Joliet Board Weighs New Ideas For Schools
Joliet educators and officials led by Superintendent Donald Strong explore plans to create an American Heritage Center for cross district lessons and teacher exchanges. The program would let fifth graders visit the center to watch WWII footage and hear experts, with teacher clinics and a flexible teacher bank to broaden assignments.
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Donald Strong
Citizen’s Advisory Committee
Shale Baskin
University of Chicago
Joliet Seeks Plans for Bluff Street Historical Site
Joliet residents unite to save the 100 year old Westphal Bank turning it into a county historical museum within a Bluff St park. Community leaders from the Will County Historical Society and City officials push for a Park District owned site with backing from the U S Housing and Home Financing Agency.
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Westphal Bank
Joliet
Will County Park and Historical
Bluff St. Plaza
Will County Historical Society
Billie Limacher
Park District Board
Bluff St. Park
Eugene Silvers
Chicago
U. S. Housing and Home Financing Agency
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F. E. Marsh
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Bluff St
Frank Fitzgerald
Land Clearance Commission
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Mr. Fitzgerald
Bluff St. Museum
Robert Wallace
Jake Wingert
Historical Society
Joliet Park District
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Brian Juhant
Susan Peterson