Unlikely Jamaican Bobsled Team Inspires Big Screen Tale
A crowd pleasing profile traces the rise of Jamaica’s improbable bobsled squad to film adaptation. Prime Time Weekend invites reader responses as Dimensions previews favorite stupid pet trick stories, highlighting lighthearted culture notes and audience participation.
Real learning Let newspaper be a key educational tool
An article promotes using newspapers as an educational resource for school age children, highlighting reading practice critical thinking and current events awareness as essential classroom tools. It suggests teachers parents and librarians collaborate to integrate print media into lessons.
Springfield Correspodent Suggests Vacation Schedule Fix
Diane Ross offers ideas to lawmakers on restructuring legislative calendars to ease vacation planning and reduce need for last minute changes.
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Diane Ross
Food content labels made simpler for readers
A brief note on simplifying the fine print in food content labels, promising easier understanding. Mentions a circulation figure and a classified line with a phone number as context.
Matteson Pards program Stay 'n' Play for youngsters
Matteson Parks and Recreation launches Stay 'n' Play for children 18 months to 8 years. The program runs Tuesdays from 11 30 a m to 12 15 p m at the Matteson Community Center 4450 Oakwood Lane.
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Parks and Recreation Department
James Sharp
Matteson Community Center
Oakwood Lane
Sharp
Coalition fights Robbins incinerator plan in Richton Park
Jeff Tangle and Kevin Leahy of the South Cook County Environmental Coalition urged the Richton Park Village Board to reject Reading Energy Co. plans for a Robbins incinerator. They warned of economic losses, health risks, and toxic emissions including mercury, arguing landfills are sufficient and the project would be a 37 story monument to the South Suburbs.
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Richton Park
Jeff Tangle
Kevin Leahy
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Ford union local rejects offered pact
Ford union locals voted against the national contract while assembly plant workers in Chicago overwhelmingly supported the pact. National approval was 68 percent, retroactive to Sept 20, with local ratification pending. Stamping plant talks may return to bargaining tables as locals await international guidance.
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Ford Motor Co
Chicago Heights
Ford Assembly
Chicago
J.P. Hale
United Auto Workers Local 588
UAW
United Auto Workers
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I-80 Corridor planning council may become reality
State Sen William Mahar says an intergovernmental agreement to form an I-80 Corridor Planning Council could be finalized soon after meetings with five municipalities and Will County officials. The plan mirrors a Lake County model and would include mayors and NEIPC leadership.
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Rorland Park
Will
Mahar
Country Club Hills
Mokena
Tinley Park
Orland Park
New Lenox
Lake County
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Olympia Fields tightens liquor law to bar live entertainment
In Olympia Fields the village board approved a 4-2 measure to reaffirm that live entertainment including dancing will not be allowed in liquor licensed restaurants. The ordinance could affect activities such as piano playing and singing groups, with debate over whether to prohibit sexually oriented entertainment. Trustee Willis Ryza and Diana Crawford opposed an outright ban, while others supported stricter controls.
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Olympia Fields Village Board
Thomas Thanas
Michael Monteleone
Diana Crawford
Willis Ryza
Ryza
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