Track and field post season prep meets this weekend
Track and field post season prep is in full swing this weekend with boys conference meets and girls sectional competition. Details in Sports pages C-1 and C-2. The history of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church in Steger dates to the late 1800s. Sunday the congregation marks the 75th anniversary of its dedication. Story and photos on Page A-5. A Dimension feature covers a husband and father in a coma, described as limbo between life and death, on Page H-1.
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Steger
Heart healthy recipes featured in Food Guide section
Healthy cooking tips invite readers to try heart friendly recipes in Food Guide Section D. The note emphasizes flavor along with cardiovascular benefits, encouraging exploration of nutritious dishes for daily meals.
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Our
Entertainment Planning for Your Week End
The Entertainment Arts section guides readers to plan leisure time with features across pages C-7 to C-10. It highlights upcoming events, cultural happenings, and recommended activities for a balanced weekly plan.
Matteson police dedicate new facility with open house
The Matteson police department will dedicate its new facility at 20500 Cicero Avenue with a 1 p.m. ribbon cutting and speeches by Village President John Rangel Village Administrator Dan Dubruiel and Police Chief Donald Story. Tours run until 4 p.m. with self paced groups and guides in each section.
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Matteson Police Department
Kenneth O’keefe
Matteson Police
Matteson Village
John Rangel
Dan Dubruiel
Donald Story
Jerry Stillman
Mid-Continental Builders, Inc
O'Keefe
O’keefe
NAACP views kept out of Realtor housing trial
NAACP position and statements were kept from testimony in a suit by Greater South Suburban Board of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors against nine municipalities. Judge ruled the organization is not a broker or party. Juanita Simpson of Park Forest testified under subpoena about the NAACP branch’s opposition to integration maintenance. Simpson noted Park Forest's early resistance to Black residents and later monitoring.
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James Andrews
NAACP
South Suburban
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Greater South Suburban Board of Realtors
National Association of Realtors
U.S
Harry Leinenweber
Juanita Simpson
Park For
Illinois Conference of Naacp
Philip Stahl
Park Forest
Simpson
Preschoolers celebrate first graduation at Matteson center
Five year old Bridget Johnson displays her preschool diploma and rose during graduation ceremonies at the Matteson community center. Other graduates from the parks and recreation department program were honored as area schools prepare to begin commencements in coming weeks.
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Bridget Johnson
Bridget
Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Matteson Community Center
Frank Casella
Optimism for MAX lawsuit talks between Park Forest and Olympia Fields
Park Forest officials and residents report progress toward a possible out of court settlement over a planned Olympia Fields shopping center. A three hour meeting involved four parties as talks proceed, with expectations of terms drawn up within two weeks. Lincolnwood residents fear traffic noise and crime if the center proceeds.
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Park Forest Village
Olympia Fields
E. Patrick Duffy
Duffy
Anita Healey
Lincolnwood
Park Forest
Lincolnwood Homeowners Association
MAX Development Company
Chicago Title and Trust Company
LHA
Richton Park restaurant plan sparks protests near Rich South
Officials from Rich Township District 227 join Lakewood residents at Richton Park village board to oppose rezoning of a site east of Rich South High School to B-1. About 20 protesters push for more discussion while district leaders fear safety, security and student behavior concerns.
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Rich Township
Lakewood
Richton Park
Rich South High School
Rudolph Banovich
Rena Severance
Rena
Rick
Roger Bledsoe
Village Planning Commission
Anne Rock
Rich South
Donald Trimble
Trimble
Trustees approve sign variance bid for Richton Commons
Richton Park trustees authorize a 4.5 by 14 foot sign for Richton Commons at Cicero Avenue and Sauk Trail to advertise White Hen Pantry and four other tenants. Planning commission supported the larger sign 4-2 and village board approved 6-1 after discussion. President Banovich dissented citing size. Assessed exits visibility, stop signs recommended at both exits.
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Richton Park
Richton Commons
Cicero Avenue
Sauk Trail
Andrew Witherell
Rudolph Banovich
Richton Park police crack down on underage drinking
Twenty one area youths were arrested in a Richton Park crackdown on underage drinking. Most suspects live in Coun try Club Hills with a Park Forest youth and a Matteson youth also charged. Authorities seized 30 to 40 beer cans, two coolers of beer, a keg and tapper. Names will be released after filing charges. Police say the investigation focuses on who purchased the alcohol and where.
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Park Forest
Thomas and
Rockwell
Lincoln Highway
Western Avenue
Richton Park
Country Club Hills
Olympia Fields
Matteson
Arlington Place
Richton Hills
Jim Klaman
Klaman
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Stahl
Max
Richard Meyer
Leroy Eicken
the Planning Commission
Michael Brown
The
Lakewood Homeowners Neighborhood Watch Group
Jerry Kaczorowski
Department
Star
Shaun G. Kumar
Greenbriar Avenue
Ronald Young
Greenbriar
Shannon Frazier
Birchwood Street
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