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Lebanese educator visits Lincoln-Way North
Lincoln-Way North High School recently welcomed a visitor from Lebanon, Fady Bader, the community service coordinator at Brummana Lebanon High School. Bader visited about a dozen classrooms including a reading, science, math, French and social science class. He was accompanied by Michael Gardner, principal of …
Providence plans youth summer camps
Providence Catholic High School has announced the return of its annual youth summer camps. Providence coaches are known for their record number of state championships, now at 25. Camps are open to students in grades one through nine. Participants can enhance their knowledge and skills …
Fire destroys Frankfort home: ‘We sat on the grass and cried’
A noise near the back door of his Frankfort home late Wednesday night convinced John Francke that a burglar was lurking.
“I thought someone was trying to break in,” he said.
Instead, he looked out the window to see a section of his deck on …
New Lenox, Will County police blotter
NEW LENOX
VEHICLE BURGLARY: An MP3 player was stolen from a vehicle May 4 in the 2900 block of Ferro Drive.
VEHICLE KEYED: A vehicle was scratched May 6 in the 2400 block of Cattleman Drive.
ELECTRONICS STOLEN: An iPod and a GPS unit were …
Mokena not ready to bet on video gaming
The Mokena village board says it needs answers before deciding on whether to allow video gaming in the village.
New Lenox School Board opposes pension shift
NEW LENOX — The New Lenox School Board urged lawmakers to oppose a measure that could put the responsibility of funding teacher pensions onto individual school districts. If the state legislators approve a cost shift, that could add a nearly $2 million expense to the …
Police: Ex-Lincoln-Way East teacher under investigation
A former Lincoln-Way East High School teacher is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation, according to the Will County Sheriff’s department.
Sheriff’s spokesman Ken Kaupas declined to specify the nature of the investigation or what prompted it. As of Friday afternoon, no one had …
Crime Report for May 20, 2012
Here is a look at crime reports in the Southland. News includes a Mokena man accused of lewd conduct in Orland Park, a patron penalized for peeing in Oak Lawn where Worth and Posen men were chargerd with disorderly conduct, a flasher charged in Oak Lawn, and gunfire narrowly missing children in Chicago Heights.
Care packages for troops
Briefly: Currie to host care package event, Tinley art gallery grand opening.
What’s Going On (Central) for May 20, 2012
Here’s a look at what’s going on in the Southland. News from the SouthtownStar’s Central region includes Mokena, Midlothian and Lockport.
Frankfort, Mokena police blotter
FRANKFORT
NO LICENSE: Lukas Juodikis, 22, 8227 W. Norwood Drive, Frankfort, was charged with driving without a valid license, no insurance and obstructing justice after a May 6 stop at 88th Avenue and St. Francis Road, police said.
SUSPENDED LICENSE: Ramon Munoz, 44, of Berwyn, …
Campus (Central) for May 20, 2012
Here is a look at what Southlanders are accomplishing in college. News from the SouthtownStar’s Central region includes Orland Park, Lemont, Mokena, Oak Forest, Crestwood, Frankfort, Homer Glen, Manhattan, Tinley Park, Midlothian, Orland Hills and New Lenox.
Mokena SD 159 cuts sports fees; band, choir extracurriculars again
The Mokena School District 159 board Wednesday returned band and choir classes to extracurricular status and will charge a fee for each next school year — $80 per student. The board also approved a 20 percent cut in all extracurricular activity fees.
Around Town (Central) for May 20, 2012
Here is a look at events in the SouthtownStar’s Central region, which includes Crestwood, Frankfort, Manhattan, Midlothian, Mokena, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Homer Glen, Lockport, Lemont and Tinley Park.
Chelsea students participate in Bluestem Awards
Chelsea Intermediate School recently participated in the Illinois Children’s Choice Award: The Bluestem Awards. The book award program was implemented by the state last year and is intended for students in third through fifth grades. It’s similar to the Rebecca Caudill Award program for students …
Community Sports Calendar (Central) for May 20, 2012
Here is a look at sporting events in the SouthtownStar’s Central region, which includes Crestwood, Frankfort, Homer Glen, Manhattan, Midlothian, Mokena, New Lenox, Oak Forest, Orland Hills, Orland Park, and Tinley Park.
