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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1994
Page
11
A reader from Poll Park Forest responds to a Richton Park letter arguing that parents must set standards and enforce rules for teenagers. The author cites 14 year olds testing boundaries, urges fair but firm discipline, parental supervision, and example setting to deter violence and delinquency.
Illinois officials signal a Peotone regional airport could be blocked for a year or more as the FAA requires regional consensus. Transportation Secretary Kirk Brown said pairing Illinois and Indiana governors with Chicago's mayor is needed, delaying any groundbreaking without mayoral support.
Donna Jemilo, Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 superintendent for six years, will retire early and move to Burlington Vermont to head a K-12 district. Interim replacement Jean Bernstein will take over while a search is conducted.
Former Will County Coroner Robert Tezak faces a sentencing next week in a Dirksen Federal Building courtroom before U.S. District Judge Wayne R. Andersen. He pleads guilty to hiring others to set fire to a bowling alley he owned for insurance money and threatening his ex-lover and former daughter-in-law to prevent testimony.
Odyssey Fun World, a $7 million amusement park planned for Tinley Park, aims to open in mid June at Harlem and Oak Park near the World Theatre. The 15 acre site will include a 43,000 square foot building with video games and virtual reality experiences using advanced computer graphics.
The Mokena Village Board adopted a biting resolution opposing a proposed 10 percent United States Postal Service rate increase. The measure cites structural and management deficiencies and urges sweeping changes, while seeking to move town mail sorting from the Frankfort Post Office back to the Wolf Road facility.
Resident James Minx challenged Flossmoor's ordinance banning truck parking in residential driveways. Officials may be subpoenaed to testify for the defense as Minx pursues a long-running dispute. Minx's attorney Stephen Eberhardt calls the zoning rule invalid and unconstitutional.
South Holland officials rejected a Route 6 psychic reading venture as inconsistent with the village comprehensive plan. Trustee Bert Docter spoke for the board noting the business is not needed for community well being. Louis Johns of Chicago sought the permit at a Village Board meeting.
A federal mediator was called after concerns from Amigos Hispanos and Garfield PTO about Latino student treatment. Despite hopes for a compromise, the memorandum of understanding was not signed because the board had not reviewed the document, with delays blamed on late delivery and a lack of prior meeting dialogue.
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