Fire Prevention Week Set With Nationwide Great Escape Drill
Fire officials urge residents to prepare home escape plans as alarms sound citywide at 6 p.m. on October 7 for the first Great Escape drill. Illinois officials report 256 fire deaths last year, 136 in Cook County, with 52 fire fatalities in Cook County so far this year. Will County saw three fire deaths last year and one so far this year. Homer Township reports rarely more than three serious fires annually, while Harvey has logged 1,312 fire-related calls since January, 178 of them serious structures.
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Cook County
Juliann Heminghous
Will County
Heminghaus
Marty Rafaez
Homer Township
Harvey
Charles Jackson
Fire prevention drives kids education in Illinois fire prevention trends
Fire departments in south suburbs expand programs beyond stop drop and roll to address child curiosity with matches. In Illinois between 1992 and 1996 over 8,450 fires were started by children, causing 69 deaths and 815 firefighter injuries, highlighting rising child triggered fire risk.
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Mediator Brought In For Rich Township 227 Talks
A federal mediator joined Rich Township High School District 227 negotiations Thursday as the district and the Rich Township Education Association seek a new contract. Talks since June saw progress on about a third of 21 issues including stipends for new duties and studying the impact of distance learning. Both sides met for nearly five hours with a settlement in mind, though leaders caution talks remain delicate.
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Rich Township
Ron Kwiatt
Teacher’s Association
Rich Township High School Education Association
Kwiatt
Brian Knutson
Knutson
Police near filing charges in Richton Park murder case
Richton Park police say they are close to filing murder charges in the death of Cook County sheriff's deputy Janice Stone-Norrington 47 found shot in her basement. Her husband Paul Norrington 46 and the couple's teenage son were held for 72 hours but not named suspects.
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Cook County
Janice Stone-Norrington
Paul Norrington
Stone Norrington
Michael John Lane
James van Schepen
Stone-Norrington
Chicago
van Schepen
Norrington
Mega auto mall set to open first lot November First
Miller Consolidated plans a November first opening for Dave Miller Buick at the new 119 acre mega auto mall at I 57 and Lincoln Highway. A grand opening is slated for November 16 with six dealerships and a mega used car lot.
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Chuck Babec
Miller Consolidated
Dave Miller
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Tinley Park
Village Plan Commission
Haldane
Plan Commission
Interstate 57
Lincoln Highway
Tutoring program planned by Olympia Fields group at Rich Central
The Enhancement Organization of Olympia Fields seeks volunteers to pair with Rich Central High School students for subject tutoring and project guidance. Led by Beverly Sokol and Susan Ormsby, the program aims to support both remedial and high achievers, with space provided by Rich Central and outreach to nearby communities. Five volunteers have expressed interest. contact Beverly Sokol at (708) 748-1094 for details.
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Emic Matters
Sokol
Susan Ormsby
Ormsby
von Mansfield
Mansfield
ECOF
Theo Fowles
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