Matteson is changing for the better

Up until two years ago, Sheila Chalmers- Currin was a longtime resident of south suburban

Matteson, but today she is the village’s mayor and its biggest advocate for change.

Mayor Currin moved to Matteson from Chicago in 1983 just as so many other families did looking for a change in their lives.

“Matteson is a good place to raise children,” said Chalmers-Currin, a wife and mother. “It is a place where you can live, shop and work.”

Despite the village recently losing major retailers like Carson’s and Target, Chalmers- Currin said that has not stopped new businesses from coming to Matteson…Please click here to read Wendell Hutson’s story in the Chicago Citizen.