Federal mediator enters negotiations on Dist 201 0 pact
Union representatives for Crete Monee District 201 0 and the School Board agreed to bring contract talks to a federal mediator. Both sides report several major issues remain unresolved after negotiations began in April. The district serves Crete Park Forest Monee and University Park.
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Crete-Monee
Jack Slaybaugh
Slaybaugh
Crete
Park Forest
Monee
University Park
Crete-Monee Teachers Association
Sue Rudy
CMEA
Janitor charged in $15 000 theft at Park Forest Bank
Tommie King, 31, a janitor at the Bank of Park Forest, is charged with felony theft after about $15,000 vanished from a teller drawer. Police say $10,243 was found at a friend's Chicago Heights home and $1,220 recovered from the same location. The theft occurred between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday when the drawer, left in front of a holding safe, was locked in the safe.
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Chicago Heights
Bank of
Park Forest
Tommie King
13Th St
King
Park Forest man pleads not guilty on sales tax charges
Park Forest resident Sukhdev Singh 32 of 23439 S Western Ave pleaded not guilty on Sept 28 to felony charges for failing to file Illinois sales tax returns from July 1986 to July 1987. Prosecuted by the Illinois Attorney General’s office, the case stems from ownership of two gas stations in Chicago and Chicago Heights with an Oct 31 court date set.
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Park Forest
Illinois
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Park Forest marks 40th anniversary with historical notes
Forty years ago this week Park Forest residents saw elections of American Veterans Committee officers Robert Schwartz William Davidon William Barr and Walter Landauer. A village map by Homer Wolf could be bought from Mrs George Anderson for 10 cents. The Steger Theater offered Song of India starring Turhan Bey Sabu and Gail Russell. The Green Diamond Inn invited guests to dine at Sauk Trail underpass Richton Park. Local residents weighed in on dogs in town and nylon curtains while police investigated suspicious activity at Norwood and Forest Boulevards. This anniversary series is prepared by Magne B Olson of the Park Forest Historical Society.
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Robert Schwartz
William Davidon
William Barr
Walter Landauer
Park Forest
American Veterans Committee
Homer Wolf
George Anderson
Birch St
Steger Theater
Turhan Bey
Sabu
Gail Russell
Green Diamond Inn
Sauk Trail
Richton Park
Cook County
W. A. Denslow
Elm St
Dean Wyatt
Western Ave
Norwood
Forest Boulevards
Homewood
Magne B. Olson
Dinosaurs Stamp Day Draws Park Forest Kids
Park Forest Post Office and Public Library teamed with the Stamp Club for a one day event selling dinosaur stamps at the library. Over 300 children and parents attended. about 200 stamps were sold for roughly $300, with $200 in stamp collecting sets given away.
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Carol Dorsett
Judy Krapil
Park Forest
Laurens Grant
U.S. Postal Service
Illinois
Earth
Park Forest Post Office
Public Library
Stamp Club
Mark Cramer
Cramer
Matteson Plan Commission schedules hearings and meetings
The Matteson Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on a zoning code amendment on Oct. 12 and a regular meeting on Oct. 19. The commission normally meets the first and third Thursdays each month at 7 30 p.m.
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Matteson Plan Commission
Big Fires Start Small Official Week Focus
Park Forest joins National Fire Prevention Week observances stressing fire safety education for children with emphasis on match and lighter safety. Officials warn that children playing with fire causes deaths and that adults can enable risk by leaving matches accessible, urging early education and secure handling.
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Park Forest Fire Department
Michael Wheeler
Park Forest
Wheeler
Warren G Harding
Chicago
National Fire Protection Association
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Matteson
the Star
Homewood-Flossmoor
Hazel Crest-Country Club Hills
Crete University Park
Matteson-Richton Park
Norman A. Rosinski
Lester G. Sons
Jes S. Meidell
Manu
Chicago Sun-Times
Newspa
Otto Boulevard
P. O. Box 187
U. S
Rost
Lincoln Mall
Optical
Herzberg Optical
Corsons
Lincoln Hwy
Waverly
Ron Welch
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