Map lines drawn to boost South Suburbs minority representation
Johnson argues for a 70 percent black District 5 spanning Chicago wards 9 and 34 and South Suburban communities like Robbins, Harvey, Markham, Ford Heights, and Olympia Fields to address underrepresentation. Other officials warn about district contiguity, township integrity, and political motives.
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Johnson
Harvey
Markham
Ford Heights
Cook County Board
Chicago
Urban League
Robbins
Dixmoor
Dalton
Phoenix
Country Club Hills
Matteson
Olympia Fields
Chicago Heights
Herb Schumann
R-Palos Hills
Schumann
Illinois-Indiana State Line
Flossmoor
Homewood
10Th Ward
Oak Forest
Midlothian
Bremen Township
Norman Corsi
Corsi
William Dennen
Worth Township
Aldo DeAngelis
DeAngelis
Illinois Open Meetings Act cases loom in court
Officials will answer charges in an Aug 2 arraignment hearing as public access to government deliberations remains a focal point. Barbara Currie and Diana Turnbull defend strong public transparency while noting some officials evade or misunderstand the law, a trend spotlighted by prior Wood River Township trustees’ 1981 indictments.
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Bennett
Illinois
Barbara Flynn Currie
Chicago
Currie
Mother of Freedom of Information
Anthony Scariano
Park Forest
Scariano
Pote
Woodstock
Ill
Dianne Turnbull
IPA
Turnbull
Will County
Downstate
Wood River Township
Illinois seeks regional consensus on third airport plan
Subcommittee members Sangmeister and Lipinski back language in a general airport bill to release 2 million for planning with strings. Edgar supports Peotone as the best site but requires two other sites studied and regional consensus to be shown to the U S Transportation Secretary. State aims for 4 million more to finish the Peotone feasibility study and win regional support amid cooling opposition.
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Edgar
Peotone
Kankakee
Will County
U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Sangmeister
Illinois Transportation
Kirk Brown
Lipinski
Brown
Daley
Indiana
Evan Bayh
Matteson task force maps a diverse, unified future
Village group studied population schools economy and culture then drafted a residential survey to shape Matteson's image for 2000. Members seek a non segregated, inclusive community with strong ties among residents government and business and aim to show the region a model of diversity in housing and culture.
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Matteson
Bepen
Chicago
Henry Swan
Task Force
Vicki Sline
Rich Township
Schaumburg
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Cook County
Consumer Information Center Department
KO Pueblo
Colorado
United Way Crusade of Mercy
the Star
Homewood-Flossmoor
Otto Boulevard
P. O
Norman A. Rosinski
James S. Meidell
Lester G. Sons
Chicago Sun-Times Company
the Audit Bureau
U. S
Wil
Beecher
GT Bicycles
Schwinn
BOY Scout
Sauk Trail
Richton Park
Park Vi
Pearle Vision
Pearle
Oder
Pearle Vision Aoa
Southland
Pearle Vision Express
Lansing
Torrance Avenue
Pearle, Pearle Vision Center
Pearle Eye+Tech Express
EyeBuys
Pea
Nyvy
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