Thompson raps Walker in Frankfort appearance
Gubernatorial hopeful James R. Thompson urged Frankfort businessmen to cut rhetoric and balance the budget, saying taxes must rise or spending must fall. He criticized state waste, pledged education focus, and said good government needs capable people and streamlined agencies. Thompson spoke amid his Joliet tour.
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Frankfort
Ben Chin
Wagon Wheel
U.S
Thompson
Chicago
Dan) Walker
Richard B. Ogilvie
State Department of Public Aid
Northern
Illinois
Acreage Near New Lenox Faces No Creek Flood Plan Disruption
The Hickory and Spring creeks flood control project aims to curb flooding downstream. Officials say nearby land near New Lenox would not be affected, with three reservoirs planned and 1,500 acres to be acquired for recreation linked to Pilcher Park and Joliet areas.
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New Lenox
Creek
Spring Creeks
Hickory Creek
Fred Henize
Will County
Henize
Hickory
Mokena
Spring Creek
Joliet
Sauk Trail
Frankfort
Wolf Road
New Knox Township
State Division of Waterways
Eibling
Cleveland Road
Will County Forest Preserve District
Pilcher Park
George Langmeister
Dmokena
Frankfort and Mokena Agree To Study Waste Water Plans
Frankfort and Mokena approve a joint three part study to plan aging sewer systems. A three member per village planning committee will oversee progress with funding from EPA grants covering up to 75 percent of costs. The total project costs are about 7000 dollars with each village paying roughly 1000 to 2000 dollars. The study runs March to July under Robert E. Hamilton as director from Frankfort Mulford service.
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Frankfort
Mokena
Frankfort-Mokena
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Robert E. Hamilton
101-year-old Ida Watts Featured in Oak Forest Hospital Portrait
The Star-Herald Today profiles Ida Watts, born during Ulysses S. Grant’s presidency, as a focal point of a hospital life feature. Diane Mizialko frames her story while Tinley Park and Oak Forest prep for SICA East basketball battles against Hillcrest and Stagg this weekend.
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Oak Forest Hospital
Ida Watts
Ulysses S. Grant
Diane Mizialko
Tinley Park
Oak Forest
Hillcrest
Stagg
Unified Fares Proposed by RTA for Six-County Area
RTA staff propose a unified fare plan for six counties with a flat 45 cent basic South Suburban SafeWay fare. Transfers within SafeWay stay free, 10 cents to CTA or other lines. Suburban city bus fares stay 30 cents with 25 cent cross-system transfers. Commuter rail to be included later.
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Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
South Suburban SafeWay Line
SafeWay
Homewood
Brian Cudahy
Niles
Cudahy
Beard Contest Plans for Fourth of July at Mokena Chamber
The Mokena Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a beard contest as part of Fourth of July activities with categories for best groomed greyest reddest longest and curliest. An entrance fee of $1 and a before picture are required. Awards are monetary and given after the Independence Day parade. Additional items include Outstanding Citizens Award banquet tentatively for late February and an annual golf outing at Silver Lake Country Club on August 16.
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Mokena
Chamber
Silver Lake Country Club
Frankfort District Denies Unit District Plans Amid Boundary Talks
Officials from Frankfort School District 1570 deny reports of seeking a unit district to block New Lenox District 122. Supt. Leroy Olson says 1570 will inform and involve all affected boards before any boundary changes are considered in the Lincoln Way area.
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Frankfort
East Side
New Lenox
Leroy Olson
Lincoln Way Area
Boards of Education
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