The Southwest Graphic Debuts With Merged Local Papers
The Southwest Graphic will launch June 11 by Tri-County Publishing Co merging Lockport Herald Lemonter Hampton Park Herald Mokena News Bulletin Frankfort Leader New Lenox Press. It expands coverage over 200 square miles with offset printing and second class mail delivery to 11 500 families in Will and Cook counties.
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Southwest Graphic
Tri-County Publishing Co
Field Enterprises, Inc
Will
Cook Counties
Lockport Herald
The
Lemonter
Hampton Park Herald
Mokena News Bulletin
Frankfort Leader
New Lenox Press
Walter E. Bixby
Ann Karkut
Glenn Logan
Jackie Freitag
Pete Costello
Resef
Hank Dyer
Jeff Crawford
Graphic Newspapers
Lincoln-Way Seeks Dual Track and Baseball Titles
Lincoln-Way High School teams dominate in SWS Conference action. The Knights lead track with 56 points, edging Homewood-Flossmoor by two, while the baseball squad stands 14-3-1 overall and 11-2-1 in league play. Key stars include Rick Loucks, Al Davis, Steve Mangan, Gustafson, and Jay Thomas in sprints and relays. The Knights host Evergreen Park and face Oak Lawn weeknights as they chase both crowns.
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Lincoln-Way
Joe Rodriguez
Bob le Zotte
Knights
Evergreen Park
Lincoln Way
Homewood
Homewood- Flossmoor
Lincoln
Sandburg
Kruck
L-W
Tyler
Anderson
Lee Hartman
Thomas and
Tatoole
Thomas
Mustangs
Memorial Day Observances Planned Across Suburban Communities
Memorial Day programs will honor war dead in New Lenox Mokena Frankfort and nearby areas with parades ceremonies and cemetery visits. New Lenox changes parade route to avoid road closures while Mokena schedules an earlier start and visits multiple cemeteries. Frankfort will wreath the village monument then travel to cemetery with Taps and salutes followed by community events and a Turtle Derby at 7 PM.
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America
New Lenox
Oakview School
Lockport
Harry E. Anderson
V.F.W
St. Jude
Third Av
Cedar Rd
Cedar
Hickory
Maplewood Cemetery
Herbert George
Mokena
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Fire Department
Color Guard
Lions
Clarence Zugenbuehler
St. Mary Cemetery
Wolf Rd
Pioneer Cemetery
St. John’s Cemetery
Frankfort
Oak St
Kansas
St. Peter's Church
Frankfort Lions Club
Frankfort School
Bobzin - Swinford
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James M. Godbold
Godbold
LW Thinclads
Oak Lawn
Reavis
Craig Otto
Greg Palka
Palka
Doug Gougar
Buske
Mark Chuvala
Dave Crowder
Bob Taylor
Crowder
Walt Disney
Heidi
Willowcrest School
Willowcrest
Ill
Will County
Tri County Publishing Co
Main St
Lemont, Ill
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