Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Beth Royle
SSMMA
ICC
Lake George dredging plan to be explained to residents
Richton Park officials will meet residents Wednesday to discuss Lake George sediment removal and streambank stabilization as the project enters its second phase. An open house at Neil Armstrong Elementary School runs 6 to 7 30 p.m. with a 7 30 p.m. presentation outlining the plan and neighborhood impacts.
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Richton Park
Lake George
Lakewood Subdivision
Craig Jenson
Neil Armstrong
Imperial Drive
Jenson
Village Board of Trustees
Rich East Adopts Collaborative Decision Making Plan
Rich Township High School District 227 approves a collaborative decision making proposal for Rich East High School in Park Forest. A $25,000 training allotment funds staff development to involve teachers administrators students and parents in campus decisions. Training will include on site sessions and seminars to spread the model district superintendent Brian Knutson says. The plan expands the school improvement committee work and aims for a campus wide decision making model.
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Rich East
Rich Township High
Board of Education
Park Forest School
Brian Knutson
O Rich East
Knutson
Rainfall may delay opening of Matteson auto mall
Construction at the Matteson mega auto mall slows due to heavy rainfall delaying planned July opening. Judy Haldane, planning official, notes underground utilities work is hampered while Dave Miller Buick moves from Park Forest to anchor the 119 acre site at I 57 and Lincoln Highway. Six Miller Consolidated dealerships and a car reconditioning center are planned.
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Matteson Mega
Ership
Lincoln Highway
Dave Miller Buick
Park Forest
Village Planning Commission
Miller Consolidated
Lightning Strikes Doogan Car In Frankfort Flooding Fears Subside
Frankfort resident Vera Doogan survived a dramatic lightning strike while driving on Nebraska Street near Route 45 as a mid week storm dumped up to three inches of rain across Cook and Will counties. Her car sustained damage including an antenna blown off and orange circular rust spots, with Doogan noting lingering arm tingling and a headache. Local flooding fears eased by Friday as conditions improved, though Thorn Creek in South Holland and nearby Little Calumet River areas faced flood warnings earlier.
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Frankfort
Vera Coogan
Doogan
Coogan
Cook
Will
South Holland
Thorn Creek
Little Calumet River
National Weather Service
Nebraska Street
Student Services
Orland
Doogans
170Th Street
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