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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1995
Page
1
Explore natural home decorating ideas with dried flowers, plants, pine cones and similar materials. Fall Showing of Homes continues as Halloween nears and shoppers get ready. The Dimensions section offers kids party ideas for a scary or fun theme. The Business page surveys this year’s costuming trends and favored party favors.
Columnist Tom Houlihan notes a fire burning in a peat bog in Orland Township dating to glacial times. The item appears on Page A-10 with additional preview of next Sunday features and a November TV Close-Up booklet offering a month of television listings.
At a crowded Matteson School District 159 candidate forum incumbents and hopefuls urged votes to continue the current board and staff. Six candidates vie for five seats with four-year terms and one two-year seat. Grammer and Johnson seek four-year terms with Wilkins Jr Schram Norwood Prairie running for other seats.
Thomas Horvath sues Village of Matteson in Cook County Circuit Court seeking about 56000 in actual and punitive damages after his Georgetown Drive home was condemned last July following 31 cats living there. He alleges police and property division replaced locks without notice while a warning sign labeled the residence unfit for human habitation was posted.
Will County judge sentenced Steven Pfiel to natural life in prison after a guilty plea to first degree murder in his brother Roger s death and tied two aggravated sexual assault counts to a plea agreement that spared the death penalty. The case followed Pfiel s July 1993 stabbing of Hillary Norskog and involved a second plea deal.
Richton Park Village Board of Trustees will consider two ordinances Monday. The measure covers a proposed gambling tax revenue sharing with Rosemont and Calumet City tied to riverboat or land based casino facilities. Potential village revenue ranges from about 129 706 to 259 413 based on its 10 528 population.
A 16 year old Park Forest boy admitted gang membership and was sent to Cook County Arthur J Audy Juvenile Detention for part in a burglary of nearly $18 000 from Eastgate. A 14 year old faced juvenile court for robbery tied to another Arrowhead Court burglary. Earlier a 13 year old and an 11 year old Harvey boy admitted breaking into a home for 750 cash. parents paid restitution. The 14 year old allegedly beat the youths for the money and took the girl’s 110. Rumors circulated of large sums kept by a homeowner on Arrowhead Court.
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