Residents press for community recreation facility plan
A standing room crowd at Richton Park village work session urged trustees to back a plan by the Community Action Council to buy and renovate Olympic Skate World at 4645 Sauk Trail as a community center. Spokesman Steve Dudley cited funding from grants and private sources while council members seek government help and a feasibility study.
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Richton Park
Community Action Council
Olympic Skate World
Sauk Trail
Meadow Lakes Estate
Steve Dudley
Dudley
Cynthia Butler
Park Department
Butler
Matteson votes on residency rule referendum in April election
Matteson residents will vote to keep or repeal the 1994 residency ordinance affecting police firefighters and other village employees. The village board approved placing a referendum on the April 2000 ballot with Trustee Imoukhuede pushing the measure, opposed by President Stricker and Trustee Graham-Zahn.
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Matteson
Matteson Village Board
Joseph Perozzi
Emmanuel Imoukhuede
Dale Graham
Imoukhuede
Mark Stricker
Stricker
Denise Graham-Zahn
Graham-Zahn
Expo Spotlights 23 Local Firms At Lincoln Mall
The Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a community expo featuring 23 local businesses from Matteson Olympia Fields Richton Park Park Forest and University Park. The event runs Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Lincoln Mall with family activities, a McGruff dog visit face painting clowns raffles from noon and a $500 shopping spree grand prize. Attendance is expected near 10 000 as vendors report rapid registrations amid a dragon display at the mall.
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Matteson
Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce
Olympia Fields
Richton Park
Park Forest
University Park
Lincoln Mall
Lata Conjeevaram
McGruff
Carson Pirie Scott
JC Penney
Oke Navy
Sears
Chamber
Georgia O’neill
MACC
Brian Knutson
Majo
Richton Park considers special permit for home day care on Richton Square Road
Richton Park Village Board reviewed a special use permit request from Eric and family to open a small home day care at Richton Square Road and Steger Road. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved with conditions, noting the Bryants operated without a local home occupation license. DCFS licenses the facility for nine children ages 6 weeks to 12 years and requires proof of licensing before village registration.
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Richton Park
Richton Square Road
Regan Stockstell
Planning and Zoning Commission
Eric Bryan
Steger
Eric Bryant
Park Forest
Department of Children and Family Services
Bryant
DCFS
Bryants
Stockstell
Sauk Trail
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Glaser Park
Laura Frost
Scot Allen
Carey Morgan Monaghan
Dave Monaghan
Denise Monaghan
Phil Fase
Sue Carlson
Ann Kash
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