Editorial on Section 8 housing and regional job access
Editorial argues funding a study by a Lake Forest College professor on Section 8 housing in Cook County. It notes most subsidized families live in 16 suburbs, downplays relocation incentives, and suggests Leadership Council for Metropolitan Chicago could oversee Section 8 to expand job opportunities and reduce concentrated poverty.
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McArthur Foundation
Housing Authority
Cook County
Lake Forest College
Lile
Fischer
Leadership Council
Chicago
South Suburban Teams Close In On State Titles
Unbeaten Marian Catholic and Carl Sandburg duel in Class 4A and 6A football quarterfinals while Marist also advances. In girls volleyball, Lockport and Mother McAuley reach the final eight as fans and coaches praise perseverance and loyalty beyond state glory.
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Carl Sandburg High School
Marian Catholic High School
Chicago Heights
Sandburg
Orland Park
St. Rita of
Chicago
Marist
Lockport
Mother McAuley
Tion of the Star
Students push for gun control in Bremen petition drive
Quotations show parent concerns as 700 Bremen School District 228 students petition for tighter gun laws. Superintendent James Riordan notes student demand for safety. Also mentioned is James Gierach, a Democrat governor candidate, proposing physician supervised drug prescriptions and rehab for addicts.
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James Riordan
Bremen
James Gierach
Letters to the Editor on Prairie State College race and local shelter debate
A reader thanks PSC trustees for 13 years of service while lamenting defeat and urging fair leadership. A second voice criticizes homeless shelter moves at Temple Anshe Sholom and Infant Jesus of Prague, urging community safety and local oversight. Multiple letters discuss media endorsements, community boundaries, and calls for broader regional diversity coverage.
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Prairie State College
Prairie State
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Flossmoor Letter Opposes Infant Jesus Shelter Plan
A Flossmoor resident writes to the editor opposing the church council's decision to place a shelter in Flossmoor. The writer explains PADS stands for public action to deliver shelter and notes the shelter would serve homeless people.
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Flossmoor
Infant Jesus of Prague Church ‘Council
PADS
Veterans Day gratitude from Hale family veterans
A note expressing thanks to multiple Hale relatives for military service across generations. Mentions Lloyd Hale Marine Corps 1951 54 Clinton Hale US Navy 1917 18 Mathias Hale Union Cavalry Civil War 1863 65 Amon Hale Revolution service and other uncles aunts and cousins in the Army Navy and Air Force across 1940s 60s. The message honors their sacrifices on Veterans Day 1993.
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Lloyd Hale
U.S. Marine Corps
Clinton Hale
USN
US Navy
Mathias Hale
Union Cavalry
Amon Hale
Nicale
Fred
Malcolm
Seabees
Solomon Island
Bob
Jim
Laddie
U.S. Army
Stanle
Viet Nam
Clinton
Richard
Lands Indian articles show need for diverse reporters
The Star reports by Gilda Williams highlight Afro American and American Indian heritage to explain why to cover past present and future community issues, urging South Suburban readers to engage with a diverse newsroom.
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The
Star
Iliams
Williams
Americas
Latin America
J.B. Fagg
Fagg
Hakluyt Society of London
New World
Motolina
New Spain
F.B. Steck
General de Las Casas de
Gilda Williams
William D. Pierson
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Star and Williams
the Star
Revamp school financing plan proposed by Editor
A reader with four decades in business calls for a statewide school board of educators and business leaders to set revenue needs after cutting waste. Funds would be allocated equally per student after eliminating property taxes, with districts free to raise local funds. The piece rejects riverboat gambling and lottery funding as inadequate messages to future generations.
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Illinois
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Wayne Rampke
Thornridge High School
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Homewood
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Amadio
David Amadio
Crete
Temple Anshe Sholom
IJP
Church Hall
Flossmoor Comunty
Dim Mitros
Ular
Indian
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