Herald-News (Joliet, IL) back issues from Thursday, January 22:
A HARD DAY'S SPICE THE SPICE GIRLS HAM IT UP IN `SPICE WORLD.'
Jan 22, 1998 ... Spice World is a movie wannabe.The Spice Girls, a prefabricated pop singing group of five British girls who run around screaming "Girl power!" while racking up a few top albums and singles, have touted their big screen debut as a kind of Hard Day's Night. Well, girls, while The ...
LOW INTEREST RATES KEEP REALTORS HOPPING POST-HOLIDAY LAND RUSH: SHOPPERS TURN ATTENTION TO HOMES
Jan 22, 1998 ... With interest rates flittering near record lows, scores of people are looking into refinancing their homes.Or buying one. David Hennessey, a Realtor with Re/Max Realty of Joliet, doubts the low rates have created as much work for Realtors as it has for mortgage bankers. But ...
STOCK MARKET HITTING HOME VIA THE INTERNET
Jan 22, 1998 ... For all its flaws, the Net is an excellent tool for finding important information that was unavailable until recently.This relates most directly to finance, where the Internet gives the average person access to financial data that in the past was too expensive for anyone outside the Wall ...
ORIGINAL BLUES BROTHER WON'T BE HERE FOR SEQUEL'S PREMIERE
Jan 22, 1998 ... First Dan Aykroyd blew off the Windy City to shoot his Blues Brothers sequel in his native Canada.Now the late John Belushi's partner in shades is snubbing the Second City again. Aykroyd, 45, is skipping the Chicago premiere of Blues Brothers 2000 next month at Navy Pier. Due ...
`OSCAR AND LUCINDA' GAMBLES AT LOVE
Jan 22, 1998 ... Oscar and Lucinda love gambling, yet each is unwilling to take a chance on the other.That is the heart of Oscar and Lucinda, an unusual drama starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett. Director Gillian Armstrong has crafted a picturesque film; one sequence involving a glass church ...
CUTTING THROUGH ALPHABET SOUP OF COMPUTERESE
Jan 22, 1998 ... RAM. DRAM. VRAM. EDO RAM. Sam I Am. DIMM. SIMM. I'm not him.Sounds more like a Dr. Seuss story than a discussion of computer memory. What does it all mean? First of all, any time you see RAM in all capital letters, either by itself or with some other letters, it stands for ...
GOING PLACES
Jan 22, 1998 ... Enter the world of geography Create an earthquake, play Geo-Twister, or travel inside a giant "Earth Balloon." Geo-Zoooom! exhibit opens Saturday at the Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier, 700 E. Grand Ave., Chicago.Admission $5/person. (312) 527-1000. Learn the art of listening ...
LARUSSA PLAYING IT SAFE
Jan 22, 1998 ... ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa is out of the prediction business.At last year's baseball writers' dinner, the St. Louis Cardinals' manager forecast a repeat NL Central title twice. This year, he stuck a piece of tape over his mouth. "I like our club a lot," La Russa said this ...
CYBERSURFIN' SAFARI
Jan 22, 1998 ... Ship to shore http://titanic.eb.com If the movie Titanic left you foundering in a whirlpool of fact and fantasy, point your browser toward the Encyclopedia Britannica, which has assembled a site for those who want the unadulterated version of the tragedy.The site divides into two parts ....
BUY, SELL, HOLD?
Jan 22, 1998 ... Chrysler Corp. The automotive industry has lagged the rest of corporate America in profitability, leading to underperformance in the stock market. The capital intensive and cyclical natures of the business add downward pressure in ...
SKINNER TO STEP DOWN AS COMED CEO
Jan 22, 1998 ... Chicago Sam Skinner, president of Commonwealth Edison and its parent Unicom Corp., is stepping down.Skinner confirmed this week that he is giving up his bid to succeed James J. O'Connor, Unicom's longtime chairman and chief executive who plans to retire once a successor is ...
UNWANTED ATTENTION ON PLANE HANDLED BY SEAT CHANGE
Jan 22, 1998 ... Dear Abby: I had an unfortunate encounter on an airplane recently, and I'd like to share what I learned.I was seated in coach, in a window seat, with a woman on the aisle and a middle-aged man in the middle. We chatted briefly about where we had been and our destination. The ...
