District 227 mulls boundary changes to balance enrollment
Rich High School District 227 considers redrawing attendance lines as enrollment shifts. Rich East houses under 1,000 while Rich South exceeds 1,600, prompting a 23 neighborhood plan to transfer incoming freshmen to even out classes, with current students kept in place.
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Rich South
James Warren
the Star
Warren
Dean
Dan Fielding
Public Works
South
Farrell
Ken Anderson
John Corbett
Mike Regan
Tom Corbett
Murphy Liang
Main Street
Hostage siege leads to charges against Park Forest suspect
Michael Atmore, 24, of Chicago, held a Park Forest woman hostage for 18 hours after slashing his wrist at Goldblatt's. Bond set at 100000 as he faces home invasion, aggravated assault and unlawful restraint charges while listed in critical condition at St James hospital. Police and counselors negotiated through the night. Atmore fled in Vikki Pryor's car before police disabled the vehicle and pursued him.
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Michele Horaney
Bond
Michael Atmore
Chicago
Park Forest
Atmore
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Fred Romano
Goldblatt’s
Park Forest Plaza
Vikki Pryor
Dorothy Pryor
Park Forest Fire Department
Orchard Drive
Park Street
Pryor
Vikki
Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center
Chicago Police Department
Commuter lot ICG riders lean toward quarterly fees
Richton Park trustees decide to offer both quarterly and monthly parking permits for the new commuter lot based on a survey of 600 forms. 117 favored monthly permits, 107 preferred monthly, and 96 would pay the daily 50 cent charge. Weekend operation and lighting plans are discussed as the facility nears completion between December 1 and 15.
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Kenneth Simms
Richton Park
Parkers
Board of Trustees
Illinois Central Gulf
Matteson-Richton Park Star
William Burke Jr
Rudolph Banovich
Burke
Frank Farrell
Farrell
Eugene Sorensen
Morell Reeves
Regional Transportation Authority
ICG
John Minder
Minder
Art festival brings 1000 handicapped youths to Governors State
About 1,000 children from 24 south suburban schools attended a special arts festival at Governors State University in Park Forest South. SPEED Developmental Center in Chicago Heights cohosted the statewide event as one of six similar programs.
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Governors State University
Park Forest South
Speed Developmental Center
Chicago Heights
District 163 approves three of four school referendum items
Park Forest School District 163 voters approved three proposals in the referendum. Educational tax rate rises from 2.90 to 3 per 100 EAV, operations and maintenance fund from 37 to 55 cents, and a 1.25 million dollar bond for repairs and energy conservation. Transportation tax failed 595 to 496.
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Park Forest School District
Board of Education
Transportation Fund
Ivan Baker
Diane Chin
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