Park Forest Art Fair enters 38th annual edition
Community event showcases artists from near and far with opportunities for buyers and sellers in southern and southwestern suburbs. The special ad section highlights real estate options and local happenings.
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Park Forest
Weekend high school action and area athlete reports
A complete look at this weekend’s high school football action and other tales of area athletes. Circulation Classified 755-3993.
Peotone plans eye Denver for third regional airport
Illinois officials visited Denver International Airport to gain insight for a proposed regional jetport near Peotone. They briefed on public works, noted a possible $2 million FAA study grant, and cited O’Hare 1992 enplanements of 32 million and Denver Stapleton’s 1993 projection of 19.5 million.
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Denver
Peotone
Colorado
Illinois
Federal Aviation Administration
Robert York
Washington, D.C
O’hare
York
Stapleton Airport
Matteson board ponders plaza vacancy and gang issues
At its first monthly workshop the Matteson Village Board discussed solutions for a long vacant Left Bank office plaza on Governors Highway to curb street gang activity. Trustee Michael Perry noted multiple building violations since 1990 despite some improvements.
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Matteson Village
Governors Highway
Lincoln Highway
Daniel Dubruiel
Michael Perry
Longtime District 162 chief dies
Jacob Schlenker Jr. longtime Matteson School District 162 superintendent, died at 67 at his Flossmoor home. Memorial services were held, and he was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Worth. Known for building a strong district foundation over 20 years, he influenced many students and remained active in professional associations. District leaders credit his leadership with shaping recent successes.
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Matteson
Jacob Schlenker Jr
Schlenker
Flossmoor
Holy Sepulchre
Worth
Park Forest
American Association of School Administrators
Northern Illinois District
Reynolds aide sees historic handshake and peace accord signing
Mel Reynolds aide Paul Silver, a Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduate and Capitol Hill staffer, attends the Israel Palestine peace accord signing as a guest. Silver recalls the moment as monumental, witnessing Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat amid a global gathering of leaders and dignitaries.
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Washington, D.C
Homewood
White House
Bill Clinton
Congress
U.S
Mel Reynolds
Dee
Paul Silver
Homewood-Flossmoor
Capitol Hill
Silver
The
Star
Yitzhak Rabin
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Jimmy
Disabled youngsters not ghosts in today’s schools
Patricia Briske reports on inclusion in South Suburban schools like Morton Gingerwood and Jerling Junior High, where disabled students learn alongside peers. Faces, routines, and classroom actions show integration, with aides assisting only as needed and observers noting normalcy in daily activities.
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Morton Gingerwood
Oak Forest
Jerling Junior High School
Orland Park
Michael Gusich
Cindy Smith
Gingerwood
Smith
Brian Aardesma
Jane Kinshaw
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