Family of Richton Park burn victim sues hospital
The family of Almon Heastie sued Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center and two staff members claiming medical malpractice after Heastie, found burned and strapped to a gurney in Richton Park, suffered severe burns and complications while in emergency care. Heastie remained in serious condition at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood with ongoing surgeries and pneumonia recovery.
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Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center
Almon Heastie
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood
Olympia Fields Osteopathic
Heastie
Richton Park
Thomas Cunningham
Loyola
Cunningham
Roberts
Edward Nielsen
Nielsen
Olympia Fields
Kevin Heastie
Rosetta
Community service kickoff at Village Hall event
Service participants gathered at the Village Hall at 9 a.m. to kick off a celebration with multiple groups joining in community projects. Creekside Homeowner’s Association sponsored linens and towels for St. Lawrence O'Toole Public Action to Deliver Shelter, while Sigma Gamma Rho sponsored a clothing drive and area churches organized home repair tasks for seniors and disabled residents. The Rotary Club led a cleanup along the preservation trail.
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Creekside
St. Lawrence O’toole Catholic Church
Rotary Club
College Prep Program helps students plan for college life
Crete resident Burrell leads a weekly College Prep Program at Rich East High School to teach researching colleges choosing a major time management and resisting peer pressure. The course runs Wednesdays 7 to 830 pm with 40 registration and ends with a scholarship for Best Prepped for College.
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Burrell
Crete
Homewood- Flossmooor
Crete-Monee
Rich South
Rich Central High School
Rich East
Fraternity
Kappa Alpha Psi
University of Iowa
Prairie State approves funds for health fitness center project
Prairie State College District 515 trustees unanimously voted to fund the college portion of a health recreation and fitness complex with existing tax bonds. PSC will contribute 2 million toward construction with Park District and St James Hospital funding the rest. The center will be built on PSC property and run by the hospital, with no tax increase to the public. The board also approved 592,044 in limited tax bonds to cover a Health Education Center overrun, bringing total project cost to 5.6 million due to a tight construction market.
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Prairie State College District 515
PSC
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights Park District
Jim Troutman
Park District
College
Troutman
E. Timothy Lightfield
Jeff Stonkoski
Lincoln Architects
Stonkoski
Strike standoff over teacher contract at Rich South High
Knutson said union response to the proposal was unsatisfactory. Kwiatt detailed conflicts as teachers seek a 15.7 percent raise over three years, opposed to a 10 percent offer. Dispute grows over pay for an extra class, pilot block scheduling, retirement benefits, and summer counselor pay. Negotiations stalled, with October mentioned as a past struggle.
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Knutson
Kwiatt
Rich South High School
Wish Race 5K Event Seeks Global Runners and Local Support
Fees and sponsorships fund the event cost with profits donated to Make A Wish. The Dash attracts runners from England, 12 states, and five countries. Local businesses like The Chicago Dough Co and LaSalle Bank participate. The day starts 8 a.m. with the Youth Mile and 9 a.m. 5K from Village Hall. All finishers get medals. age-group trophies for 5-6 to 13-14. Wave starts protect younger runners. Residents and businesses are invited to join.
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Winterhoff
England
Addi
Chicago Dough Co
LaSalle Bank
Great American Bagel
Bob’s Hot Dog Wagon
Primo’s Pizza & Pasta
Sauk Trail
Riddering
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Courtney Tarver
William Dewberry
Bill Yarborough
Yarborough
Star
Mary Camp Huth
Anthony Baker
Park Forest
Takkiia Stokes
Prairie State College
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Hollinger” Park Forest
Star Publications
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Tinley Park
Ian A. Rosinski
Franklin Shuftan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
U.S
U.S.P.S
Chicago Heights
Illinois
American Heart Association
Stroke
Country Mutual Insurance Company
Country Life Insurance Company
Bloomington
Country Companies Insurance Group
Bob Smith
Dixie Hwy
Homewood
Cook County
Mary E. Pierce
Pueblo
Consumer Information Center
Gsa
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