WORLD
Jan 22, 1998 ... Butler Leaves Iraq: Richard Butler, the chief of U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq, left Baghdad Wednesday for New York after failing to persuade the Iraqi government to provide access to presidential palaces and other sites thought to harbor evidence of illegal weapons programs.Land Mine ...
WHAT IN THE WORLD
Jan 22, 1998 ... Cheating Easily Monitored: When Dasha Krivoshlyapov drank, Masha Krivoshlyapov suffered. And when Masha smoked, Dasha suffered. Together, the Siamese twins quit their habits, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported ...
PEOPLE
Jan 22, 1998 ... Lunar Fascination Leads to Series: Acting is his career, but the moon is Tom Hanks' passion.Hanks, who played an astronaut in "Apollo 13," produced a miniseries about the moon to feed his childhood fantasy of going there himself. The 12-part series, "From the Earth to the Moon," will ...
NATION
Jan 22, 1998 ... Gotti's Son, McLain Indicted: John Gotti Jr., who reputedly succeeded his father as head of the Gambino crime family, was arrested Wednesday in Yonkers, N.Y., on racketeering charges that included tax evasion and extortion from a topless dancing club.Also named in indictments was Denny ...
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 1998 ... Trade Deficit Shrinks: America's trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed to $8.04 billion in November as a big drop in demand for imported oil and record exports of U.S. autos spurred the country's best trade performance in eight months.The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the deficit ...
DEATH NOTICES
Jan 22, 1998 ... Frances J. Kapetanic (nee Kroupa) Age 76. Passed away Monday January 19, 1998 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Born in Chicago February 27, 1921 and a longtime Joliet resident.She was a retired beautician and a member of WOOM Chapter 84, Joliet. Survived by her son James (Diana) Coniglio ...
COUNCIL APPROVES BUDGET
Jan 22, 1998 ... Joliet The 1998 budget for Joliet city government was unanimously approved Wednesday by the city council.Highlighting the budget for the coming year are $3.2 million earmarked for the second phase of the new police station, $1.2 million for a new water tower to serve the Kendall County ...
ON THE BATTLE LINE
Jan 22, 1998 ... Caption Only. Clyde Novak and Dave Gornick (left) stand at attention Wednesday at Troy Middle School as they taker orders from Bob Bierman during a Civil War re-enactment by ...
PLAINFIELD OFFICIAL SEEKS REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM
Jan 22, 1998 ... PLAINFIELD -- Concerned about reports that Joliet wants to own outright a regional water system from the former arsenal, a Plainfield official is calling for a commission to distribute such a system equitably.Terry Burghard, Plainfield's village administrator, sent a letter to Richard ...
TROY SCHOOLS MAY GO FOR REFERENDUM, STATE GRANT MONEY
Jan 22, 1998 ... TROY TOWNSHIP -- Is another referendum in the future for the Troy School District?The Troy School Board Wednesday night decided to allow Superintendent Roberta Berry to start researching the possibility. Berry said she also wanted to complete a demographic study to help support the ...
JOLIET NORDIC RACE SET FOR SUNDAY AT WOODRUFF
Jan 22, 1998 ... JOLIET -- The Joliet Nordic Ski Club will host the Joliet Nordic Ski Race, in conjunction with the Illinois Nordic Series, Sunday morning at Woodruff Golf Course.The adult 10-kilometer race will begin at 9:30 a.m., as will the 5K children's race for ages 14-under. The cost is $15 for ...
AFTER LANDMARK COURT RULING, ABORTION DEBATE STILL RAGES POLITICAL CHALLENGES: STRATEGIES CHANGING
Jan 22, 1998 ... Sometimes Sue O'Shaughnessy almost has to remind herself that abortion has been legal for 25 years.O'Shaughnessy, the Illinois co-president of the National Organization for Women, has been threatened, harassed and had meetings disrupted by pro-life activists. "They are ferocious," said ...
ACCUSED ATTORNEY MAY LOSE ASSETS ESTATE MONEY: LAWYER FAILS TO DELIVER MISSING $155,000
Jan 22, 1998 ... JOLIET -- A court-appointed public administrator can cash in on the assets of a Joliet attorney in order to recoup $155,000 the attorney is accused of taking from an estate he has been overseeing since 1981.Robert Rich, 82, pleaded with Circuit Judge William Penn to allow him "just one more ...
