Brokers oppose residents plan for house rehab in Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill residents push to have exclusive listing rights for HUD properties to guide rehab of abandoned homes in their Chicago Heights community. Real estate brokers oppose, arguing markets should decide via competition while the mayor seeks answers on the rehab program before granting the listing.
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Mary Sue Penn
Beacon Hill
Chicago Heights
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Corporation
Monty Nafoosi
Capital Investors Group
HUD Properties
Nafoosi
Panici
South Suburban Action Conference
New Cities Community Development Corporation
SSAC
HUD
Larry Sisk
Beacon Hill Properties
Garey Haskell
Beacon Hill Missionary
Park Forest 40 Years Ago This Week Highlights
A Park Forest remembrance notes speed limits on Western Avenue and other streets, a 1963 Ford coupe for sale, 150 maintenance complaints daily, and a rail line parking upgrade request. James Patterson elected as sole Park Forest member on Rich Township High School Board. David Wood samples a lunch pail contents as his mother prepares another.
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Western Avenue
Watland
Chicago Heights
ACB
Carroll Sweet
211Th Street
James Patterson
Park
Park Forest
Magne B. Olson
Park Forest Historical Society
Service honors Flossmoor sailor in emotional hometown ceremony
A Homewood crowd mourned Darryl Dushon Edwards, the Flossmoor native and U S Navy sailor killed May 9 aboard the U S S White Plains. The service featured tributes from his adopted brother, a Navy chaplain, and local clergy, with honors from Great Lakes naval guards and a full church of family surviving relatives across multiple states.
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Great Lakes Naval Base
Flossmoor
Darryl Dushon Edwards
Navy
Aaron Jefferson
Marian Moore
U.S.S. White Plains
Brian Falkner
Darryl
Jefferson
Walter Pedersen
Homewood Full Gospel Church
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Lydia Arvanites
Edwards
Moses and
Hattie Falkner
Felix Edwards
University Park
Pat Watkins Edwards
Los Angeles
Giles Edwards
Winona
Miss
Faye
Crete Monee Band and Orchestra Scholarship Winners
Band and Orchestra Boosters of Crete-Monee School District 2010 announced scholarship winners for band and orchestra students. Erin McKinstry received the Bryan Labaniec Scholarship, Sharon Tulk the Crete Women's Club Scholarship, and Kristin Gosnell and Susan Shreder won Outstanding Student awards. Additional awards went to Monique Montague, Angela Harris, Jason Radice, Jacob Ramirez, Melissa Peterson, and band students Anne St Aubin, Krissy Buchanan, Jennifer Zimmerman, April Adkins, Camille Grant, Jennifer Loughlin, Amanda Ostrowski, and Tony Weather spoon. The scholarships support attendance at the students' chosen music camps.
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Crete-Monee
Erin McKinstry
Bryan Labaniec
Sharon Tulk
Crete
Susan Shreder
Orchestra
Monique Montague
Angela Harris
Jason Radice
Jacob Ramirez
Melissa Peterson
Anne St. Aubin
Krissy Buchanan
Jennifer Zimmerman
April Adkins
Camille Grant
Jennifer Loughlin
Amanda Ostrowski
Tony Weatherspoon
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the Star
Homewood-Flossmoor
Hazel Crest-Country Club Hills
Crete University Park
Matteson-Richton Park
Norman A. Rosinski
Lester G. Sons
James §. Meiden
Chicago Sun-Times Company
Otto Boulevard
P.O. Box 187
Illinois
U. S
Warren Skarski
Walter Pederson
Bonita, Bareedar
Bobra Falkner
Kristin Gosnell
Lincoln Mall
Herzberg
Arry Herzberg
Dr. the
Louise Conant
Louise
Physicians
Pires
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Towncenter RD
Toys R Us
Loehmann’s Plaza Matteson
Orage
Restrain McE
E. 162Nd Street
South Holland
The
Riverside Furniture GalleRy
Indiana
ST. Beecher
Beecher
Hoover
Riverside Curio Cabinet
Entertainment Center
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