Star Wins 10 Awards in Northern Newspaper Contest
The Star newspaper earned three first places and ten total awards in the Northern 11 Newspaper Association annual contest. Top honors included Makeup and Appearance for full size papers and Best Local Column for editorial pages. Tom Houlihan's Thorn ton Fractional South High School piece on the rebel flag last May won the top prize.
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Northern 11 Newspaper Association
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Tom Houlihan Houlihan
Thornton Fractional South High School
DeAngelis accuses Phelan of misusing school funds
State Sen. Aldo DeAngelis of Olympia Fields blasted Cook County Board President Richard Phelan for drawing from three restricted school funds for costs not allowed by law. He cites a 1991 audit and a $342,355 refund demand, saying about $2.7 million is currently diverted from education. A Phelan spokesman calls the charges misleading and notes funds paid for services by the superintendent’s office.
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Olympia Fields
Cook County Board
Richard Phelan
County Board
State Board of Education
Cook County
G.E.D
DeAngelis
Lloyd W. Lehman
veAngelis
Robert Leininger
Phelan
Aldo
Sayse
Homewood extends free leaf pickup through Nov 19
The village funds a leaf pickup program in Homewood through November 19, allowing residents on garbage days to place leaves in paper bags or tater carts without landscape waste stickers. Only leaves are collected. grass clippings, brush, and branches require a sticker.
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Norman Rosinski
Heather Lynn Fabian
Rich Township Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
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Ilinois Press Association
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Carmen Greco
Phil Rockrohr
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Chicago Heights
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Lora Lee Gelles
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Association
Northern Illinois University
James & Sons
Numistrat
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Homewood Public Works Department
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Humana Health Plan, Inc
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