Fourth of July Weekend in Lincoln Way Area Highlights
Mokena and Frankfort host a bustling Fourth of July weekend with the first annual Mokena Lions car show, carnival, helicopter rides, games, and fireworks. Events include the Fred Lehmann 10 mile race, outdoor concerts, parades, contests, and the Lions teen queen crowning. Fireworks set for Monday with park parking fees and donations to offset costs. Frankfort Kiwanis also sponsors a Monday fireworks display.
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Lincoln Way
Mokena
Lions Club
Frankfort
Fred Lehmann
Connecticut Hills
Dennis Matz
Lincoln Way High School
Continental Singers
Continentals
Mokena-Marley Clergy Association
Mokena Baseball Association
All-Stars
Mokena Park
Willowcrest School
Minute Studio of
Tony
Chris the
Wonder Monkey
Mokena Park District
Mokena Lions Club
Tracy Williams
Peggy McDermott
Joan Hillenbrand
John Patrick
Knights of Columbus
Lions Club Fest
Kiwanis Club
Main Park
Nebraska Street
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Ill
Near OK on Mokena pay hikes
The Mokena village board approved a salary and benefits package raising average pay about 5.6 percent for town employees. The plan, proposed by Village President Michael Everett, increases salaries above the prior proposal but below employees’ demands, with office staff receiving the largest jump to align with other departments. Final approval hinges on employee briefing and the 1983 84 budget adoption. The budget shows the village expecting 2 213 000 in revenues and 1 633 000 in expenses, dominated by general and sewer water funds.
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Mokena Village
Michael Everett
Richard Quinn
Everett
Kenneth Gamache
Robert Chistar
Chiszar
Sewer and Water Fund
Lawmakers toward tentative tax package amid hesitance
Springfield area legislators greeted a compromise tax plan with reluctance yet acceptance after a series of summit talks. Gov. James Thompson stated the package would raise enough revenue to avoid budget cuts in mental health, education, corrections and public aid, though it falls short of some funding requests. The plan, largely driven by House Republicans led by Lee Daniels, mixes temporary and permanent hikes with relief, hiking individual income tax from 2.5 to 3 percent retroactive to January 1, with the extra half percent set to expire June 30, 1984.
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House
Lee Daniels
Elmhurst
Illinois
Thompson
Regional Transportation Authority
Chicago
Collar County
Senate
Philip Rock
Oak Park
Chase named to fill unexpired Mokena trustee post
Gary Chase, a former Mokena village trustee, was named Monday to fill the unexpired trustee term of Michael Everett. The 49-year-old resident, appointed unanimously, has prior board experience and will serve until April 1985. He works as a schedule examiner for the Northeastern Illinois Regional Commuter railroad and is active in village issues including a proposed recreational vehicle ordinance. He and his wife Louise have two daughters.
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Gary Chase
Mokena Village
Michael Everett
Chase
Mokena
Everett
Illinois
Gional Commuter
NIRC
The
RTA
Louise
Lincoln
Way High School
Village Board
Byron Payne
Payne
Delbert Yunker
Joseph Budzyn
Robert Chistar
Bruce Friefeld
Donohue and Associates, Inc
McKeown, Fitzgerald
Zollner
Buck
Langmeister
Larry Haack
Donald Baumhover
Robert Peterson
ESDA
Harold Figh
Walter Downing
Providence
DePaul
Marquette University
Barney Mines
National Basketball Association
New Jersey Nets
Teachers Demand Clear View of School Pressures
The Star Inside Chalkboard notes that the end of the school year offers a break but highlights teachers who claim the public misreads the extraordinary job pressures they face, affecting both educators and students.
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LaPorte Road
Mokena Pta
E.T
Mokena Theater Guild
Tony the Organ Grinder
Chris
New Lenox Campground
Star Publications
Jerry Marmozewicz
Franklin Shaftan
Springfield
James Thompson
Board
Cook County
Collar
Robert Piel
South Holland
Rialto Square Theater
Joliet
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