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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1989
Page
1
TV Close-up presents Jane Roe in a dramatized cover story exploring adoption. The feature surveys the adoption process, public interest, and media framing, with focus on personal experiences and broader social implications.
A StarPoll survey shows 73 percent oppose locating the living historical farm on public land and funded by taxpayers. The 126 negative responses outweighed 46 in support as callers could respond from 6 am Thursday to noon Friday.
The Illinois House debates a bill on gill nets used by commercial fishermen in Lake Michigan. Supporters say nets kill stocked salmon and hurt taxpayers. opponents argue nets are less lethal than other methods and essential to commercial livelihoods. Political alliances back commercial interests while sport groups push to restrict nets. the Joint Committee on Illinois Lake Michigan Commercial Fishing opposes the measure.
A three hour watershed tour with local, state, and federal officials urged prompt action to draft and enforce storm water retention rules in the Butterfield Creek basin. The group called for a comprehensive ordinance, with developers submitting drainage plans, environmental impact data, maps, and conformance assurances to protect water resources and recreation.
Richton Park receives a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation to fund local seat belt enforcement. Police Chief Jim Klaman announced the award at a Board of Trustees meeting. Sgt. Richard Labus will direct the project, with a midweek trip to Springfield to finalize provisions and reporting requirements. The feder ally funded program is administered through IDOT, aiming for 70 percent belt usage by 1990 and kicking off National Occupational Protection Week around May 22.
Local business groups and mayors from the South and Southwest Suburbs reaffirmed support for a living history farm in Cook County forest preserves. They want the farm in the South Suburbs, with no further county funding beyond seed money already allocated, and stress the project must sustain itself.
Matteson observes the centennial of incorporation on May 14 1889 with plans for a commemorative booklet Conversations That Look Back by Judith Nelsons eighth grade class. The Matteson Historical Society catalogs archives as researchers examine photos files and receipts while recounting the early village hall jail cells and hand drawn fire equipment at 3612 W 214th Pl.
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