Bloom Township election cloud taints campaign debate
Editorial urges voters to replace Bloom Township GOP with Dominic Candeloro in Tuesday’s ballot amid a backdrop of felon convictions among GOP leaders. It praises Democrat plans, notes real estate concerns, and endorses Candeloro, Lacefield, and several incumbents and challengers in Homewood, Hazel Crest, Crete, Glenwood, and University Park for steady leadership and targeted community projects.
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Bloom Township
Dominic Candeloro
Bloom Gop
Robert Grossi
Candeloro
Governors State University
Welton M. Lacefield
Prairie State College
Country Club Hills Voters Eye City Council Seats
Voters in Country Club Hills will elect six of ten council seats on Tuesday after ward creation. Incumbent mayor and four aldermen seek two more years. Notable candidates include Adrienne Hardt Ward 2 travel agency chair of Finance Committee and Ward 4 contender Joyce Wilson geologic engineer and Plan Commission member with youth and gang avoidance work. Also Ward 4 candidate Gregory Skannel Amoco Oil environmental control superintendent.
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Country Club Hills
Adrienne Hardt
Joyce Wilson
South Suburban Council
Gregory Skannel
Amoco Oil Co
Whiting
Ind
Olympia Fields Race Sees Two Incumbents and Three Newcomers
Olympia Fields voters see Anita Healey and Diana Crawford seek re election to three four year terms. Healey as former village president knows Olympia Fields well, Crawford brings financial and social policy expertise. Willis Ryza emerges as a strong newcomer with retirement as a lawyer and advisory Finance Committee role.
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Olympia Fields
Anita Healey
Diana Crawford
Healey
Crawford
Willis Ryza
Richton Park Trustees Race Endorsements Favor incumbents and Hughes
The Star endorses Anne Rock and Bill Pugh for two seats on the Richton Park Village Board and B Franklin Hughes Jr for the third vacant seat. It urges voting yes on a village parks levy as a cheaper, steady funding source versus forming a Park District, with officials noting a yearly cost of 10 to 615 per homeowner.
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Crete
Michael Einhorn
Einhorn
Carl Triebold
Triebold
Amoco
Sinois 394
Richton Road
Will
Board of Trustees
Bob Palasky
Charles Pless
Bill Welton
Merit
Richton Park Village
the Star
Debt restructuring boosts tax appeal for Matteson district
School District 159 restructures debt making District 158 tax appeal more palatable to taxpayers. Despite a 75 cent per $100 assessed value increase proposed for Tuesday, debt payments rearrangement yields a net 10 cent rise. With a $14 million deficit, the funds are presented as needed. the analysis urges a yes vote.
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Matteson-Richton Park ‘School District
Letters For Michael Perry For Matteson Village President
A supporter urges Matteson voters to elect Michael D. Perry as village president highlighting his two terms as trustee, transportation industry expertise, and commitment to business and residents. The letter urges Perry to move Matteson forward with vision and compassion ahead of the April 20 election.
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Matteson
Michael D. Perry
Mike
Mike Perry
John
Not interested To the Easter: Homewood vote commitment
A letter argues that voter turnout matters and questions William Moylan’s suitability for Homewood Village President. The writer urges voting for Village President John Doody and Guiding Homewood's Future candidates, citing Moylan’s 16 years in Homewood with six of eight municipal elections missed.
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America
William Moylan
Vilage
Homewood
Homewood Citizens For Change
Mr. Moylan
John Doody
Steger Residents Urge Yes Vote on School Tax Referendum
To the Editor, Steger residents are urged to vote yes on April 20 for Village officials and a vital School District 194 tax referendum. The letter warns of budget cuts, larger class sizes, possible school closures, loss of band chorus and gym, and increased student misbehavior without funds. It argues the referendum saves local control and prevents children from attending distant schools.
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Steger
Towms
Harris in Monee To the Editor
A letter praising Jim Harris for four years as Monee Township assessor highlights increased accessibility equity in assessments and taxpayer savings. It notes rising equalized assessments from 76 million to 103 million, Harris’s hours in office and ongoing professional development.
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Monee Township
Jim Harris
Harris
Dutch Tindall for Matteson village president
A group of senior backers urge voters to elect Dutch Tindall as Matteson village president. They cite his incumbency as trustee, efforts to keep the old post office tenant, and his push to let Matteson retain over 200000 in state income tax surcharge funds. They argue he prioritizes residents and tax relief.
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Kater
Matteson
Tindall
Jim) Edgar
Illinois
Matteson Village
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