PAUS, HOWARD WILL JOIN TWO OF NATION'S TOP CLASSES
Jan 22, 1998 ... T-minus 14 days and counting until the national high school football signing day.And now it looks like the top player in the area could join the top recruiting class in the nation. But before Lincoln-Way High School quarterback Cory Paus claims yet another football victory, he will get ...
MARRIAGES
Jan 22, 1998 ... Will County -- Austin/Teemer Charles Curry and Ella Katherine, Joliet, Jan. 8.Butkovich/Moskal Joseph Paul and Louise Mary, Bolingbrook, Jan. 8. Hoszowski/Dygdon Piotr Kubarycz and Barbara, Wilmington, Jan. 8. Ko/Kwon Hyung Shik and Eun-Hee, Bolingbrook, Jan ....
GOLF COURSE AN OBSTACLE IN QUEST FOR WATER
Jan 22, 1998 ... NEW LENOX -- The engineering plans are ahead of schedule for installing the transmission mains to bring Lake Michigan water to New Lenox.But there's still the hurdle of getting state approval to cross part of the New Lenox Park District's Sanctuary golf course. Brett C. Postl, vice ...
SUBDIVISION PUT ON HOLD
Jan 22, 1998 ... Manhattan An impasse between the park board and developer John Walsh over park land lead to the tabling of final plat approval for Foxford subdivision Unit 5 and Unit 6. At Tuesday's village board meeting, both Walsh and park board attorney Timothy McGrath attended to outline their ...
KIDS COLLECTING BOX TOPS, FOOD
Jan 22, 1998 ... Frankfort The most valuable "collectibles" for school district students right now come in the form of General Mills box tops.Students will be collecting the box tops not only to provide funds for physical education equipment, but also to help less fortunate people. Although the box top ...
LEWIS UNIVERSITY HOSTS NO. 4 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN
Jan 22, 1998 ... ROMEOVILLE -- The Lewis University men's basketball team is about to play its third nationally ranked opponent in succession, and it might be the Flyers' toughest test of the season.Lewis, a winner in six of its last seven games, hosts Great Lakes Valley Conference leader and No. 4-ranked ...
LEWIS CRUISES PAST EAGLES
Jan 22, 1998 ... ROMEOVILLE -- Lewis University's men's volleyball team looked like a team that was ranked No. 11 in the country Wednesday as the Flyers toyed with, then buried a game but out-classed Marycrest International squad.The visitors from Dubuque, Iowa, were pumped early, taking a 5-1 lead in the ...
DISAPPOINTED BY COUNTY BOARD
Jan 22, 1998 ... On Dec. 18 the Will County Board voted in favor of a special-use permit for Challenge Park.In voting for this permit, the board voted against the land-use management plan of the county and against the planners they hired to interpret and follow that plan. They voted against the opinion ...
RIGHT TO LIFE GUARANTEED
Jan 22, 1998 ... "No person shall be ... deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law."So says the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution. I recite these particular amendments, which guarantee the right to life, because this is what the Constitution actually ...
A DAY TO REMEMBER
Jan 22, 1998 ... I believe that when the first veteran is laid to rest at the Abraham Lincoln veterans cemetery, I think it would be fair that the first load of garbage should also be laid to rest at the new landfill.And it would be ...
SONNY WAS SO FRIENDLY
Jan 22, 1998 ... My husband and I were fortunate enough to attend various shows in the Chicago metropolitan area at which my husband would interview the stars.About 18 years ago, Sonny Bono appeared in a production at the Drury Lane Theater in LaGrange Park. He was nice enough to be interviewed by Gene, who ...
LEADERS CONSIDER SMALLER LANDFILL JOLIET ARSENAL PLAN: DEVELOPER WANTS TO SPEED PROJECT ALONG
Jan 22, 1998 ... WILMINGTON -- Transport Development Group's offer to eliminate plans for a 100-million-ton landfill seemed to get an initial warm reception from community leaders Wednesday.But key decision-makers at a meeting where the plan was unveiled said the proposal needed more review before they could ...
CHAMPION RAGTIME PIANO PLAYER TO PERFORM AT NURSING HOME
Jan 22, 1998 ... WILMINGTON -- Mark Haldorson, a three-time world champion ragtime piano player and former Wilmington resident, will entertain at the Embassy Care Center's anniversary open house, from 2-4 p.m. Monday.Haldorson said, "Ragtime is the classical music of jazz." He said the music is characterized ...
