Crete Kicks Off Christmas Celebration With Weekend Events
Crete marks its annual Christmas Weekend from Friday to December 6 with a House Walk tour, Williamsburg Place model condos, craft show and bake sale, carriage rides, a Parade of Lights, Breakfast with Santa, and a Magical Day with Father Christmas. Organizers expect 3,000 to 4,000 attendees. Proceeds support local community groups and the shuttle will run from Crete High School during the events.
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Crete
Crete Antique Association
Nancy Johnson
Johnson
Myre
Crete Amvets Hall
Becky Morton
Olde Village
GDCBA
Willard Wood Park Center
Jane Ordanas
Ordanas
Patricia Herbert
Santa
Crete Amvets
Father Christmas
Main Street
Kathy McKinney
Eve and Me
Crete Park
Willard Wood Park
Crete-Monee High School
MEG Funding Strains Suburban Drug Enforcement Network
MEG relies on funding from suburban police departments and state police, with a $2 million appropriation under pressure. Some agencies pay a base plus per capita fee while state police contribute a fixed amount, about 1.3 million, unchanged since MEG’s 1978 creation. Palmer notes concerns that raising MEG funds could shift budgets elsewhere and that state police avoid MEG duties. MEG’s lone successes include a 1991 Erdogan Kurap case and the South Suburban Initiative, though participation dwindles as local departments switch to federal programs or pull personnel. Officials seek legislative action ahead of veto session. Governor Edgar plans no supplemental signing before leaving office.
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MEG
Palmer
OMIEG
Cook County
Almer
Erdogan Kurap
Solid Gold
Chicago Ridge
South Suburban
Flossmoor
Michael Williams
James “Pate” Philip
Elmhurst
Jim Edgar
Fest Holiday Music Festival Sees Growing Attendance
Woods says festival offers Hanukkah and other songs during the Holiday event. Since starting seven years ago the festival has grown annually. The first festival featured a tree lighting and refreshments. About 100 people are expected to attend this year's event.
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Woods
DePaolo Jr and Shuftan in Newsroom Leadership Change
Franklin Shuftan resigns as editor while DePaolo Jr assumes presidency and publisher role prompting organizational realignment within the newspaper. New leadership signals shift in editorial direction and strategy moving forward.
Reverse narcotics sting nets 25 arrests in Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights police and Cook County Sheriffs Police ran a reverse narcotics sting on Arnold Street and Wentworth Avenue from 5 p.m. to midnight, arresting 25 people for attempting to solicit narcotics. Officers posed as dealers. buyers were handed soaps and oregano mistaken for cannabis or cocaine. Twenty vehicles were seized. Names and addresses of those charged on Arnold Street and Wentworth Avenue are listed, including George Garner Jr and Khalifa Ali among others.
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Chicago Heights
Cook County Sheriffs Police
Arnold Street
Wentworth Avenue
Cnett
Robert Pinnow
Pinnow
Pinnecu
Cook County Sheriffs Office
George H. Garner, Jr
Tower Drive
Richton Park
Muhammad I. Ali
Marion Strong
State St
Calumet City
Timothy A. Williams
E. 52Nd St
Gary
Ind
Kenneth J. Troope
E. 88Th Place
Chicago
Kristin D. Faust
W. 188Th St
Country Club Hills
Bryan D. Hill
Saint Ives Lane
Bartholomew R. Dullock
Sherman St
Lansing
Timothy M. Kellams
W. 79Th Place
Dyer
Danielle N. Hardy
Concord Drive
Gregory G. Greene
Baker Ave
Steve Spencer
Woodlawn Drive
Dalton
Trisha A. Fallinski
Wallace St
Steger
Henry Strong
Boston St
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the Star
Hollinger International
Park Forest
Star Publications
159Th St
Tinley Park
DePaolo Jr
Bureau of Circulations
U.S
U.S.P.S
Illinois
Sa EY
Denise Christian
By Phil Faso
Nichols St
Sauk Village
Gary L. Kellams
Arnold P. Wimberly
E. 193Rd St
Glenwood
Nicholas R. Totleben
Walter St
Ryan W. Menard
London Bay
Mokena
Lawrence J. Smith
Sullivan Drive
University Park
Michael L. Derrick
Oakwood Drive
Hazel Crest
Justin M. Nobles
Cambridge Ave
Matteson
Jose F. Castaneda
16Th Place
Darryl J. Basiorka
Andrea Inc
Chicago RD
Derbor
East End Avenue
Orks
216Th Street
Central Pk Ave
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