Klefstad Presses for Delay in Moody Airport Annexation
Klefstad Engineering seeks further negotiations on annexing 164 acres known as Moody Airport property into Wood Dale, after Bensenville already annexed it despite protest. Bensenville held a second reading Jan 2, citing prior deferral at Klefstad’s request. Wood Dale asks Du Page County State’s Attorney to file quo warranto to challenge Bensenville’s annexation.
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Klefstad Engineering
Wood Dale
Moody Airport
Bensenville
Klefstad
Sievert Klefstad
Ralph Madonna
Madonna
DuPage County
Wood Dale Village
Sam LaSusa
Itasca Park Board seeks closer police protection
The Itasca Park Board on Monday requested heightened police surveillance of its two village ice rinks after vandalism last weekend. Superintendent Edward Schubel reported damage at the Washington Park rink and the Willow Street rink including cracked ice, destroyed flags, and debris. The board urged residents to cooperate to deter further vandalism.
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Itasca Park Board
Edward Schubel
Itasca
Washington Park
Willow
Center Street
Washington Rink
Willow Street Rink
Remodeling Highland School on fast track to meet code
Wood Dale School District 7 superintendent Warren B. Carson reports rapid remodeling progress at Highland School. Contractor W F Fitzsimmons Co. may finish by April 1 in a $135 000 project, with temporary rotating classroom shifts from the 1953 section to other spaces and a temporary area in the 1921 section to serve brief classes.
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Highland School
Wood Dale
Warren B. Carson
Land ownership dispute stalls Bensenville park site
The Bensenville Park Board delays five acre park land on Park Street awaiting clarification of ownership by Les Wilkinson whose Callie Corp. received 1000 for the property. Attorney Edward Vertovec says the district may seek recovery if Wilkinson lacks title amid earlier zoning and debris issues.
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Park Street
Bensenville
Callie Corp
Park District
Wilkinson
Vertovec
Bensenville Home
Wilbur
Bill” Burde
Burde
Education Police Pursue Highland Park Plans and Remodeling
Wood Dale Village police under Acting Chief Robert Sample pursue higher education and safety measures at the College of DuPage while remodeling Highland district sections 1921 1937 1948 for warehouse use and a new admin area. Architects from Joliet supervise. Usher warns of arrests for ice damage. recreation fieldhouse planned at Washington Park with 50 000 budget. governance discusses early American design and Green Belt hill with expressway fill.
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Wood Dale
Robert Sample
College of DuPage
Henry Thomea
Highland
Alexander, Borkon, Westphal
de Young
Joliet
Jerry Usher
Park Board
Usher
Washington Park
Itasca Village
Wilbert Nottke
Irving Park Road
Nottke
Robert Jessen
Park Ridge
Pauline Lassie
Green Belt
Wood Dale Aims Legal Challenge Over Annexation
Wood Dale officials threaten a suit if the state's attorney does not pursue the case to contest the annexation of the Klefstad property. Madonna asserts Wood Dale can better serve residents via its fire, schools, library and parks, while Bensenville touts potential municipal tax gains.
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Madonna
Wood Dale
Bensenville
Klefstad
William Hegebarth
Bensenville Moose Order Established
The Loyal Order of Moose formed a new chapter in Bensenville. The charter meets fourth Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Tioga Post 2149 VFW Hall on York Road. Officers include Governor Herman Wessler and others with Trustees Zielinski Hasse Grimm. Appointed officials are Bieneman Brinkmann Riewb Garlock.
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Loyal Order of Moose
Bensenville
John D
Tioga
VFW
York Road
Keveris
Chapel of Moose
Herman Wessler
Richard Willmer
Gregory Dupres
al Wilfert
Larry Streck
John Small
Anthony Zielinski
Herbert Hasse
Charles Grimm
Two Area Women in College of DuPage Kiss Me Kate
Two area women appear in the College of DuPage production of Kiss Me Kate by Cole Porter. Roselle native Jon Cannon plays a nagging wife’s husband in this comedy. performances run January 30 31 at 8 15 p m and February 1 at 3 30 p m in the Little Theatre of Sacred Heart. Tickets are 1 50. reserved seats from the Office of Student Activities Lambert Road and 22nd Street Glen Ellyn. COD students admitted with activity pass.
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College of DuPage
Kiss Me
Kate
Jon Cannon
Roselle
Little Theatre of Sacred Heart
Office of Student Activities
Lambert Road
22Nd Street
Glen Ellyn
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Bensenville Park District
Village Board
By Ken Hardwicke
Carson
PTA
Ross Britton
James Muller
James Diebel
Wood Dale Pta
Moose Order
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