Rock Island timetable altered after commuter protest
Regional Transportation authority officials faced about 90 angry Rock Island commuters at the SWATRANS meeting in Tinley Park. Frustration over adding Oak Forest and Midlothian stops to the bankers special trains prompted a compromise: morning service gains the two stops with an 8:25 Loop arrival, while evening trains keep their schedules. College director James Cole noted delays persist due to railroad renovations and freight conflicts, with further adjustments under study to balance travel times and station access.
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Jeremy Watts
Oak Forest
Midloth
RTA
Chicago
Joliet
Midlothian
Bankers
Rail Transportation
James Cole
Cole
New Lenox
Mokena
Tinley Park
Loop
Star Herald
Rasmussen
Swatrans
Harry Hobbs
Gene Leonard
Daniel Baldino
Evanston
Hobbs
Bernard Ford
Ford
Rock Island
Baldino
Dudash
Will County
Three Candidates Seek Lincoln Way District 210 School Board
Three candidates, David Wilson, Robert A. Kegel, and Cletus V. Knoll, outline goals for greater board flexibility and reaffirming the board’s role in Lincoln Way District 210. They stress quality education, board input, and accountability, with Wilson proposing stronger board control of meetings and district administration.
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Karen Haave
Board of Education
Lincoln Way High School Board
David Wilson
Robert A. Kegel
Cletus V. Knoll
Wilson
Lincoln- Way
Lincoln
Frankfort
Cutthill Count Company
Alsip
Knoll
Frankfort Square
Lincoln Way High School
L-Way
Austin High School
Chi
Manhattan
Beatrice Link
James Thomson
Kegel
Lincoln Way
Beling Engineering Consultants
Joliet
Lincoln Way Board
Rock Island figures big in RTA budget and rail plans
SWATRANS heard details on the RTA budget for 1977-78 and a five year plan for six counties. Rock Island railroad projects include almost 70 million in funding for line upgrades and new bilevel cars and locomotives.
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Rock Island
RTA
Southwest Area Transportation Committee
Swatrans
Regional Transportation Authority
Southwest
Joliet
Transportation Group
Marty Bernard
Alsip
Illinois
General Assembly
Rock Island Railroad
Bernard
Tinley Park
James Cole
Rail Transportation
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Loop
Orland Park
Norfolk and Western
Mokena Park District Hosts All Park Revue Event
The Mokena Community Park District presents its second All Park Revue from seven to nine p.m. Friday at Willowcrest school. Performances include ballet belly dance ballroom dance baton gymnastics kiddie kapers and more with craft art and special interest displays. The event is free and open to the public per a park district spokesman.
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Mokena Community Park
Willowcrest School
Park District
Sangmeister Hospitalized After Emergency Surgery
State Senator George Sangmeister of Mokena remained hospitalized early this week as he recovers from emergency surgery at Saint Joseph Hospital 2S bet. Doctors removed a tumor from the groin and abdominal area and planned to keep him hospitalized to monitor for further complications.
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George Sangmeister
Dmokena
Sangmeister
Saint Joseph Hospital
Bet
Will County
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Ian
Donald Rasmussen
Vliokena New
Lenox
WLS
Larry Lujack
Forefront
Oak Forest High School
Star-Herald
Bill Pierrakeas
Joliet Township
Cletus Knoll
Robert Kegel
Cook County
Park Revue
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