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6 | December 26, 2019 | the frankfort station school frankfortstationdaily.com Three charged in Frankfort, New Lenox abduction cases Nuria Mathog, Editor Three men were arrested Dec. 18 in connection with the reported abductions of a woman in Frankfort and a man in New Lenox Township in November, the Frankfort Police Department and Will County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release that same day. Justin A. Brown, 20, of 312 W. 34th St. in Steger; Dontavious A. Harvey, 20, of 14341 Drexel Ave. in Dolton; and Terwon Matthews, 20, of 11355 S. Forest Ave. in Chicago, were each charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery and armed robbery. According to police, a warrant was issued Dec. 17 for the men’s arrest, and the Chicago Police Department assisted the U.S. Marshalls Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force with picking up the three men From June 4 was found safe in Indiana about five hours Brown Matthews Harvey later. Police say detectives from the Frankfort the morning of Dec. 18. Police Department and Brown, Harvey and Matthews are all being held fice, with the assistance of Will County Sheriff’s Of- at the Will County Detention Center on a $2 million worked together to identi- the U.S. Secret Service, bond. fy the men through crime On Nov. 16, a woman told police she was surveillance. The evi- tips, technology and video robbed at gunpoint at the dence reportedly placed ATM at the Chase bank in the three men at the scene Frankfort. She reported a of the stores where the man approached her with victims reported their financial accounts had been a gun, accessed her accounts through the ATM violated. and then left with her Frankfort Police Chief in her vehicle, making John Burica and Will several stops to acquire County Sheriff Mike Kelley additional money and wish to express their items. gratitude toward the detectives In a separate incident, a New Lenox man was reportedly abducted at gunpoint in his driveway the morning of Nov. 29 and for their hard work and perseverance leading to the arrest of the three men, the release states. Summit Hill D161 Board of Education K-12 feasibility study contract terminated Officials to explore options to complete study Lee Cruz, Freelance Reporter Summit Hill District 161 has terminated a contract for a feasibility study that would help determine whether the District should consider becoming a K-12 unit school district after the contractor encountered an obstacle with the analysis, District officials announced during the D161 Board of Education’s Dec. 18 meting. DLS, or District Leadership Solutions, the consultant group contracted to perform much of the data collection and analysis, has experienced difficulties with compiling and processing information that is needed to complete the study. The group has already carried out the enrollment study, but it cannot conduct the other phases of the project, such as the overall tax impact, the tax impact including the high school experience and the tax impact including the purchase of Lincoln-Way North High School. The State’s recent changes to the school funding formula have created a challenge that makes it difficult to generate an accurate reading of the tax and financial implications that are necessary to conduct a proper analysis of the feasibility aspects of the study. Thus, the District and DLS have mutually agreed to terminate the remainder of the feasibility study contract. Regardless, the demographic data that has already been mined should be available by the end of January. At that time, the Board will explore its options for completing the rest of the study. The District is researching the pros and cons of switching the academic calendar from its current quarter/semester system to a trimester system. If the change is made, one area of emphasis would be to ensure that parents are made aware of their students’ progress in a manner that is timely and allows them ample opportunity to improve their grades for a term. It was noted that with today’s mechanisms such as PowerSchool, parents have the opportunity to always remain apprised of their children’s academic status. Additionally, staff already generally initiate communicate with parents whenever a concern about a student arises. Thus, the pattern for keeping parents updated on their children’s progress would stay the same. Given those various channels and the frequency of communication with parents, the Board discussed whether or not parent-teacher conferences are still warranted. Ultimately, Board members thought parents and teachers still find them to be valuable. Although the conferences are optional, parent participation in them remains high. Plus, evaluations of the District’s parent-teacher conference structure are Please see d161, 8 ‘Tis the season to advertise in The Frankfort Station DANA ANDERSON 708.326.9170 ext. 17 d.anderson@22ndcenturymedia.com CONTACT ® impeachment From Page 4 helped with helping the poor, and [U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development] Ben Carson's doing a wonderful job with the housing, and he's just got a great administration. You can tell. Our economy's thriving, stock market's thriving. We're happy." On Dec. 17, Southwest Suburban Activists had their own pro-democracy rally at the intersection of Lincoln Highway and La- Grange Road to show the U.S. House of Representatives and any U.S. Senators watching that “the American people support their upholding of the Constitution” and to hold Trump accountable, said Emily Biegel, founder and director of SWSA. “I think when a leader of a democratic country asks another president to interfere and withholds aid so that they can get an investigation started on one of their political rivals, that that is absolutely out of bounds,” Biegel said. “And if we are not holding that accountable and we are not saying that is out of bounds, then where is the line? “... If we don’t [go through with the process], then we are sending the message that the president, whoever it is, is above the law. And they’re not, whoever they are. The same rules have to apply no matter who is in that office.”
