Holiday cards aid a charity via non profit Christmas drive
A Handy Camp association card is shown among more than 20 holiday greeting cards on Page F-1. A buffet party feature highlights Recipes in the Food Guide starting Page D-1. A weekend theater getaway is the grand prize in the 4 Star Triple Feature contest with entry blank on Page BS. An antiques and arts directory appears in Classified Section C.
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Christmas Cards
Handy Camp Assocation
Food Guide
Davis wins narrowly in Fourth Congressional race
State Rep. Jack Davis won a razor-thin victory over Shawn Collins in the Fourth District after a negative campaign. Davis, Will county GOP chief, claimed about a 3,000 vote margin as Collins conceded at the Joliet Renaissance center. Davis vows to press for transportation and public works projects to boost the area amid turnout just over 50 percent.
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Tom Tozer
Jack Davis
New Lenox
Davis
Will County
Shawn Collins
Joliet Renaissance Center
George O'Brien
U. S
House of Representatives
O Brien
Transportation and Public Works Committee
Collins
Cook County
Carol Dorsett
Regan Wins Targeted 80th District Race
State Rep. Robert Regan defeated former Rep. Jim Marzuki by 2,880 votes in the 80th district, winning 56 percent as he claimed the district would no longer be targeted by Democrats. Regan carried Bloom and Will counties with larger margins, attributing the win to Republican organization turnout.
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Regan
James Andrews
Robert Regan
Jim ‘Marzuki
Park Forest
Springfield
Marzuki Regan
Bloom Township
Cook County
Will County
Marzuki
Rich Township
Voters approve District 159 tax hike amid election results
District 159 voters approve a 44 cent education fund tax increase raising rate from 1.61 to 2.05 per 100 assessed value to balance a deficit. An advisory referendum for Old Plank Road trail and Rich Township measures also passed, while Richton Crossings voting confusion was acknowledged and corrected.
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Board of Education
Matteson
Richton Park
Rich Township
Ilinois Department of Transportation
Terday
Donald Yesmond
Richton Crossings
Tesmond
Boar
Neil Armstrong School
Matteson boards delays hotel tax amid information request
The Matteson village board postponed establishing a 1 percent hotel tax until it learns total funds involved and how many municipalities participate in the South Suburban Chicago Visitors and Tourism bureau plan. Trustees also weigh giving hotels 30 days notice and discussed a utility easement for Illinois Bell near the new police building.
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Matteson Village Board of ‘Trustees
Chicago Visitors and Tourism Bureau
Richard Poncin
Daniel E. Dubruiel
Matteson
Chicago
Bueau
Dubruil
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Richton Park weighs Sexton annexation plans for 100 acres
The Richton Park village board opened talks with Sexton Construction after the defunct Sexton landfill was closed, aiming to annex over 100 acres for westward industrial and commercial development. A committee was formed to study options, with a two week deadline, as easements were granted for the Build Illinois project extending water lines west of I-57.
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Richard Harris
RWS
Harris
Ralph Coglianese
Matteson
Harris House
Coglianese
Sexton
Richton Park Village
Art Daniels
Sexton Construction Company
Hillside
Vilage Board of Trustees
Daniels
Banovich
Economic Development and the Planning Commission
Michael Welsh
David Dorgan
Frank Amerino
Suburbs back Thompson and Dixon in suburb vote surge
In芝 Cook County suburbs Alan Dixon of Belleville and James Thompson of Chicago won second terms with large margins. Dixon led Judy Koehler 361,145 to 236,274 and Thompson defeated Adlai Stevenson III 376,080 to 203,783. Hartigan Burris and Geo-Karis also carried suburb totals with Edgar the standout winner at Charleston.
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Franklin Shaftan
USS
Alan Dixon
James Thompson
Dixon
Belleville
Thompson
Chicago
Will County
Judy Koehler
Henry
Adlai Stevenson III
Hanover
Cook County
Koehler
Stevenson
Neil Hartigan
Bernard Carey
South Holland
Hartigan
Ronald Burris
Adeline Geo-Karis
Zion
Jerome Cosentino
Palos Heights
J. Michael Houston
Springfield
Jim Edgar
Charleston
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Wwe Entertainment
Sports
Bloom
Wall
Rich
Bloom, Rich
Timber Ridge
Penn Central Railroad
Joliet
Chicago Heights
RWS Colluucwon
Dubruiel
John Rangel
Rudolph Banovich
Richard Meyer
Planning Commission
Ranoich
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Rich Townships
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