Jackson urges unity against hate in South Suburbs
Congressman says hate crimes are rare in the South Suburbs due to daily brotherhood and unity. He recalls a cross burning near a church led to reconciliation, praises faith leaders for standing together, and stresses moving from racial tensions to economic and spiritual advancement through better schools, lower taxes, and higher quality of life.
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Jackson
South
New Christian Valley
Full Gospel Baptist Church
Oak Forest
Donald Gluckman
Anshe Sholom
Homewood
Harvey
Viaduct Flood Barriers Seek 110000 Project Funding
Public works assistant Wanda Tippie notes a $110,000 project to improve viaduct safety with an 80 percent federal grant from SSMMA. State Rep. Renee Kosel has secured $40,000 from the Illinois First program. Denman and Hancock Engineering will supply traffic studies and flood data as SSMMA requests more information about frequent floods and past accidents under the viaducts.
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Wanda Tippie
Denman
Hancock Engineering
SSMMA
Tippie
Renee Kosel
R-New Lenox
Illinois First
Governors Highway
U.S. Route 30
Sauk Trail
Halloween event details and village safety updates
The village outlines a family Halloween festival with rides and a $5 fee per family and discusses trick or treat hours from 2 to 7 p.m. A Neighborhood Watch program has begun with monthly meetings and a Citizen Patrol Academy planned for spring 2000. Officials propose videotaping Christmas decorations for Channel 10, report that a new water plan is under construction, and note all fire hydrants have been painted. ADA accessibility questions prompt action to arrange a Chicago presentation, while traffic concerns near Poplar Street exit may lead to stoplights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novak
Chris Limas
James VanSchepen
VanSchepen
Citizen Patrol Academy
Joe Commerford
Channel 10
Commerford
Mike Conley
Chicago
Marquart
Village Board
Rudolph Banovich
Bill Crowley
Cicero
Poplar Street
Meadow Lakes
Crowley
Banovich
Erosion Control Talk Highlights Community Efforts
Landscape speaker Stowe urged targeted, cost effective methods to curb stream bank erosion. Richard Mariner, committee coordinator, cited Butterfield Creek as a long standing problem and noted 15 years of greener stabilization techniques. The regional effort began in 1983 across Homewood Flossmoor Matteson Richton Park Olympia Fields Glenwood and Chicago Heights.
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Stowe
Richard Mariner
Butterfield Creek
Mariner
Homewood
Flossmoor
Matteson
Richton Park
Olympia Fields
Glenwood
Chicago Heights
Bloomvale Cemetery Unearthed On Chicago Heights Tour
Chicago Heights officials reveal Bloomvale Cemetery unearthed during 1980s trash dumping by mob boss Albert Tocco. About 333 burial permits list names and causes of death, with open records showing ethnic diversity and infant fatalities. A historic tour on Saturday invites public registration and contact with the library and mayor’s office.
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Bloomvale Cemetery
Chicago Heights
Bloomvale
Barbara Paul
Chicago Heights Public
Angelo “Sam” Ciambrone
the Heights
East End Avenue
Albert Tocco
27Th Street
Paul
Dominic Candeloro
City Hall
Joseph Cordeck
Lucy
Elmer O. Martin
Nurzio Matrango
Anna Matz
Ciambrone
Presbyterian
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Conley
Jerry Marquart
Springfield
Roofing, Inc
Holbrook RD
Sse Peers Residential
Jim Pecora
Starnewspapers.com
Tocco Dump
Mary Compton
Elizabeth Booth
Eeeeee
Bloom
Rich
Thornton
Bremen
Orland
Palos Worth
Romanoff & Dickett Ltd
Martin Avenue
Illinois
Hollinger I Park Forest
Star Publications
159Th St
Tinley Park
Franmin Shuftan
Kono
Audit Bureau of Circulations
U.S
U.S.P.S
Holden Park
Homan Avenue
North Street
Lester
Matteson Police Department
Main St
Main
Homan
North St
Sales Center
American Heart Association
Sun
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