Sun-Times buys Williams Press. Williams family era ends
The Chicago Sun-Times owners, Page-led investors, acquire Williams Press Inc in a deal tied to a broader Chicago area expansion. The Williams family founded the Star in 1901 and built a regional network from Chicago Heights to Tinley Park, Oak Forest, and Frankfort-Mokena, marking a historic ownership transition.
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Rupert Murdoch
News-America Publishing Company
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicagoland
Williams Press, Inc
Page
Charles
Bill Williams
Star
Williams
Sun- Times
Peers and Company
Adler and Shaykin
Equitable Capital Management Corporation
Citicorp
Williams Press
the Star
Chicago Heights
John Rugaber
William E. Williams
W. E. Williams
Tribune
Harvey
Tinley Park
Orland Park
Oak Forest
Frankfort-Mokena
Slaying Details Emerge In Apartment Complex Case
A relative described the victim as a young attractive girl with everything going for her. Police identify Inland Property Management of Oak Brook as the owner of the apartment complex involved in the case.
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Inland Property Management of
Oak Brook
Security tips for card fraud and bad checks at Lincoln Mall
Jasinski warns clerks to verify restricted card lists and signatures, call 10 operator for suspicious cards, and cooperate with police without risk. He advises signing cards, keeping cards in sight, not sharing numbers, and checking monthly statements. Walsh adds tips on identifying bad checks, matching IDs, watching for hurried buyers, and undercover officers patrolling Lincoln Mall.
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Jasinski
Richard Walsh
Matteson Police Department
Walsh
Lincoln Mall
Suspect DiLorenzo Led Wide Burglary Ring, Officials Say
Police say DiLorenzo ran a burglary crew influencing 70 break ins and that 40 were cleared after interviews. Other suspects include Craig Sibley, 17, jailed on a $10,000 bond in Markham, with connections to missions at Matteson Discount Records and a pizza parlor in Pulaski Road. Loda acted as lookout for the group. The crew sometimes tunneled through walls to reach neighboring stores and used a distinctive hiking-boot tread.
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Craig E. Sibley
Andrea Drive
Sixth District
Markham
Sibley
Country Club Hills
DiLorenzo
Pulaski Road
Darren J. Loda
Nelson Court
Loda
Commonwealth Edison Company
Dresden
Morris
Miller
Community surveys shape the next school superintendent selection
The board asks residents to rank five superintendent qualifications and five administrative functions by importance and to rate required skills from one to five. Comments spaces are provided. Last week the board approved a 5.3 million tax levy for 1986, up 19 percent from 4.43 million. A public hearing drew no speakers. Board members reviewed district media and library needs with Mariana Benson urging full-time media staff for every building. The IASB resolutions committee recommendations were accepted despite some dissent.
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Mariana Benson
Huth
Illinois Association of School Boards Resolutions Committee
IASB
District 227 approves 1986 tax levy plan
School board last week adopted a resolution setting the district 1986 tax levy. The tort immunity and IMRF levies will be lower than 1985, no life safety levy, and the tag rate should stay largely unchanged aside from an 8.6 percent rise due to equalized assessed valuation. The 1986 aggregate levy estimated to raise by taxation is $10,892,000.
Citywide office defends cooperation with investigators
Walter Wieczorek of Matteson says the full service financial group remains open and cooperative with authorities. The district notes 1985 property taxes totaling 10,026,772 and schedules a public hearing December 15 at Rich South for the 1986 levy. Chinese music and Confucius are briefly mentioned in an unrelated aside.
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Walter Wieczorek
Matteson
Citywide
District 227
Rich South High School
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