District 159 board expands computer program
District 159 board at Neil Armstrong School approved a computer program expansion and set a longer last day of school from June 7 to June 8 due to weather. Debate surfaced over a $19,400 furniture purchase while budget plans show health insurance costs rising 35 percent and several capital needs including a new boiler and roof repairs.
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Board of Education
Neil Armstrong School
James Madorma
Madorma
Armstrong School
Sieden Prairie School
Walter Dunne
Dunne
James Christ
Christ
Cremin Describes Police Attitude Key to Work
Cremin says the main difference in handling situations is attitude. He notes the hardest part of police work is staying positive and avoiding cynicism. He stresses that his job is not the courts, but maintaining an even outlook to prevent negativity.
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Cremin
Wooden
Five Year Chicago Area Toll Project Plan Unveiled
Thompson discusses a five year plan funding local government needs with an average 319 million dollars yearly via motor fuel taxes. The plan includes major work on Dan Ryan expressway I-57 I-94 Calumet Expressway Lincoln highway and Halsted Street with billions in combined allocations for widening resurfacing drainage and bridge rehabilitation across Cook County projects scheduled through fiscal year 1985.
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Thompson
Soe
Dan Ryan
Cal-Sag Channel
Calumet Expressway
130Th Street
111Th
115Th Streets
Halsted Street
Illinois 7
LaGrange Road
Lincoln
Indiana Street
Western Avenue
Chicago Road
Ridge Road
Joe Orr
13Th Street
Dixie Highway
10Th Street
Community supports missing child fund at Balmoral Park
Pete Reynolds reports the Mikey Come Home fund held at Balmoral Park in rural Crete drew praise from organizers as a big success. The charity event A Night at the Races raised more than $16,000 to support efforts to locate the missing child.
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Pete Reynolds
Mikey Come Home
Balmoral Park
Crete
Dan Groth
Edward DeBartolo
Youngstown
Ohio
Sulky Drivers Association
Chicago Heights
Jaycee
Bill McCormick
Village Park budget outlines major capital plans
The 1984 85 budget includes 2 966 434 for capital projects with a new fire pumper a 100 000 training tower and a 400 000 gallon water tank plus a 26 000 reward fund for missing Michael DesForges. Additional funds support a second day shift firefighter and a radiothon drive that raised 2 500 on day one.
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Fenske
Columbia Homes
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District 159 Board
Frances Myers
The
Supt
Donald J. Tesmond
Tesmond
Ing High School
Sooth Suburban Benefits Cooperative
Life Safety Fund
Armstrong, Woodgate
Yates
Woodgate
Sieden Prairie
Armstrong
Roosevelt Road
31St Street
Missing
Michael DesForges
Crete Township
Wjez-Fm
Phil Riffey
Phil
Sauk Trail
Ken Wooden
Abc-Tv
20 20
National Coalition For Children’s Justice
Ingrid Gentile
Flossmoor
Vollmer
Matteson Currency Exchange
Towncenter
Loehmann’s
Baldwin Clearance Sale
Wwrect Factory
Lincoln Mall
Baldwin
Sinsncim
Penney’s
Ash
Linden
Harlem
Eee
Impatiens
Begonias Coleus
Petunias
Begonias
Dusty Miller
Zinnias
Asters
Coleus
S. Harlem
Tinley Park
111Th St
Chicago Ridge
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