Blessings shared by families on Thanksgiving across the area
ESDA volunteer Coppens, who lost both legs after an accident in Richton Park, expresses gratitude for recovery, work support from Mi Jack Products, and the chance to walk again with prosthetics. Mary Saletta mourns husband John while praising faith and family support as she raises their two daughters. Patrick James Callahan II, born prematurely, is celebrated as a Thanksgiving miracle with parents crediting Christ Hospital staff and prayers for their first Thanksgiving with Patrick II and his guardian angel in heaven.
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ESDA
Emergency Services Disaster Agency
Traffc
Richton Park
Coppens
Mi-Jack Products
Hazel Crest
Mi- Jack
Mary Saletta
Frankfort
Stephanie
Tiffany
John
Kankakee County
Saletta
Patrick James Callahan II
Oak Forest
Mary Callahan
Jesus
Callahan
Patrick
Christ Hospital and Medical Center
Oak Lawn
Mike
Christ Hospital
Callahans
Patrick II
Village policy on employee substance tests and tax levy update
The policy assigns drug and alcohol testing enforcement to managers and supervisors with procedures for positive results including optional retests and potential job duties changes. It details steps for completing treatment programs, after care, and mandatory random testing for 12 months, while officials review a 1995 proposed tax levy of 2.73 percent increase, with final figures dependent on Cook County tax cap effects and county bills.
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Niemeyer
Timothy Hammond
David Niemeyer
Cook County
Hammond
World management tie with Nederlander plan security changes
World made and World management discuss moving the security office closer to the police station at the theater. They favor a single report form for theater security and Tinley Park police next year and USHERs and guards would wear visible IDs. They consider drug confiscation procedures and mosh pit safety with liability guidance to reduce risk.
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World Management
Tie Soe Coal
Nederlander
Theater Security
Tinley
Policemark
O'Connell
Orlando
Barry accused of long running school theft and fraud
Barry is accused of ordering school computers without authorization then selling them and keeping the proceeds over 11 years. He allegedly submitted false travel expense receipts and forged a $1,200 sales receipt for a computer. He resigned from Rich East and now lives in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry
Raab
State's Attorney’s
New Jersey
Rich East
Tax cap limits Matteson tax hike power to 5 percent
Caglianese notes levy constraints as state law caps limit municipal tax collection to fund demands. The cap prohibits Matteson from raising taxes beyond five percent or the inflation rate, whichever is lower, curbing potential increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caglianese
Matteson
Corrections Correct Dre Dash Date And Project Cost
The Richton Park Drumstick Dash date was corrected from Sunday to Saturday in the Around Town page A-2. A previous last edition error misstated the Monee Market Fair cost and size. the mall will cost 120 million dollars and span 517 acres west of Interstate 57 bisected by Monee Manhattan Road.
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Richton Park
Monee
Monee Market Fair
the Star
Ludeman centers deny downsizing plan amid ARC proposal
Ludeman director Dave Decker says Ludeman and Howe remain open and continue to serve residents as ARC's five year plan proposes phasing out state centers. About 460 people live at Park Forest facility. ARC aims to move residents to community settings, prompting parent groups to defend the institutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Decker
Park Forest
Association For Retarded Citizens
ARC
Howe
Ludeman
Tony Paulauski
Jim Edgar
Department of Mental Health
Paulauski
Edgar
Mental Health Department
Fred Flynn
Ludeman Parents Association
Hazel Shapen
Howe Parents Association For Retarded Citizens
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Park
Pai
Connell
Two World
Carmody
Levy
Imatrix
Heh
Carl
Tut
Ernarians
Dave Faber
Tony Cormier
St. Lawrence O'Toole
Neal Sullivan
Parents Association of Ludeman
Joseph
Sullivan
Bears
Conecen
Fhe Audit Bureau
Ptm
Lakewoo
Mike Gibb
the Homewreckers
U Guyz
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