District Band Travels to Disney World and Local Competitions
The Matteson district concert band toured Disney World in Florida performing selections from Phantom of the Opera and patriotic medleys, raising $47,000 via fundraisers with help from parents and Sam's Club donation. They balance competitions with community concerts, plan to join the Illinois Grade School Music Association, and will perform at the Matteson Festival on June 13.
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Florida
Epcot Center
Disney World
Franzen
Orlando
Sam’s Club
Matteson
St. Lawrence High School
Burbank
Lemont
New Lenox
Prairie State grants four year contract for Lightfield amid raises
Parkland College veteran president Lightfield secured a four year contract with a five year vision, while the Prairie State board approved 7.5 percent raises for most administrators to move salaries toward state and peer averages. Monteleone dissented on the raises. The plan aims to close the gap within two to five years with a balanced budget.
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Lightfield
Florida
Parkland College
Champaign
Gardiner
Prairie State
Monteleone
Denise Czuprynski
Grane
James Troutman
Prairie State College to poll district on future direction
Prairie State College trustees agreed to conduct a 400 person community survey this summer to gauge public opinion on the college’s direction and potential tax issues. The survey, a follow up to a 1995 ARC effort, will use ARC again after a bid dispute and concerns about bidding processes.
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Prairie State College
Board of Education
ARC
Arnie Bernstein
Pamela Caddick
Prairie State
ABC
Caddick
Michael Monteleone
Diana Grossi
Community Service Resource Network grows policing links
University Park officer Darryl Stroud helped create a regional network called the Community Service Resource Network to link communities and fight crime collectively. The program expands to District 5, with coordinators for each county, a resource library, grant locater, and shared guidelines to boost communication and training while retaining focus on community policing.
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University Park
Darryl Stroud
Stroud
Lockport
Illinois State Police
Mark Karczewski
State Police District 5
Cook
Grundy
Kankakee
Kendall
Will
Seroud
Thorn Creek Teamsters consider strike over contract talks
Teamsters Local 705 may strike at Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District as two years of negotiations stall. Sixteen Chicago Heights area workers face disputes over holiday pay scheduling and subcontracting while mediation continues with June 22 talks and a federal mediator.
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Thorn Creek
Teamsters
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District
Teamster
Jim McKee
James Daugherty
Homewood
Chicago Heights
Steger
Crete
Park Forest
Daugherty
Richard J. Klimek
McKee
Union
Labor Relations Board
Mike Lass
Lass
Sanitary District
Board of Trustees
Ruth Thomas
Park Forest trustees approve sale for senior housing complex
Park Forest boards OK 3.4 acre land sale to Chicago firm Associated Ventures led by E James Kelejian for a 100 unit senior housing and assisted living project on the former Sears site. Cost is 10 to 12 million with rents 550 to 625 monthly and income range 11000 to 26500 yearly. Construction targeted for September 1999 after Joliet project completes in July 1999.
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Park Forest Trustees
Park Forest
Sears
Chicago
E. James Kelejian
Associated Ventures, Inc
Kelesian
Janet Muchnik
Kelejian
Joliet
Lincoln name on cemetery sparks congressional backlash
Lincoln name on the Joliet national veterans cemetery drew opposition from U S Representative Ray LaHood and prompted a grassroots drive led by former U S Representative George Sangmeister. The controversy centers on a retroactive provision that would nullify the Lincoln designation approved earlier by the Veterans Administration. Sangmeister and Illinois veterans groups urge Senate action to remove LaHood's last minute attachment and safeguard the historic name.
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Lincoln
Congressional
Abraham Lincoln
National Veterans Cemetery
Joliet Arsenal
U.S
George Sangmeister
Mokena
Sangmeister
Illinois
U.S. Senate
U.S. Veterans Administration
Ray LaHood
R-Peoria
Joliet
LaHood
National
House
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Langmeister
Congress
Jerry Weller
R-Morris
Weller
Maggie Lockwood
Lockwood
Station closings in Park Forest linked to sales declines
A village decision to close two stations stems from Abbott’s low gasoline sales. Officials say the closures are not related, while Amoco is being pursued for reopening. The remaining Park Forest station is Speedway at Sauk Trail and Lakewood.
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Abbott
Amoco
Dankowski
Park Forest
Sauk Trail
Lakewood Boulevard
Marathon
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