frankfortstationdaily.com news the frankfort station | December 26, 2019 | 7 Frankfort Village Board Comprehensive Plan given green light Nuria Mathog, Editor The long-awaited 2040 Comprehensive Plan, a document that will serve as a roadmap guiding future development in the Village, was approved by The Frankfort Village Board of Trustees on Dec. 16. Trustee John Clavio said the completed plan, which is about 200 pages long, is the result of "18 months of hard, hard work on the part of a lot of people." "The plan actually was a process and takes into consideration feedback provided at five public open houses, six community events, four different online surveys, 80 mapped comments and 131 ideas shared via yourfrankfort.com ... five different working group meetings, stakeholder interviews and most recently, the Plan Commision workshop and the Village Board committee of the whole meeting," Clavio said. The Plan Commission unanimously recommended adopting the comprehensive plan at its Nov. 14 public hearing. Trustee Margaret Farina said she wanted to congratulate Assistant Director of Development Services Zach Brown, Plan Commission Chairwoman Maura Rigoni, the Village's planning commissioners, Village trustees and Assistant Village Administrator Jeff Cook for their work. "I know this has been a Round it up A brief look at other items discussed at the Dec. 16 Frankfort Village Board of Trustees meeting • The Board authorized the sale of surplus public real estate located at 10 N. White St. and 2 Smith St. • Trustees approved an update to the Village's affordable housing plan. • The Board approved contracts for a sanitary sewer system television inspection project and a redesign of the Village's website. • Former Frankfort Village Trustee Dick Trevarthan was recognized for his 32 years of service to the community. • Mayor Jim Holland recognized the Lincoln-Way East varsity football team for winning the Illinois High School Association Class 8A championship Nov. 30 with a 12-0 victory over Warren at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. long process," Farina said. "It's an exciting opportunity for the Village, and I'm excited to support this tonight." Two ordinance amendments approved The Board also gave the green light to amending two ordinances that affect tobacco sales and residential waste receptacles, respectively. Trustee Keith Ogle said the first amendment is designed to bring the Village's ordinance in compliance with a state law passed earlier this year that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to individuals under 21. Known as the "Tobacco 21" initiative, the new law applies to the sale of items including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco and vapes. The second amendment establishes screening requirements for residential waste receptacles and will go into effect Aug. 1, 2020, allowing staff time to disseminate information and giving residents time to comply with the new requirements, Ogle said. In other action, Trustees voted to approve a request to the Will County Board to prohibit businesses that sell and cultivate recreational cannabis in areas of unincorporated Will County within 1.5 miles of communities that have banned such businesses within their jurisdiction. The Village passed an ordinance in August that prohibits recreational cannabis stores within the Village's limits. visit us online at www.frankfortstationdaily.com Oh what funitistoride. Ride Metra to festive winter destinations like shopping, skating, theaters, light displays and more, and you can skip traffic and save time all season long. See why Metra is made for the holidays at metrarail.com. APRIL BLAIR Broker • Lifelong resident of the LincolnWay area • Full time realtor since 1992 • Remodeling & staging experience • Competitive commission rates • Professional photography included with all listings (815) 954-4443 Cell www.AprilBlairHomes.com april.blair@comcast.net
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