District 227 boundary shift under consideration again
Mary Paleologo reports Rich Township High School District 227 considers whether to change attendance boundaries this fall or 1994 95 with a June 7 decision possible. Olympia Fields residents press for speed citing racial imbalance at Rich Central and declining enrollment while a Citizens Ad Hoc Committee recommended no change this fall. The board remains divided about timing and will meet with affected municipalities to decide on fall or next year.
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Olympia Fields
Board of Education
Rich Central
Rich Central High School
Central
Rich South
Citizens Group
Ferrari
Parking pitfalls persist parking hazards linger
Local columnist Jackie Holston notes ongoing parking challenges in downtown streets. Drivers face tight spaces, blocked loading zones, and unclear signage as incidents rise, urging city officials to improve markings, enforce rules, and install clearer guidance for both pedestrians and motorists.
Parent questions parking rules near Richton Park park
A Richton Park resident, Joni Venn, told the village board she and others could not park on Poplar Avenue near Glaeser Park for opening day events though no No Parking signs or yellow curbs were visible. She urged the board to consider permit parking implications for residents and non residents alike and questioned police enforcement spending.
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Richton Park Village
Poplar Avenue
Glaeser Park
Joni Venn
Village Board
Venn
Poplar
Rockingham
Keenehand
Richton Park
We Did It We Did It Mrs B Ducks Run To Fame
Philo mena Burrows at a home day care became a children's author inspired by Lily and Fred the ducks that visited daily with their ducklings. After Lily was killed Fred lingered, ten eggs hatched into ten ducklings and Burrows planned a book about the feathered family friends.
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Lily
Fred
Philomena Burrows
Burrows
Charles
Mrs. B
Mama Lily
Papa Fred
Little Boyed
Redistricting tensions flare at Rich Township meeting
Nearly 100 residents pack a Rich Township School District 227 meeting as blame flies over race and school quality. Board president Randall Ferrari challenges a citizen while enrollment shifts show Rich Central at 74 percent black with 1,024 students this year.
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Rich Township
the Star
Olympia Fields
Park Forest
Rich Central
Randall Ferrari
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Ferrari
Rich East
Rich South
East
South
Bonnie ~ Lee Blame
Frances House suit sets precedent for group homes
Frances House Inc applied for a permit to build an eight bedroom group home for up to 16 developmentally disabled adults in Matteson Feather Creek subdivision. Village trustees tabled the matter with a June 7 council meeting possible. neighbors urged visits to Frances House sites in Sauk Village and Chicago Heights. The Chicago Heights case, a federal landmark, established standards for communities facing similar decisions.
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Matteson Village
U.S. Justice Department
Chicago Heights
Frances House, Inc
Matteson
Feather Creek
Frances House
Woodgate Subdivision
Village Board
Sauk Village
Welch blasts World Music Theatre over noise and law
Country Club Hills mayor accuses World Music Theatre operators of bad faith in unresolved noise disputes. He cites a Senate vote exempting the theater from pollution rules, says lobbyists were involved, and orders trial prep. Police or Tinley Park oversight also urged as negotiations collapse.
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Country Club Hills
Dwight Welch
World Music Theatre
Welch
City
Matteson
Ater
Senate
James Malecky
World Music Theater
Jerry Mickelson
Jam Productions
Katherine Janega
Murphey
Jim Malecky
Janega
Christopher Zibart
Tinley Park
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Clare Charzewski
Phil Faso
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Ducks
Group Homes
By Heather Lynn Fabian
John Murphey
Sam Vinson
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