County Map Re-draw Aims for Diverse City Suburb Districts
The Chicago Urban League and MALDEF propose five African American and two Hispanic super district maps for Chicago and suburbs. District 5 would cover much of the south suburbs including Robbins, Dixmoor, Harvey, Matteson, Olympia Fields, Chicago Heights and Ford Heights, with boundaries near 99th Street, Chicago Heights, Dalton, and Matteson. Debates focus on boundaries, city versus suburb influence, and potential court challenges as multiple groups submit competing maps.
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Chicago Urban League
Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Schumann
South Suburbs
Chicago
Robbins
Dixmoor
Markham
Harvey
Phoenix
Matteson
Olympia Fields
Chicago Heights
Ford Heights
99Th Street
Dalton
Divorce case cites long abuse in Ullrich and Fox split
Fox, a Matteson Walgreens pharmacy technician, sought protection after her divorce from Ullrich citing extreme mental cruelty and repeated harassment. Police reports describe about 10 harassing calls, a threat-filled call posing as a loss prevention agent, and prior threats of great bodily harm at work and home as part of a dangerous pattern.
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Ullrich
Fox
Matteson Walgreens
Park Forest
Bedrosian
Labor Day meaning persists amid money focus says experts
Elder Bettenhausen comments on aging and work while Chicago labor leaders insist Labor Day honors workers and safety. Don Turner notes 1882 origins with Peter McGuire and Grover Cleveland’s 1894 holiday law. Montalvo and Lerner add that significance endures but three day weekends draw focus away.
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Bettenhausen
Don Turner
Chicago Federation of Labor
Peter J. McGuire
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
America
New York City
Grover Cleveland
Turner
Peter McGuire
Francisco Montalvo Jr
Chicago
Champaign-Urbana University of Illinois
Saul Lerner
Purdue University
Noise complaints swirl around World Music Theatre ruling
The Illinois Pollution Control Board ordered sound monitoring at World Music Theatre earlier this year, with a stay granted by the Illinois Appellate Court in May. Village administrator Dubruiel cites ongoing noise issues linked to a July John Mellencamp flood victims concert and ongoing scrutiny as officials await appellate action.
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Illinois Pollution Control Board
World Music Theatre
The
World
Illinois Appellate Court
John Mellencamp
Dubruiel
James Malecky
Malecky
Aerosmith
Incinerator project proposal faces court challenge
A $300 million waste to energy facility planned for 133rd Street and Kedzie Avenue moves forward with a fixed $48.50 per ton price and annual inflation, while cities avoid minimum or maximum trash pledges. Environmentalists seek to overturn an Illinois Pollution Control Board ruling, arguing the contract is premature after decades of opposition since 1988.
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Page Alergy
133Rd Street
Kedzie Avenue
U.S
Illinois Pollution Control Board
International field set for Roscoe race showdown
Jeff Jacobs of Roscoe Illinois a two time champion ranked eighth in the world in 1992 leads a strong field joining Dan Held of Wisconsin the 1992 runner up along with Kip Kimeli Gideon Matyusa and Eddy Hellebuyck from Belgium. Cindy James Regina Joyce Anne Hare and local veterans Warren Utes and Joanne Cummings round out the likely contenders for this event.
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Jeff Jacobs
Roscoe
Ill
Dan Held
Wisconsin
Kip Kimeli
Kenya
Gideon Matyusa
United States
Belgium
Eddy Hellebuyck
Chicago
Park Forest
Cindy James
Regina Joyce
Ireland
Anne Hare
New Zealand
Warren Utes
Joanne Cummings
Tinley Park
Adults return to classes to seek better lives
The piece profiles older students returning to college, noting motivations, financial aid, and support at Saint Xavier University Governors State University and South Suburban College. It highlights experiences of adult learners like Sheila O Neill Ora Jones and Evelene Brown as they balance family and careers while pursuing degrees and career changes.
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Margarete Johnson Stephens
Beth Gierach
Saint Xavier University
Saint Xavier
Gierach
Shelia O’neill
O’neill
Bill Craig
Governors State University
GSU
Dallas
Midway
Governors State
Ora Jones
Flossmoor
Jones
Governors
South Suburban College
Jane Stocker
SSC
Evelene Brown
South Suburban
Brown
Signs of domestic violence reviewed after Fox death
Crisis Center for South Suburbia in Tinley Park outlines a physical abuse scale from throwing objects to weapon threats. The center notes escalation patterns and urges victims to call its 24 hour hotline (708) 335-3028 for help with housing, utilities, parenting programs, and court advocacy during divorce proceedings.
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Fox
Crisis Center For
South Suburbia
Tinley Park
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William Filan
Cook County Board
Richard Phelan
Filan
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Frankfort
Lerner
Purdue
American Heart Association
Consumer Information Center Department
KO Pueblo
Colorado
Public Service
Consumer Information Center
U. S. General Services Administration
Monee Fireman's Park
Farmer’s Market
Richton Park
Illinois
Richton
Lubi
Sql
Americ
Ameria
Mareen
Eese
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