Park Forest Labor Day Run Shines Despite Heat
Teen wheelchair contender Wix joined 750 entrants in the first Park Forest scenic mile race. Spectators offered ice and water as runners passed sprinklers and a Bach Mozart string quartet. Village officials kicked off the event, with 630 finishers and awards at the clock tower. Wix, who uses a brace or crutches, praised the race and mutual respect among athletes.
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Marneke
Wix
Wis
Park Forest
Abbey Medical
Forest Park
Mam
Race Village
Mayer Singerman
Victory and
Western
Bach
Mozart
Howie Silver
Jenny Krischunas
Somonauk Park
Shabbona
Plaza
Singerman
Mary Lubertozz
Rudolph Lachmann
James Marzuki
John
Sue LaRue to Be Honored at Holy Trinity Service
Sue LaRue, Holy Trinity youth group member, will be honored during Sunday worship at 4:90 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Matteson Crawford Avenue and Linden Wood Drive. She is named among distinguished American high school students by the New Noner Society, backed by 58 colleges.
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Amday Church
Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Crawford Avenue
Lindenwood Drive
Matteson
Sue LaRue
Holy Tv
Holy Trinity
Park Forest Singers Plan Fall Program
Park Forest trustees approved a 1420 subsidy to the Park Forest Singers for the coming season. Directed by Sandra Chabot, rehearsals are underway for a November Handel program and four concerts include Brahms and Mozart works, Strauss and Carmina Burana with ballet. The grant covers part of expenses as the group runs subscription and fundraising campaigns.
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Park Forest
Enrichment Program Opens at Faith United Church
Faith United Protestant Church at 10 Hemlock Park Forest offers an after school enrichment program for grades 1 through 6, starting next week. JoAnn Samuels directs two daily activities with a snack, including Monday creative drama and handcrafts, and Wednesday mixed media dance and music. The $20 per Monday or Wednesday series or $40 for both covers participation. registration forms are at the church office and JoAnn Samuels is the contact.
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Faith United Protestant Church
Hemlock
Park Forest
JoAnn Samuels
Rage
Etel Billig
Knotting
Macame
Louise Parks
Doris Hays
Martha Bramlette
Hsu
Community Relations Meeting Set by Park Forest Board
The Park Forest board of trustees community relations committee will meet Saturday at 9 a.m. in the village hall to discuss a uniform model housing ordinance. The ordinance was referred to the committee by the village human relations commission and came from the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities in Chicago. The group aims to standardize fair housing policies in the Chicago area. Committee members are Trustees John Goodrich, Peggy Glassford and James Marzuki. The meeting is open to the public.
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Park Forest Board of Trustees
Village Human Relations Commission
Leadership Council For Metropolitan
Chicago
Greater
Chigo
John Goodrich
Peggy Glassford
James Marzuki
Crete-Monee District 2010 teachers strike closes schools
Crete Monee District 2010 remains closed as 75 percent of 30 teachers join a strike after an 87 percent vote authorizing walkout. Negotiations with the board were set for tonight amid costed package demands, with district security and legal fees cited as escalating concerns.
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Carolyn Pressler
Crete Monee
Dorothy Brady
Crete-Monee Education Association
MEA
Board weighs two school closings in tense meeting
At a special session the board debated closing McEldowney and Coggleshall schools. Patrus requested data from Superintendent Schlenker for Tuesday’s meeting as critics pressed the board to act. Residents urged firm decisions while McEldowney vowed to fight for his stance until the 26th.
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Patras
Jacob Schlenker
McEldowney and Coggleshall
McEldowney
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Joseph Wall
Lst
Richton Park
Richard Labus
Richard Halteck
Daniel Mackiewicz
Labus
Halteck
Mackiewice
Goodrich
Sue
Ilinois
South Suburban
Park Forest Singers
Meena
Sogacaer
Plor
CMEA
Brady
Bruce Setchell
Setchell
Setchel
Bruce Mackey
John G. Savage
Richard Struthers
Struthers
MHS
Board of Education
James Hill
Philip Mendelsohn
Wesley Barnes
Leonard R. Rothbard
Indiana
Huth
Coggeshall
Robert Bates
Iday
Kirsch
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