Perils of ATVs highlight safety and legal hazards
Staff writer James Dudlicek spotlights ATV dangers in The Star, noting high speed, top heaviness, rollovers, noise, environmental damage, and liability. Youth riders pose the greatest risk, with 35 percent of injuries to under 16. Laws restrict use to private property with consent. helmets and careful terrain matter. Local police enforcement rises, suggesting buyers consider other options.
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James Dudlicek
The
Star
Southland
Dudlicek
Frankfort
Cal-Sag
Illinois
Pat Maher
Will County Sheriff's Police
Illinois school districts share in $30 million construction grants
Four local districts reap a portion of the $30 million in state construction grants announced by the Capital Development Board, the first round of a $192 million five year program. Lincoln Way District 210 leads with $15.9 million for a $60 million expansion, while Dalton 149, Tinley Park 140, and Dalton 148 receive portions toward multi million building projects. The awards will ease local tax burdens and fund new classrooms and facilities while a broader adequacy plan remains unfinished.
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Santa Claus
Illinois
Lincoln Way
New Lenox
Frankfort
Lincoln-Way
Capital Development Board
Board of Education
Dalton
State Capital Development Board
Tinley Park
Kirby
Springfield
Calumet City Reformer Jerry Geneva Drives City Change
Jerry Geneva, elected mayor in 1993 at 29, champions a clean up of the Sun Strip and neighborhood redevelop ment. He fuses code enforcement and cul de sacs to curb crime, rebuilds City Hall, and pursues ambitious plans despite political foes. Things are changing in Calumet City under his leadership.
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Jerry Genova
Genova
Calumet City
Wilson School
Thornton Fractional North High School
Notre Dame University
Rosemaria
Geneva
City Hall
Sun Strip
State Street
State Line Road
State Line
Big Brother
Ginger Ridge
Bernardin Homes Senior Citizen Center
Illinois
Jerry Geneva
Dwheel
Interaccess.com
Judiciously Speaking on Lawyer Jokes and Society
The essay surveys how jokes about lawyers reveal tensions between experts and clients. It traces how complexity and rising costs shape perceptions, noting pro bono access, the presumption of innocence, and the paradox of needing many lawyers in a litigious society. It ends pondering client motives and systemic conditions.
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