Community Action Committee Opposes Grade Center Plan
A guest column from Homewood Illinois Community Action Committee responds to the district 153 grade center proposal. It argues overcrowding, preserves neighborhood schools, and calls for a task force with third party survey research to study options and costs before any change. It urges community input at upcoming school board meetings and provides contact numbers for volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Action Committee
Homewood
Star
Board of Education
District 153
Willow School
Churchill School
James Hart School
James Hart
Hart
Willow and
Churchill
Shelby Malum
Jeff Stritar
Kaditor
Willow and Churchill
Park District
James Hart Junior High School
Churchill and Willow
Debate on High School Discipline Practices and Community Commerce
A reader argues against broad bush approach to school discipline emphasizing counseling, parental involvement, and documentation to modify behavior. The letter links discipline to future citizenship and cites psychologists and social workers while urging use of in-house resources to avoid undue exclusion. The piece also praises downtown Homewood businesses, warns against internet shopping draining local commerce, and urges residents to buy locally and support neighborhood shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael D. Turay
Crete
Record Swap
Homewood
Nielsens Bakery
Fiction House
Melody Mart
Melting Pot
Extreme Bean
Oak Brook
Bella Luna
Terra Firma
Lincoln Mall
Jeanne McInerney
Midwest Rail Plan to Ease O Hare Congestion
A letter highlights nine Midwest states including Illinois planning an improved regional rail service to cut travel times and improve frequencies and amenities. The goal is to reduce highway and aviation congestion, support Midwest economic development, and better connect to O’Hare with regional links to Milwaukee Indianapolis and Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Fitzgerald
O’hare
Midwest
Illinois
O'Hare International
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Congress
David Tomzik
National Association of Railroad
Prepare for Success program aids Park Forest district families
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 held the first Prepare for Success session for district families. More than 40 attended as Barbara Ruggles Connie Hoffman and Marcia Early shared tips on conferences grading and homework. Attendees received free school supply kits. donations came from Target Sam's Club Aurelio's and Chicago Dough. A second program is planned for Nov 29 featuring Direct Instruction and Saxon math.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Forest
Chicago Heights
Barbara Ruggles
Connie Hoffman
Blackhawk Intermediate Center
Marcia Early
Target
Sam’s Club
Matteson
Aurelio’s
Homewood
Chicago Dough
Richton Park
Unity Day appreciation and district budget notes from South Suburbs
Rich Township Unity Coalition thanks 6500 to 7000 participants in Hands Across Southland on Unity Day, praising diversity and community goodwill. The message also apologizes for omitting contributions and acknowledges The Star's coverage. Crete Monee District 2010 fiscal data show 1997-98 rank sixth in state spending per pupil at $8358.80 and projected 1999-00 spending of $9236.52, with commentary on accounting exemptions and calls for transparency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Township Unit Coalition
Southland
South Suburbia
Rich Township Unity Coalition
Kevin Conlon
Debbie DeCarlo
Richard G. Gibb
Patrick Ormsby
Shanti Thayil
Star
Jastrow
Homewood-Flossmoor
Willie Brown Jr
Park Forest Singers
Rich Township High
Crete Monee
Illinois
Dist
Ada
Reed Custer
Will County
Peotone
Beecher
Wilmington
Valley View
Plainfield
Chicago
Newspaper staff contact list from Star News
The Star News newsroom provides staff emails for key editors: Franklin R. Shuftan editor fshuftan interaccess.com, Margaret Seltzner assistant editor news seltzner interaccess.com, Dennis R. Wheeler editorial page editor dwheel interaccess.com, Joanne Zerkel features editor jzerkel interaccess.com, and general newsroom contact starnews interaccess.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin R. Shuftan
Fshuftan
Interaccess
Margaret Seltzner
Seltzner
Dennis R. Wheeler
Dwheel
Joanne Zerkel
Jzerkel
General Newsroom
Starnews
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O ‘A
Action Committee
Unity Coalition
Beverly K. Sokol
Janet Krumm
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