Forest Park may receive HUD rehab funds for village upgrades
Forest Park could gain federal dollars for neighborhood rehabilitation under a $500,000 HUD initiative shared with River Forest Melrose Park Broadview and Bellwood. The plan partners with Real Estate Research Corp to assess needs and direct funds while preserving village autonomy.
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Forest Park
William McKenzie
River Forest
Melrose Park
Broadview
Bellwood
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Cook County
Terry Hanson
McKenzie
Real Estate Research Corp
RERC
First National Bank
Hanson
Coalition shifts tactics after Illinois Supreme Court ruling
The Coalition for Political Honesty plans an appeal to the U S Supreme Court after the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that three amendments restricting dual office holding conflict of interest voting and advances in pay for legislators are unconstitutional The group may seek a special election if the ballot amendments cannot be placed in time An appeal could be aided by Jenner and Block and hinges on the written ruling and scope of issues.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Patrick Quinn
Oak Park
Cook County
Nathan Cohen
Daniel Walker
Quinn
Cohen
Coalition
U.S. Supreme Court
Chicago
Jenner and Block
Supreme Court
Coali
Tou
California
Triton College Budget Faces 2.2 Million Deficit
The $16 million Triton College budget, to be reviewed at tonight's public hearing, projects a $2.2 million operating deficit funded by bank reserves. Trustees consider July tentative figures revised after audits and warn continued deficits without spending controls.
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Triton College
College Bank
Richard Francetlc
Francet
Milllion
Triton College Board of Trustees
Francetlc
William Dunne
University of Illinois At Circle
Dunne
University of Illinois
Francetic
West Towns Bus Maintains 50 Cent Fare Amid RTA Shifts
West Towns Bus Co. keeps fares at 50 cents while other suburbs raise rates under the RTA universal fare plan. Transfers to CTA or Nortran cost 10 cents, with 60 cent round trips to downtown or Skokie/Evanston via Park Ridge. Transfers on West Towns buses become free, and CTA riders face a new five cent fare increase this week. Northwestern railroad service remains untouched as RTA negotiations continue.
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West Towns Bus Co
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
West Towns
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Nortran
Skokie
Evanston
Park Ridge
Madison and Roosevelt road work begins in Forest Park
Illinois Department of Transportation crews repair Roosevelt Road in Forest Park and Madison Street from the Des Plaines River to the Soo Line tracks. One lane of traffic in each direction will be restricted in repair zones for weeks.
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Roosevelt Road
Forest Park
Madison Street
Des Plaines River
Illinois Department of Transportation
Cathy Buckley
Buckly
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Howard R. Mohr
Forest Park Public School
Grant White
Lombardi
Eric Schremser
Keith Swinden
Illinois
Mike Collins
Field-Stevenson School
Mike
Madison, Roosevelt Road
Buckley
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