Recycling effort in Park Forest boosts pickups and saves landfill space
ROAR thanks Area B Cooperative residents for four month curbside recycling pilot in Park Forest. Nine pickups collected about 15 tons of paper glass and cans, nearly 50 percent household participation. Project Recycle funds sustain the center. local groups and villages expand recycling efforts. Three action tips urge reduce reuse recycle buy recycled products to curb solid waste.
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Active Recyclers
Park Forest
John Joyce
Parks and Recreation
Helen Neel
Scott Anthony
Perry Roos
Catharine Blair
Tom Briggs
Area B
New York Times
Crete
Sauk Village
Homewood
Project
Transfers Spark Outcry as District 163 Sees Rubber Stamp Decision
Blackhawk parents condemn the May 8 board vote transferring William Stelter from Blackhawk principal to Algonquin principal admin post and moving Jackie Davis to Blackhawk. They denounce the process, lack of input, and Jemilo’s asserted authority, fearing a swan song for cooperation. They warn of petitions and seek a meeting to challenge the transfer. Stelter is praised as the best for Algonquin.
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District
Donna Jemilo
Blackhawk
Liam Stelter
Blackhawk School
Algonquin School
Jackie Davis
Stelter
Park Forest
Mr. Stelter
Letter on family career balance in corporate America
Paula C. Lowe Campbell of Flossmoor lauds Bonnie Schuman for a letter on family and career while detailing her own layoff from a customer oriented management job in a nontraditional field. She argues young white male managers survive restructuring more often and calls for genuine equality actions rather than slogans.
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Bravo
America
Bonnie Schuman
Harvard Business Review
Bonnie
Harvard
Paula C. Lowe-Campbell
Flossmoor
Dent Made in Drugs Officials Told
Law enforcement and the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association say the South Suburban initiative cut drug trafficking. In nine months 196 drug related arrests were made, with half being Class X felonies. Over $6 million in street value of drugs were removed.
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Kimberly Link
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
South Suburbs
Homewood
William Nolan
SSMMA
Association
Northeastern Metropolitan Enforcement Group
MEG
Nolan
South Suburban
South Suburban Police Chiefs Association
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Kathy Paradise
Board
District 163
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Frank Gomilla
Cook County
Gomilla
Pro
Chadwood
OAK Bath Ensemble
American Kitchen & Bath
Matteson
S. Cicero Averte
Scottsdale
Loehman’s
W. Sibley Blvd
Res Ney
FDIC
Bank of Park Forest
Bank OF
Dri
Indianwood Blvd
Nick Lobue
Otto Blvd
Chicago Heights
ST. James Hospital
St. Xavier
Sisters of Mercy
Saint Xavier
IIT
Saint Xavier College OF Chicag
103Rd St
Chicago
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