Homewood Acres Deannexation Vote Reverses at SCSCR
South Cook Schools Committee on Reorganization reversed a prior denial and moved to allow Homewood Acres residents in Bremen District 228 to deannex and join Homewood Flossmoor District 233. The August 27 vote was 6-5 against, then 7-3 in favor after new financial impact information emerged. District 228 officials were absent, inviting criticism of interpreted nonchalance toward the outcome.
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Anita Pfeifer
South Cook Schools Committee On
SCSCR
Homewood Acres
Bremen Community High
Homewood-Flossmoor
District 228
Mary Larkin
Ian Mac Ritchie
Betty Witte
Denise Rutkowski
James Terry
David Barr
Michael Herlihey
Diane Kessler
District 228 Opposes Homewood Acres Deannexation
District 228 board members oppose the Homewood Acres deannexation and will send a formal letter of displeasure to the committee. The group will consult its attorney to explore redress while Judy Reynolds and Larry Reynolds, spokespeople for the Homewood Acres side, express mixed feelings about the decision. Judy Reynolds attended in a last-ditch effort to sway the committee before pursuing Article 7 deannexation under the Illinois School code.
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District 228
Homewood Acres
Board of Education
Judy
Larry Reynolds
Judy Reynolds
Referendum Talked On School Deannex Homewood Acres Plan
Budget official McGee notes efforts to cut costs and proposes discussing a referendum. Fifteen students from Homewood Acres attend Hillcrest High in District 228 while others go to Homewood Flossmoor High. SCSCR must submit its final report to ISBE by Sept 30 for review. If approved, changes would start July 1 1988 and be voted on in April 1987.
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Homewood Acres
Flossmoor
Homewood- Flossmoor High School
Hillcrest High School
Hillcrest
SCSCR
Illinois State Board of Education
ISBE
William McGee
Charles Ploszek
Judith Piech
Rose
Prairie State College trustees approve 1986 87 budget levy
The Prairie State College board approved its 1986 87 budget and tax levy with Trustee Michael Monteleone voting for a budget for the first time in years. The college faces a 829000 deficit if revenues meet projections and fully expends the budget. The proposed levy of 2999700 is 9.8 percent higher but only takes effect if a 10 percent rise in assessed valuation occurs, which has not happened in years. Monteleone warned against debt while McGee urged seeking undiscovered resources.
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Karin Meyer
Prairie State College Board of Trustees
Michael Monteleone
Prairie State
Ation
Monteleone
Caspers Trial Fight Over Wunderlich Testimony
Caspers attorney John DeRose pressed to impeach Wunderlich during the trial, arguing Caspers was shot by two black men who burst from a building. DeRose’s handling drew repeated admonitions from Judge Holderman, who warned he had never seen such trial tactics.
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Caspers
John DeRose
Wunderlich
DeRose
Holderman
Expo Drama Group Schedule Opens Weekend Event
The expo by the Drama Group runs 7 and 8 p.m. tomorrow with Saturday ceremonies at 10 a.m. music by Homewood Flossmoor high school band. Ronald McDonald visits at 10:30 a.m. across from Prairie State. An aerobics demo by the Chicago Health club at 1 p.m. Seminars cover business investments and hiring practices.
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Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Ronald McDonald
McDonald
197Th
Halsted
Prairie State
Chicago Health Club
Bonnie Ferneau
B.K. Ferneau, Inc
Bruce Buttle
New York Life Insurance Company
Connie Brouillette
Milton Vondorf
University Park
Ken Jenero
Julian Schreiber
Park Forest and Olson Olympia Fields FOP Contracts Update
Matteson signed an agreement with the FOP this summer. Olympia Fields police say the force is too small to compel negotiations. Park Forest contract remains in the negotiating process.
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Park Forest
Matteson
Olympia Fields Police
FOP
Olympia Fields
Zoning changes spark debate on auto service uses in Matteson
The plan commission debated permitting an auto service store at a Main street and Route 30 site for a quick oil change business. The owner argued small scale, low odor, and underground waste storage. the commission refused to add auto service to allowed uses, prioritizing residential area protections while noting auto service has been a traditional special use.
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Main Street
Route 30
Commission
Renee Freudenheim
Matteson
Ralph Coglianese
Coglianese
Plan Commission
John Backus
Backus
Suburban tourism tax plan faces local opposition
Water argued against a new tax to fund motel and hotel driven tourism in the south suburbs. Skarla countered that tourists would pay the tax, not local taxpayers. Trustee Roger Bledsoe joined the critique, proposing use of existing regional programs instead.
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Skarla
Roger Bledsoe
Officials discuss tourism and city projects
SKARLA argued against imposing a tax citing lack of time to develop a new tourism industry and need for specialized expertise. The board approved resolutions for motor fuel tax sidewalk work, a subrogation agreement with First National Bank of Chicago Heights, and a new police and fire alarm system.
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Skarla
First National Bank of
Chicago Heights
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