CSSMTD Trustees Hit Delays in Highliner Upkeep
CSSMTD board demands action on peeling paint and slow Highliner production. Simmons cites ICG repaint gaps, only 3 of 32 new cars arrived, potential $50 daily fines for Bombardier delays, and calls for high level talks to restart repainting and delivery. Officers were re elected with Dalton chairing, Whalen vice chair, Roth secretary, Harrison treasurer.
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
ICG
Regional Transportation Authority
Simmons
Harvey
Lebanon
Viet Nam
Bombardier
Dalton
Daniel Hughes
Charles LaBlanc
Barton-Aschman Associates
Homewood
C. Robert Whalen
Hazel Crest
Joseph P. Roth
Park Forest
Bert Fowler
Richton Park
Robert D. Harrison
Matteson
Frank Elliot
Flossmoor
Elliot
Harrison
George Chlebicki
Dixmoor
Jury double trial tours murder scene in East Chicago Heights
Two juries in the double murder case visited the crime scene in East Chicago Heights then returned to court for cross examination. The proceedings involve Dennis Williams Willie Rainge Kenneth Adams and Paula Gray in a complex case including murder kidnapping rape and perjury charges tied to the death of Larry Lionberg and the murder and rape of Carol Schmal.
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Kenneth Adams
Dennis Williams
Willie Rainge
Cook County
Chicago Heights
Paula Gray
Carol Schmal
Glenwood
Miss Schmal
Larry Lionberg
Harvey
Deer Creek
U.S
Lionberg
Embassy Lane
Senator Lane
East Chicago Heights
Hammond Lane
Archie Weston
Clark
Halsted
Homewood
Clemente Mireles
Jack Davis
Health Officials Fall Short of Goal In Stauffer Probe
Federal and state health officials interviewed fewer than half the expected number of people in Chicago Heights after the August 18 Stauffer Chemical plant explosion. The study by Illinois Department of Public Health, NIOSH, and CDC aimed to reach about 400 exposed individuals. only 165 participated by phone from a local fire station. Two died and dozens were hospitalized as exposure concerns arose.
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Chicago Heights
Stauffer Chemical Company
Illinois Department of Public Health
National Institute of Occupational Safety
NIOSH
U.S. Center For Disease Control
District 159 Objects To Town House Project
The Elementary School District 159 board objected to the Kaufman and Broad town house plan for 475 units plus 109 single-family homes in Woodgate Matte son citing potential overcrowding at Woodgate School. President Thomas Scheel urged the Northwestern Illinois Planning Commission to weigh negative community effects and preserve balance with single-family housing.
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Board of Education of Elementary School District 159
Kaufman & Broad
Woodgate
Matteson
Thomas Scheel
Woodgate School
Richton Park Plans four-flat apartments eyed in Lakewood
Richton Park plan commission reviewed a preliminary plan for a four building six flat apartment complex in Lakewood Manor Unit 11 along Thomas Drive. Developer Jackman Construction agreed to add sod and two trees, with 12 parking spaces per unit, and landscaping between residential and commercial zones with a possible fence. storm sewer location to be verified before construction after conditions set for a October 24 submission.
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Richton Park Plan Commission
Lakewood
Robert Jackman
Jackman Construction Corporation
Thomas Drive
Burnside
Lakewood Manor
Lakewood Bowling Lanes
Peter Cioni
John Minder
Apple Picking Time Takes The Spotlight In Inside Magazine
The Star highlights U-pick apples in Inside magazine with a cover feature on today’s Apple Picking Time. Park Forest teen Cathy Denmead ranks in the Top Ten at two national horse shows, with a page 29 profile. South suburban housing options are summarized in the Fall Show ing of Homes on page 39.
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Inside Magazine
Park Forest
Cathy Denmead
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Chicago South Suburban Mass Transit District
Cssmtd
George Simmons
Randolph
Barton-Aschman
Miss Gray
Charles McCraney
Stauffer
Walter Dunne
Scheel
James McCabe
Richton Planners Eye Apartment Complex
Commission
Douglas Nyhns
Today In the Star
Cese Asasaansas Sneenenenee
Savernersees
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