Boy’s body found in creek after eight day search
Sgt. Shirley Eichholzer described the discovery as surprising after volunteers from University Park and local fire and civil defense teams searched the Deer Creek area three times from February 15 to 23. The body was found by Jeffery Kramer, James Schuler, and Richard Lawson amid high water and logjams, prompting grief for the DesForges and Surman families.
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University Park
South Holland
Sgt. Eichholzer
DesForges
Crete Township
James W. Surman
Jeffery Kramer
Park Forest
James Schuler
Richard Lawson
Chicago
Surman
Margaret Kramer
District 22 CF Student reps honored for service
District 227 board members receive input from student representatives who keep them informed on campus activities and policies. Outgoing seniors Laurie Greenwold Rhonda Lawes and Kristen Picott receive plaques and resolutions. Replacements are Paul Boesen Scott Eagleton and Andrew Maseli.
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Page
Board of Education
Laurie Greenwold
Rich East
Rhonda Lawes
Rich South
Kristen Picott
Rich Central
Paul Boesen
Scott Eagleton
Andrew Maseli
Memorial Day weekend toll includes four deaths in Will County
Four people died and seven were hospitalized in area crashes over the Memorial Day weekend in Will County and southern suburbs. In Beecher a head on collision on Route 1 near Beecher claimed Harry Cole, 78, and his wife Alice, 73, of Steger. Passenger Gertrude Hecht, 62, of Steger, remained in serious but stable condition after surgery. Chicago men Joseph Miller, 52, and Joseph Winters, 45, were treated at Our Lady of Mercy hospital with Miller stable and Winters in good condition. A separate Crete crash killed Panteleion Glikis, 23, of East Chicago, and injured driver Eliseo Davila, 24, and others. In I-57 crash near 119th Street, Edward Sylvester, 19, of Flossmoor, died. Noel Magana, 24, of Chicago, died at St Francis hospital. two other Chicago residents faced injuries and charges including reckless homicide and DUI for Saul Perez. The accident investigation continues with officials outlining the fatal and injurious outcomes.
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Will County
Steger
Harry Cole
Alice
Chicago Road
Gertrude Hecht
West 35Th Street
University of Chicago Medical Center
Beecher
Chicago
Joseph Miller
Joseph Winters
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Dyer
Miller
Winters
Panteleion Glikis
Greece
Exchange Avenue
Route 394
Crete
Sherif
Eliseo Davila
Gordon Burich
Bloom Township
Burich
Davila
Flossmoor
Interstate 57
119Th Street
Edward Sylvester
Park Dlive
St. Francis Hospital
Bue Island
District 4
Sylvester
Noel Magana
Robert Elliot
Saul Perez
Churches in Matteson plan youth led services and summer events
Faith Church United Church of Christ in Matteson designates Sunday as Youth Sunday with young people leading liturgy music ushers and preaching. Baptism communion observances plus installation of a new Sunday School superintendent and honorary elders amplify a 10 am service followed by a church picnic in Memorial Park.
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Matteson
Faith Church
United Church of Christ
Chris Severson
Faith Church Soil
Memorial Park
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Vollmer Road
Zion Lutheran Church
Mathson
Cutty's
LaPorte
Indiana
George Low
Gary Metke
Zion Lutheran School
Zion
Sunday School of Zion
Bruce Pangborn
Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity
Church School
Pangborn
Zion Immanuel Lutheran Schools Track Meet Winners Report
Officials from Zion and Immanuel Lutheran schools in Matteson announced meet results. In A boys Zion tied for high jump first with a state record effort and Zion placed fourth in the relay. Immanuel and Zion athletes produced top finishes in sprints jumps throws and distances across both A and B divisions with nine schools competing at Thornwood High School.
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Zion
Immanuel Lutheran
Matteson
Shannon Crandell
Aron Alborn
Shannon
Jon Sacco
Immanuel
Chris Murray
Byron Lester
Brad Fieck
Ion
Jason Pequette
Paul Schmidt
Brian Hayes
Jason Zielinski
Mitch Smith
Debbie Pod‘gorske
Beth Kochendorfer
Karen Edelmann
Jill Stuenkel
Erica Scaults
Shelly Rybolt
Jody McGuyer
Jennifer FI Immanuel
Marion Jacob
Thornwood High School
Trials Continue In Illinois Executives Case And Related Appeals
Weston, found by the Illinois Supreme Court to have violated ethics in estate mismanagement, lost his law license and represents Williams, Rainge, and Miss Gray who testified and later recanted. Williams’s death sentence was overturned by the state supreme court, Rainge’s conviction was nullified on grounds of ineffective assistance, and Miss Gray seeks habeas corpus. New trials are anticipated by midsummer. Adams remains serving a 50 year term at Menard State Penitentiary.
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Weston
Sinois Supreme Court
Williams and Rainge
Miss Gray
Illinois Supreme Court
Williams
Rainge
Wiliams
Illinois Appeals Court
Rai
Cook County Sixth District
Markham
Adams
Menard State Penitentiary
Downstate
Chester
Richton Park antique store robbed by two men
Richton Park police say a pair of armed men robbed DUK Tall Antiques and Used Furniture at 717 Sauk Trail Friday, taking about 24000 in gold and silver jewelry after forcing four people into a rear washroom. Police describe the suspects as Black men in their mid twenties to early thirties and are making composite sketches while noting a spate of nearby vehicle radio thefts.
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Richton Park
Sauk Trail
Health funds aid high unemployment counties in Illinois
Funding approved by Congress targets counties with unemployment at 105 percent or higher. Ninety nine of Illinois 102 counties qualify with money to be spent by December. A Suburban Cook-DuPage survey found uninsured residents in the south suburbs skimp on care by splitting doses, parents foregoing care for children, and limiting activities to avoid injury.
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Illinois
Congress
Cook-DuPage
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Deer Creek
Mikey
Carpenter
Chicago Heights
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Community Relations Commission
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Frank Denman
Robert Wilcox
Motsinger
Village Community Relations Commission
Donald Story
Ule
Hecht
St. James Hospital
University of ‘Chicago Medical Center
Aeromedical Network
Bill Ilberg
Perez
Alfredo Valencia
Jimmy C. Terry
Terry
Brian Hansen
In Ball Throw
Hedges Clinic
Colorado Ave
Frankfort
Morus
ML. Oo
Hs, MD
Mel Wo
Vamont, WD
PALES
Anna Umpaic M.D
Mmo
Emu Hos
J.D. Yorkanin, MD
Matteson Currency Exchange
Towncenter
Loehmann’s
Susan Getzen Banner
Sutton & Strauss Jewellers
Tcoinmall
Marton Spo
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