District 228 faces referendum risking all athletics
Voters choose on September 15 whether to continue ex tracurricular programs at Hillcrest Tinley Park Oak Forest and Bremen high schools. The district has already trimmed as much as a half million dollars from its budget and could face lawsuits if contractual obligations are unmet.
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Mike Downey
Hillcrest
Tinley Park
Oak Forest
Bremen
Wally Linn
R. B. Clark
Marjorie Kroener
Oak Forest High School
Clarence Linkhorn
Illinois High School Association
Clark
RAs face funding crisis delaying fall sports schedules
Tinley Park principal Dr. Theodore Nelson says districts cannot add coach positions as budget cuts stay in place. Clark notes a long run deficit and $800,000 gap above tax warrants. Officials fear consequences if athletic schedules falter while educational programs already suffer.
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Tinley Park
Theodore Nelson
Clark
Shelter Homes project for elderly planned in Tinley Park
Tinley Park trustees approve land plan for Shelter Homes development for residents aged 62 and older. The 26.5 acre site between 181st and 183rd streets and Ridgeland and Oak Park avenues will include two five story elderly towers, garden apartments, townhouses and two community buildings. Rental from about 140 dollars for one bedroom. Construction to begin soon and a nurse service planned.
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Tinley Park
Larry Haddad
Shelter Development
No Quorum at Dist. 228 Session
An organizational District 228 school board meeting on the September 15 referendum had no quorum with only three members present. Parents urged clear direction while discussing budget impacts and potential athletic cuts, noting delays in preparations and potential legal concerns.
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Joy Kamp
John Flynn
Lincoln Mall Opens In Matteson With Stores And Celebrities
The new Lincoln Mall at Lincoln highway and Cicero avenue in Matteson opens hosting 97 retailers including Carson Pirie Scott Montgomery Ward JCPenney and Wieboldt's. Four TV weather forecasters attend the grand opening with Colleen Ann Metternick Miss Illinois 1973 cutting a ribbon.
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Matteson
Lincoln Mall
Lincoln Highway
Cicero Avenue
Carson Pirie Scott and Company
Family Service and Mental Health Council
South
Cook County
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Central Mall
Colleen Ann Metternick
Illinois
Jcpenney and
Wieboldt's
Tinley Park Girl 18 Killed in Accident
An 18 year old Tinley Park girl, Carol Courtney of 16337 South 66th Court, died after the car she rode in lost control and rolled into a ditch. Driver Debra Torrence, 17, of 17528 South 71st Street, was treated and released from South Suburban hospital. The crash occurred at 167th Street and Kimberly Drive in Bremen township.
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Kimberly Heights
Oak Forest
Tinley Perk
Carol Courtney
South 66Th Court
Tinley Park
Debra Torrence
South 71St Avenue
Jac
Courtney
South Suburban Hospital
South 71St Street
South Suburban
167Th Street
Kimberly Drive
Bremen Township
Mayor Pays Tribute to Lon Durham
Mayor John Dunn honored Lon Durham at a Tinley Park board meeting describing him as a spirited youth who had earned a business license at 16 and contributed to youth guidance. Durham’s body was found July 29 in a Newark area box, while police search for a 20 year old suspect continues.
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Lon Durham
Tinley Park
John Dunn
Dunn
Lon
Newark
Ohio
Square
Commission
Delivery snag alert for Sunday Star Tribune copies
If you have not received your Sunday morning Star Tribune by 9 a.m. call the Tinley Park office at 532-0550. Sunday hours are 9 to L a.m.
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Star- Tribune
Star-Trib
Tinley Park
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Kaufman and Broad Homes
159Th Street
K&b
84Th Avenue
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Gallager Asphalt Company
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Merle Landau
Postal Service
Hal Burnett
Wieboldt’s
Stacey Brooks
Seventeen Magazine
Allen E. Neil
Arthur K. Muenze
William A. Perry
J. C. Penney Company
Central
Robert F Tomalka
Jcpenney
Lincoln
She Mall
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Ed Roberts
Hillcrest High School
Westhaven
Amusements
Durham
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