Airport study still on ground near Peotone
Approval of a study to examine the feasibility of a third regional airport near Peotone lingers as FAA approval for each study phase remains pending. A $2 million grant from the FAA was awarded in January, and local advocates hope a new FAA administrator may accelerate progress.
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Peotone
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Clinton
David R. Hinson
Hinson
Midway Airlines
Douglas Aircraft Company
McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Mike Robinson
Third Airport Alliance
Washington, D.C
Hank Price
Price
Washington
Illinois
Denver
Lou Yates
Chicago
Yates
Award winner brings sense of community to class
Heather Lynn Fabian profiles Legertha Butler-Walton a Kozminski Community Academy second grade teacher in Chicago. She praises Matteson’s sense of community and says it softens perspectives beyond concrete surroundings. Butler-Walton a married mother of two has lived in Glenridge Cricket Hill for six years and has over two decades in Chicago schools including a decade at Kozminski.
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Legertha Butler-Walton
Matteson
Chicago
Kozminski Community Academy
Butler-Walton
Glenridge-Cricket Hill
Demon
Local teacher wins Kohl International Teaching Award
Neighbors praise Butler-Walton for innovative methods that engage students in literacy and storytelling. Kandis Mosely seven reading aloud recordings for the blind, while Bass Hill eight notes life lessons, and Butler-Walton accepts the award on behalf of classroom teachers who meet children daily.
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Kandis Mosely
Butler-Walton's dedication praised by Lana Weiner
Lana Weiner salutes Butler-Walton for unwavering commitment in a teaching award program. She calls her a role model whose methods blend theory with real life, citing The Bulls Beat as a prime example of creativity and community involvement as a parent-teacher collaboration grows.
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Lana Weiner
Butler-Walton
Plank Trail project gets state grant for phase one
Engineering studies of the Old Plank Trail will start this year with construction likely to begin next spring after Illinois Transportation funding of nearly 2.2 million dollars. The grant includes 1.7 million federal funding under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Enhancement Act and about 437 thousand from local sources. The 12.25 mile non motorized trail runs from Frankfort to Park Forest with landscaping and beautification plans. Local officials including Rita Miotti and Jean Knight Luft note phased funding and a pending timetable for completion.
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Will County
Forest Preserve District
Rich Township
Illinois Department of Commerce
Park Forest
Matteson and
Frankfort
Michael Pasteris
Jean Knight-Luft
Knight- Luft
Tech 2000 show travels Illinois schools
Rich South and James Hart students participated in the Tech 2000 computer exhibit at the Statehouse in Springfield. Hundreds of students from 100 schools demonstrated hardware and software, filling the north, east and south wings and drawing legislators, state workers and visitors.
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Rich South
Springfield
Lansing Memorial
James Hart
South
Tech
Statehouse
Illinois
Lee Milner
Robert Leininger
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Drew Griffin
Leah Shortell
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Carol Dorsett
Matteson School
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By Heather Lynn Fabian
Kozminski
Cera Dorsett
Kohl International
William Ronald
Penn Central
Rita Miotti
Diane Ross
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