Open Space Vote Passes Will County Referendum
In Will County on April 18, 57 percent of voters backed the Forest Preserve District open space referendum totaling 70 million dollars. The Conservation Foundation led early campaign efforts from Naperville with 1,400 members across four counties, urging open space, clean water and air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will County
Forest Preserve
Citizens’ Committee
The
Conservation Foundation
Naperville
Conservation Foundation Board of Trustees
DuPage
Kane
Will
Kendall
Santo Thanizal
Village effort urged to raise district students
A guest column urges Harvey-Dixmoor School District 147 parents and guardians to end social promotion and engage as an educational village. It cites CTBS data showing many students below grade level and calls for active parental involvement, volunteering, and stricter promotion policies to lift reading and math achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbins
Harvey-Dixmoor
Illinois
Hgh
PTA
Samuel) Rhone
Kick
Letter from a displaced author invites dinner to Peter Raketic
The writer of Conflict of Interest in The Star addresses Peter Raketic with a provocative invitation to dinner. He reflects on heritage, adoption, and a hopeful message of unity through sports, recalling his soccer coaching across diverse cultures. The piece ends with a jab at amplified TV commercials and a Crete, Illinois byline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiter
The
Star
Margaret Seltzner
Peter Raketic
Europe
America
Elena
Idor
Wor
Park Forest Wings
Prairie State College
Thave
Raketic
Kosovo
God
NRA losing clout and credibility amid its own missteps
A column argues the National Rifle Association is under siege from its blunders and lobbying power, distorted Second Amendment interpretations, and legal battles. It cites Colorado convention fallout, Charlton Heston missteps, and rising lawsuits against gun manufacturers while noting declining crime and growing gun control support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Rifle Association
NRA
U.S. Justice Department
Congress
Colorado
Moses
Charlton Heston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wanda Jenkins
Mueller
Crete
Henry X. Dietch
Franklin R. Shuftan
Fshuftan
Interaccess
Seltzner
Dennis R. Wheeler
Dwheel
Joanne Zerkel
Jzerkel
General Newsroom
Starnews
Jesse Jackson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!