County in Two-Chair Presidency Sparks Will County Rift
Will county government enters its second week under two chairmen as a quo warranto suit seeks to define who holds the county board chair. Circuit Court Chief Judge Michael Orenic set a 1:30 p.m. pre trial conference for the suit filed by States Attorney Edward Petka against Romeoville Democrat Jerry Capps.
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Will County
Will County Circuit Court
Michael Orenic
Romeoville
Jerry Capps
Edward Petka
Sheriff's Department
Grabavoy
Police Department
Petka
Capps
Orland Joins Talks for Bowl Arena
Orland Park advances its bid to place a bowling arena along 159th Street after the plan commission approved a 32 lane facility with possible future expansion to 48 lanes. The Halloran brothers proposed the project, with attorney Kurt Wandrey and architect Harold Miller presenting.
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Orland Park
Plan Commission
Orland
Tinley
159Th Street
Tinley Park Board
Arena Bowl
Bob Mott
Chevrolet
al Johnson
Cadillac
Orland Planners
Michael
Eugene Halloran
Oak Lawn
Ted Cachey
Halloran Brothers
Kurt Wandrey
Harold Miller
Wandrey
Tinley Park
Western Open Preview at Butler National Golf Club
A preview of the Western Open is offered in Sports today, detailing the event hosted by Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook. The feature highlights the Chicago area stop on the annual professional bowfishing circuit and previews key players and stakes.
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Chicago Area
Butler National Golf Club
Oak Brook
Inside Magazine
Coburn Defends Tax Delinquency as Political Motive
Bill unpaid charges against Coburn and other Will County board members spark claims of political motivation after a coalition attempted to oust Chairman Grabawoy. Coburn says taxes dated before public office and notes he will pay only when properly notified. Capps agrees records were leaked for political purposes and has since paid his bill.
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Petka
Capps
Will
Glenn Coburn
Coburn
Frankfort
Board
Mem
Bers
Democrat Board
Ted Grabawoy
Jerry Capps
James Gale
Betty Perrino
Quigley
Gale
Grabaway
Summer Heat Spikes Prompt Breaks for Village Worker
Summer heat stirs in Frankfort as near ninety degree days push residents to seek relief. Tom Novata, a part time summer worker and NIU biology student, pauses from weed cutting during a brief break on a hot afternoon.
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Tom Novata
Frankfort
Novata
Northern Illinois University
Star- Herald
Bill Pierrakeas
Utilities firm to drill second well for Frankfort Square water
Northbrook based FS Wesl Prestwick Utilities will drill a second well to add standby capacity and double current supply for Frankfort Square as drought and heat push near shortage. The 1,000 gallon per minute well will take about a week to complete and require temporary discharge of the existing system during drilling hours.
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Prestwick Utilities Company
Frankfort Square
David Owens
Northbrook
Owens
Graceland Lane
Frankfort
Tinley Park Renews Hospital Bid Effort
Tinley Park trustees push a hospital plan after years of meetings and repeated rejections. The hospital committee now falls under the human resources panel with Jerry Eubanks as chair, as township officials seek a willing developer for a 200 bed facility in the western Tinley Park area. American Medicorp, a Florida firm, once carried the Tinley banner in the effort.
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Mitchell Golub
Tinley Park
Robert Mason
Mason
Human Resources Commission
Jerry Eubanks
Eubanks
Charlie Smith
Donald Riordan
Tinley
American Medicorp
Florida
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State’s Attorney’s Office
Inside the Star-Herald
Burnell Heineke
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Renee
Pews
Grabawoy
Robert Quigley
Norman Lilek
Herman Alberico
al Spiers
John Donahue
Tinley Park Renews Hospital Bid
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