Push for merit selection of Illinois judges
A group of attorneys and area legislators push merit selection as non partisan, with pending Glass Netsch bill in the Illinois Senate proposing a 20 member panel to name three candidates per opening. Supporters cite reducing party influence in Cook County while opponents warn it limits voters rights and minority representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Vukelich
George Ranney Sr
Project Merit Selection
Committee On Courts and Justice
Edward Bluthardt
Jesse Madison
Elmer Conti
Michael Holewinski
Jacob John Wolf
Richard Walsh
Springfield
Vincent Molloy
Edward Doyle
Lawrence DiPrima
Jack Williams
Ted Leverenz
Philip Rock
Illinois
Senate
Dawn Clark Netsch
D-13th
Bradley Glass
R-1st
Missouri
Ranney
Cook County
Democratic Party
Forest Park expands CETA jobs across village agencies
Forest Park uses 400000 in CETA Title VI funds to hire 25 new workers in two weeks, adding three inspectors 15 maintenance staff three custodians a clerk-typist and more. The effort funds 43 positions through Sept. 30 with an aim to fill 18 more by Jan. 31, boosting village services and education supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park Village Hall
CETA
Dawn Kasnick
Kasnick
Harrison and
Hannah Streets
Jackson Blvd
Peter Theisse
Arthur Jones
Edward Masso
Tow them away on a snowy day in Forest Park
Forest Park officials and residents argue over snow route violations with a get tough stance towed cars on Madison Street at 2 a.m. Police and commissioners push for firmer enforcement, citing ongoing after-hours parking and snow removal delays.
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Santo Rizzo
Forest Park Village
Public Works Department
Cathy Buckley
Edward Lambke
Madison Street
Forest Park
Buckley
Richard Crane
Forest ParkVillage appoints auditor to finance post
Forest Park Village Council appoints Fred Schuldt as director of finance replacing retiring Dor othy Thurow who served 28 years as bookkeeper and two years in the post. The move, supported by Commissioners Marunde and Buckley, prompts questions on dual roles from Commissioner Lambke, with village attorney O'Shea and clerk McKenzie saying the practice is allowed and common. Schuldt has been village auditor for about 15 years, and his director role is that of a consultant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Marunde
Forest Park
Fred Schuldt
Dorothy Thurow
O'Shea
Schuldt
Sume
William McKenzie
Marunde
Lambke
Convict pleads guilty in local betting operation case
William Petersen, 7444 Franklin St Forest Park, pleaded guilty in Cook County Circuit Court to illegal gambling. He received one year court supervision and a $100 fine after arrest on January 2 for placing bets from a payphone at Circle Inn. Investigators then raided an Oak Park Ave apartment arresting Richard and Allen Johnson for syndicate gambling. The raid was part of a larger Jan 2 crackdown on football betting in the Chicago area. The Johnsons face court appearances later this month.
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Cook County
William Petersen
Franklin St
Forest Park
Circle Inn
Circle Ave
Michael Thompson
Dennis Baker
Gary Doss
Oak Park Ave
Richard
Buzz
Johnson
Allen
Johnson Brothers
Thompson
Chicago
Meter thefts probe hit Forest Park parking meters
Police believe thousands may be missing from Forest Park parking meters as thefts spread across village lots and on street meters. Sgt. Gary Doss notes a village employee might have used a key to access meters while the Public works director and village clerk dispute knowledge of the thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park
Gary Doss
Doss
Investi
Gation
Peter Thiesse
William McKenzie
Olen
Bus Route 301 Gets Evening Saturday Service Extension
The Regional Transportation Authority announced extended evening and Saturday operations on Route 301 Roosevelt Road from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday Jan 14 at Hillside Shopping Center. Joyce Mohr moderated an RTA presentation and handed out senior passes, new schedules, maps, and timetables while answering questions about the transit system. The Des Plaines Avenue Station to Hillside timings shift with the last buses leaving Des Plaines at 6:35 p.m. arriving Hillside at 7 p.m., and returning from Hillside at 7:05 p.m. arriving Des Plaines at 7:30 p.m.
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The
Regional Transportation Authority
Roosevelt Road
Hillside
Joyce Mohr
Cook County
RTA
DesPlaines Avenue
CTA
Congress Rapid Transit
Forest Park police bribery case delayed hearing set
Forest Park Police and Fire Commission, meeting for the first time since an officer was indicted in December, postponed discussing the bribery case of J. Robert Hanson and set a special hearing date for Tuesday. The commission also scheduled early March for the next officers examination and an orientation session on March 8 at the park district offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawn Debeers
Forest Park
Commission
Donald Behnken
Tony Bale
Paul Fitzgerald
J. Robert Hanson
Forest Park Park District
Vukelich Named Editor for Forest Park Edition
Daniel Vukelich 24 of Chicago is appointed editor of the Forest Park edition of the WORLD succeeding Maureen O'Brien who becomes a reporter for the Oak Park River Forest edition. A 1976 IIT grad, Vukelich has reported for the WORLD Oak Park River Forest edition and for Palos Regional, and freelanced for Chicago Reader and Jam Magazine. World publisher John J. Wilk ap pointed him to Forest Park in early January.
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Daniel Vukelich
Chicago
Forest Park
The
Vukelich
Maureen O’brien
Oak Park River Forest
Illinois Institute of Technology
Palos
Palos Heights
Orland Park and
Worth
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Mario Tricoci
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Lanoke
Police Commission
Hanson
Police and Fire Commission
Forest Park Police and Fire Departments
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