SPICE GIRLS: WHAT'S THE ATTRACTION?
Jan 22, 1998 ... Can somebody explain the Spice Girls?What is their attraction? As a public service, I have spent more than a week trying to figure out the Spice Girls. I would like to get a government grant to continue my research. The sugar industry is already subsidized so I might ...
DATEBOOK
Jan 22, 1998 ... Theater Rialto Classic Movie Series: The Day the Earth Stood Still, 7 p.m. Friday. Tickets cost $3.50. For tickets or more information, call (815) 726-6600. St. Andrew the Apostle's 8th Grade: Presents Hamlet, at 7 p.m. Saturday in the school hall, 219 Arlington Drive, Romeoville. $1 adults, ...
COCA-COLA/HERALD NEWS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Jan 22, 1998 ... Trisha Jakel LOCKPORT HIGH SCHOOLTrisha Jakel, a 6-foot-1 senior center, sparked the Lockport girls basketball team in its bid to upset Lincoln-Way last Friday. Jakel scored a game-high 30 points and pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds as the Porters rallied from a 14-point deficit ...
JAYCEE WEEK EVENTS
Jan 22, 1998 ... Joliet Several special events are planned for Jaycee Week.[] A gang-awareness seminar will be at 7 tonight at the University of Saint Francis, 500 Wilcox St. There is no charge for the seminar, hosted by the Joliet Jaycees and the Will County state's attorney's office. [] Disco bowling ...
ROAD COMMISSIONER NAMED
Jan 22, 1998 ... Jack Waxweiler was named to replace the late Bernard Havidich as township highway commissioner on Tuesday.Havidich, a longtime Democratic official, died in late December from cancer. The township board unanimously appointed Waxweiler, who wrote a letter of intent to the board and was ...
BOIL ORDER ISSUED
Jan 22, 1998 ... The Southeast Joliet Sanitary District has issued a 48-hour boil order for the Hillcrest subdivision and the surrounding area.All drinking and cooking water should be boiled before used. A water-main break Wednesday at Sehring ...
HOPES FOR SHOPPING CENTER
Jan 22, 1998 ... Homer Township Township officials are hopeful a major shopping center will be built at 159th Street and Cedar Road now that the zoning there has been changed.The township now has only one major grocery store and a shortage of other retail operations. The township's plan calls for ...
JUDGE SENTENCES LOPEZ TO 45 DAYS FOR SLAPPING WIFE
Jan 22, 1998 ... JOLIET -- Salvador Lopez was sentenced to 45 days in jail for a domestic offense that happened two months before his young wife was found strangled to death.Silvia Lopez, 25, disappeared on July 5 of last year and was found a month later in a field on the city's east side. No one has ...
WINTER SPORTS AVAILABLE
Jan 22, 1998 ... Channahon Cross-country skiers, snowmobilers, sledders and winter sport lovers should know that that the Channahon State Park is open all year ...
STORY HOURS SET
Jan 22, 1998 ... The adventure of library fun, games and, of course, books is available to preschoolers 3 to 5 years old.January half-hour storytimes are available ...
SIMON PLAY TO BE STAGED
Jan 22, 1998 ... Morris A storm of female relationships clutter the mind of the lead character in the Morris Theater Guild's upcoming play.Neil Simon's Pulitzer prize-winning story of Jake's Women will be presented at 8 ...
BURGLARY INFORMATION SOUGHT
Jan 22, 1998 ... Crimestoppers of Grundy County is seeking information regarding a burglary to a vehicle that occurred in November 1997.The theft occurred around 1 a.m. Nov. 9 on Spring Road near Campbell Road, where the victim had left his car after it broke down. When he returned around 10 a.m. Nov. 10, ...
'ALUMNI NIGHT' PLANNED
Jan 22, 1998 ... Minooka It will be a blast from the past Friday when members of the Minooka Community High School Alumni Association return to their roles of yesterday for "Alumni Night."Former basketball players, cheerleaders, poms and chorus members will participate in numerous activities, including a ...
POPP STILL WAITING
Jan 22, 1998 ... David Popp led the Joliet area in scoring and receiving.He is smart and has excellent speed (4.4 seconds for the 40-yard dash). And he made a catch in Providence Catholic High School's 26-12 victory over Metamora in the Class 4A state championship football game that called to mind Franco ...
