Community colleges join to offer classes at Governors State
Prairie State College leads an educational pact with Joliet Junior College, Kane County’s Kankakee, Moraine Valley, and South Suburban to offer selected lower division courses at Governors State University. Eight pilot courses will be taught by PSC and SSC faculty for juniors and seniors.
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Board of Trustees
Prairie State College
Governors State University
PSC
Joliet Junior College
Kankakee Community College
Moraine Valley Community College
South Suburban College
SSC
GSU
James Tegtmeyer
Governors State
District 162 to replace junior high sports with intramurals
District 162 trustees approve shifting junior high interscholastic sports to intramurals to cut costs and include all children, while still offering competitive options via park district programs. Band chess club and student council remain in the activity mix as classrooms extend to seven year textbook cycles with a two year hold to fund new K-8 math texts.
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Sandra Pieper
David Barr
Park District
Pieper
Schmutzler
Village Fest kicks off with Kids Parade in Richton Park
Richton Park Village Fest opens Saturday with a Kids Parade from Village Hall at 10 a.m. Proceeding to Sauk Trail and Governors Highway, the march will feature area politicians, police, fire and ESDA units, youth sports groups, Scouts and local businesses.
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Richton Park
Village Hall
Sauk Trail
Governors Highway
Fire
ESDA
Patriot’s
Rich South
First National Guard
WBUS
Village Fest
Lincoln Mall
Hegewisch Records
Advance Bank
Mountain Dew
World theater adds stairs gazebo to improve grounds
Co owner James Malecky said the World theater is installing 30 by 60 foot stairs replacing a lawn ramp at a cost around 50000 and finishing a cedar 40 by 60 foot gazebo for 27000. Grounds work totals about 25000 as 30 to 75 workers prepare before concerts while sound monitors are added across the site.
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Malecky
Matteson
Country Club Hills
Matteson Village
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Michael Perry
Pollution Control Board
Larry Weinlund
R- New Lenox
Perry
Rich East Jazz Band performance praised by board president
Borders puters will be operational Aug 1 with a one year service agreement. Board President Randall Ferrari lauded the Rich East Jazz Band for its Daley Plaza Chicago performance. NAACP leader William Simpson asked about college acceptance by race. district will start tracking next year. Katlyn Rose sought teaching staff ethnicity and tracking system details. board will review the system during strategic planning.
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Randall Ferrari
Daley Plaza
Chicago
Ferrari
William Simpson
Park Forest
Simpson
Katlyn Rose
Rose
DuWayne Carnes
Carnes
Richton Park Names David Niemeyer Village Manager
New Richton Park appoints David Niemeyer as village manager after his May 5 start. The 32 year old former Orland Hills administrator fills a vacancy since February. He seeks growth oriented planning and updates to goals while assessing need for an assistant manager role.
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Richton Park
David Niemeyer
Niemeyer
Orland Hills
John Marquart
Orland Park
Village debates library lease for historical society
Former Trustee B D Tin dall urged officials to approve the lease before the vote and to allow other groups to use part of the library space. Society member Fran Graham expressed delight at the lease approval noting increased interest and new donations.
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B.D
Tindall
the Historical Society
Matteson
Home residents seek Frances House group home plan
Wartman described Frances House as a residence for people needing housing not a halfway facility. The plan envisions about 10 staff providing 24 hour care with two to three residents present at a time. State inspections would occur annually and community integration emphasized. Trustees and officials will review further for resident comfort.
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Wartman
Frances House
Man
Dale Graham
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