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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1985
Page
1
A feature story in TV Update follows Kenny and Pam as they head west. The four part series titled Women and Work profiles their journeys on the road to state titles. The piece notes the Christmas Contest rules and references an advertisement in Dimensions.
Chicago moves to revise a city ordinance requiring seat belts on school buses entering city limits. Alderman Edward Vrdolyak and Mayor Harold Washington filed separate amendments. Suburban districts without belts may again operate in Chicago while committee reviews the changes amid safety concerns.
Officials from Will and Cook counties plan to meet with state lawmakers and IDOT to seek more time to resolve security, acquisition and maintenance issues for the Open Lands trail project from Joliet to Park Forest along the Penn Central right of way. Opponents led by Prestwick Homeowners Association fear low income traffic. rerouting discussed but IDOT requires continuity. New Lenox residents worry about policing costs and maintenance while local officials defer to the forest preserve and park districts.
Matteson District 162 voters delivered a two sided verdict on Tuesday’s school board election. Pro change advocates won a solid 2 to 1 margin, while incumbents who opposed reorganization lost. Voter turnout was about 10 percent, with debate over improved board public communication and potential shifts back to kindergarten through fifth grade organization in coming years. Debates centered on administrator selection and district communications with the public and staff.
Residents on two Belmont avenue blocks must wait until spring as a state auditor and IDOT demand paperwork for MFT funded repairs dating from 1982 to 1984. Village officials, noting lower asphalt costs next year, view the delay as potentially beneficial while criticizing late notification and urging state clarity.
EILEEN HANSEN notes the 25th anniversary of the Peace Corps and honors volunteers including Ellen Higgins of Country Club Hills who heads to two years in the Eastern Caribbean and Bruce Barkhall and Margie Barkhall of Homewood who served in Liberia in the 1960s.
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