CHRIS POOL'S RECRUITING LISTS
Jan 22, 1998 ... Area Division I and I-AA players (Verbal commitments, top choices) Nick Correa, OL, 6-2, 255, Lincoln-Way ... Army or Air Force Antoineo Harris, RB, 6-1, 205, Bolingbrook ... Illinois Todd Howard, DB, 5-11, 180, Bolingbrook ... Michigan Colin Johnson, OL-DL, 6-3, 260, Providence Catholic ...
WHEN WILL STATEVILLE HOST FINAL EXECUTION? NEW SITE DOWNSTATE: NO WORD YET ON WHEN MOVE WILL BE MADE
Jan 22, 1998 ... CREST HILL -- There may be more executions at Stateville Correctional Center.Then again, maybe not. The truth is, Prison officials just haven't made a decision yet, said Nic Howell, spokesman for the Illinois Department of Corrections. In November, a double execution was ...
FIRST DOWN, BILLIONS TO GO
Jan 22, 1998 ... Roman nobles would impoverish themselves as they vied with each other to mount ever more spectacular circuses and gladiatorial contests to impress the bored masses and their jaded emperors.And so it is with our broadcast and cable networks as they seek to impress the couch potatoes and ...
ARSENAL'S ASSETS ARE MANY
Jan 22, 1998 ... The issue: A large source of fresh water is available to area communities on the former Joliet arsenal property.We say: A controversy regarding a mega landfill at the former arsenal fills the daily headlines, but this region is fortunate to have this valuable property in our back ...
EARLIER DAYS
Jan 22, 1998 ... 50 Years AgoJan. 22, 1948: Will County Sheriff John Kirincich closed the Will County Courthouse today after a 2-inch steam pipe broke, and 4 feet of pipe was damaged. March of Dimes volunteers working on mailings ignored the order and bundled up to keep on working. [] Ed ...
CUBAN-AMERICANS PRAY DOORS OPEN IN VISIT
Jan 22, 1998 ... JOLIET -- As Pope John Paul II travels through Cuba this week, transplanted Cubans are watching.They are tracking the historic trip through television broadcasts, newspaper stories and conversations with friends. But their impressions differ. Although each prays that good ...
CENTRAL CAMPUS IS SAFE AND GETTING BETTER
Jan 22, 1998 ... As a person who has lived and worked in Joliet for my entire life, I'm very aware of the strong commitment to education in this area.Both private and public institutions have, over the years, done a commendable job of educating our youth. So, it should be understood that I have the ...
MAN ARRESTED ON BURGLARY CHARGES
Jan 22, 1998 ... MORRIS -- A Crest Hill man is being held at the Grundy County Jail on burglary charges.Bennie D. Neal, 22, was arrested by Morris police Monday afternoon on two counts of burglary. The investigation followed a burglary at a home in the 700 block of East Jackson Street in Morris on ...
GOTTA DO IT
Jan 22, 1998 ... Today Gang awareness: 7 p.m., sponsored by Joliet Jaycees and given by Will County State's Attorney office, call Lisa Las at (815) 727-8453, Will County States Attorney office. Book signing: 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Earl's Cafe, 1987 W. Jefferson St., Joliet, Bruce Horaz of Braidwood will sign ...
BUSINESS CALENDAR
Jan 22, 1998 ... Ongoing Business/Health Expo: The New Lenox Chamber of Commerce is looking for businesses interested in participating in this expo from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. March 7 at the Lincoln-Way High School Central Campus, 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox.The 8'x10' spaces have professional curtain ...
BIRTHS
Jan 22, 1998 ... Silver Cross Hospital -- Gonzalez Miceala Ann, Joliet, boy, Malek DeAngelo Shaw, Jan. 18.Green Yetta, Joliet, boy, Jestin Lee Porter, Jan. 18. Mancinas Edelmiro and Adela (Almazan), Joliet, girl, Ericka Stephanie, Jan. 18. Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center Anderson Adrienne, ...
WEATHER
Jan 22, 1998 ... Yesterday's high: 31 Yesterday's low: 28 Yesterday's ...
LITTLE STRANGER WARMS THEIR HEARTS
Jan 22, 1998 ... One frightened and frozen little stranger found some warm hearts and new friends in Joliet last Saturday night.The crew at Greg's Body Shop took the tiny critter in and returned him to life. As the mercury got close to zero, the tiny feathered creature with a yellow head sought shelter ...