Orland Park weighs county fair plan voters to decide next week
Orland Park residents head to a nonbinding ballot vote on establishing a Cook County fairgrounds and hosting the county fair. Officials urged turnout as village leaders contend the proposal could fund open lands and provide a community events venue, while critics cite traffic and land use concerns.
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Orland Fark
Cook County
Orland Park
Cook County Fair Association
Dan McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Tom Dubelbeis
Dubelbeis
Orland Park Lions Club
Kathy Fenton
Fairgrounds
Sharon Perree
Illinois Association of Agricultural Affairs
Perree
Perzee
Vince Pagone
Charles Management Group
Pagone
Pagene
Centennial Park
159Th Street
Wolf Road
Bernie Murphy
Murphy
Cook County lays out rural development plan
Cook County commissioners approved a new comprehensive plan for unincorporated areas designed to curb urban sprawl and preserve open space. The plan aligns with neighboring municipalities, aims to protect parks and sensitive lands, and focuses on clustered residential development while preserving most natural areas. It also directs rezoning decisions to follow separate revisions and seeks suburban feedback for a 21st century Cook County.
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Cook County
Peter Silvestri
Elmwood Park
Silvestri
Department of Planning and Development
John Stroger
Stroger
Illinois to spend 118 million on pothole repairs state wide
The Illinois Department of Transportation plans 118 million dollars to fix potholes at 225 sites across the state. South suburban Cook County gets 2.3 million for eight projects including bridge decks on 139th Street and a stretch of Western Avenue in Lansing. More work targets Alsip Crestwood Palos Heights Oak Lawn Bridgeview Markham and Country Club Hills with resurfacing and bridge deck repairs along routes 43 12 20 83 57 294 and I 80. See TDOT report attributing winter weather for the surge in potholes.
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Ilinois
Bue Island
Posen
Grand Trunk Western and
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Lansing
186Th Street
Torrence Avenue
Wentworth Avenue
Markham
Crantora Avenue
Alsip
Crestwood
Palos Heights
127Th Street
Ridgeland Avenue
Oak Lawn
Bridgeview
Harlem Avenue
95Th Street
Country Club Hills
Crawford Avenue
Cook County
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Jessi Virtusio
Dorchester Senior Center
Assisted’ Living Services
Orchester
154Th Street
Pee Eer
the Daily
Southtown & Star Newspapers
Dailysouthtown
Starnewspapers.com
Bloomberg
Travel
Southtown Call
Star Newspapers
Call
Diane Ross
Statehouse News Service
Springfield
Illinois
Tdots
Peece
Cy Wheels
Touhy Ave
Niles Dee
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