Community safety tips aim to curb holiday thefts
Nieukirk warns shoppers to avoid shopping with all purchases in one day and to park again after leaving, while not putting receipts in bags to prevent refunds by thieves. VanSchepen notes teens remain a frequent complaint and underscores enforcement powers. Parishioners discuss parental responsibility laws and the growth of Neighborhood Watch to lower burglary rates, with monthly village meetings planned.
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Nieukirk
VanSchepen
Police Department
van Schepen
Honduran relief drive awaits further donations and info
Relief officials report 12 000 dead and 6 000 missing after Mitch with 1 2 million homeless. A route San Pedro Sula to Tegucigalpa enables supply access by road and helicopter missions target inaccessible areas. Donations to Rotary District 6450 Foundation and Park Forest Health Department host drop offs, with contacts Bartolini and Christine Blue for details.
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Bartolini
United Nations
San Piedro Sula
Tegucigalpa
Lawrence
Rotary District
S. Red Coat Drive
Lemont
Louisiana
Park Forest
Steger seeks a missing lynx amid wild cat rumors
Steger police investigated a large unidentified animal sighting near Parkview School as residents feared a 100 pound wild cat. Officials cancelled outdoor recess while Will County and Crete authorities searched with state police Air One. No evidence found and authorities urged calm.
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Steger
Chicago
Richton Roads
Air One
Greg Rambo
Rambo
Peggy Shannon
Will County Animal Control Department
Shannon
Will County Sheriff's Police
Peter Haas
Haas
Balmoral
Crete
David Wallace
Parkview School
Judy Jackson
Parkview
Will County Sheriffs
Jim Getz
Illinois Department of Natural Conservation Police
Getz
U.S. Department of Agriculture
John Q
Illinois
Mike Brown
Brookfield Zoo
Brown
Seniors donate Christmas gifts to Honduran relief effort
In Park Forest, 40 Garden House seniors with fixed incomes donated 600 to aid hurricane victims in Honduras. Residents coordinated bake sale and bazaar funds to fund Christmas activities while all agreed to forgo $5 gift certificates for guests and give to relief. Garden House, a 144 resident subsidized complex for seniors 62 and up, celebrated the act as unselfish and heart driven.
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Park Forest
Honduras
Garden House
Olga Athanasoulis
Clara Catlow
Garden House Tenant Association
Jewel Food
Catlow
Bo Lawrence
Lawrence
Crete Opens Doors for Thanksgiving Dinner
Crete hosts its sixth annual Thanksgiving Dinner at the Amvets Hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday open to those in need. Sponsored by Aurelio's Pizza Crete and local groups, organizers ask for fast food and restaurant gift certificates to feed guests immediately. A bus shuttle links Chicago Heights and Thornwood areas for attendees.
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Crete
Crete Amvets
Aurelio
Pascale
Luke
Chicago Heights
S. Halsted St
Thornwood House
Thornwood
University Park
Respond Now
Emerald St
Aurelio’s Pizza
Crete Lions Club
Crete Chamber of Commerce
Crete Kiwanis Club
Paula Pascale
Tax plan details for District 227 1998 budget adopted
The District 227 budget shows an education fund of 18.34 million for 1998, a 5.2 million increase from 1996, funded mainly by property taxes that cover 80 percent of expenditures. Bond and interest funds decline by 3.5 million, social security drops to 300 thousand, and Illinois municipal retirement falls to 300 thousand. The district plans 40.2 million in total expenditures for 1998-99 and sets non resident tuition at 9334.29, with the budget open for 30 days prior to adoption.
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Education
Illinois
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Huang
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Kenneth J. DePaolo Jr
Franklin Shuftan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
U.S
U.S.P.S
Poli
Country Mutua Insurance Company
Bloomington
Insurance Group
Bob Smith
Dixie Hwy
Homewood
Gateway Learning Center
Downtown Park Forest
Rich South High School
Eliot Mosby
Rich South
Eliot
Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Michigan State
Harvard University
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