Park Forest Drops Home Inspection Ordinance Fight
Park Forest scales back a costly broadening of its rental inspection program and will revert to inspecting single-family homes like other rentals. The move comes amid a federal lawsuit led by the Institute for Justice over illegal search concerns.
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Janet Muchnik
Park Forest
Muchnik
Debra Taylor
Taylor
Rick Reinbold
Reinbold
Richton Park
Anl
Institute For Justice
Washington, D.C
Scott Bullock
The
Bullock
Gottschall
Patrick Kelly
Kathleen Field Orr
Eastgate
Orr
Quint fire engines spread across suburban departments
The Matteson fire system highlights a Quint engine that combines pump, water delivery and ladder functions in one unit. Harvey, Matteson, and Frankfort own Quints, with University Park considering purchase. NFPA drafts a standard as ISO adds a grading section for this multi‑purpose vehicle. Life expectancy is about twenty years with first response for ten years and second response thereafter.
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Spain
Matteson Fire Department
Matteson
Bob Lanz
Lanz
Harvey
Frankfort
University Park
NFPA
ISO
Town considers street lighting rule after months of outages
Banovich Trustee Gregg Spathis backs lighting requirements to prevent injury or crime as Governors Plaza owners fight to repair long‑standing parking lot lights. Village Manager Chris Limas says the ordinance targets exterior maintenance with dusk to dawn lighting unless approvals are granted. some stores may appeal. one owner calls for clearer language.
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Banovich
Gregg Spathis
the Star
Chris Limas
Governors Plaza
Plaza
Limas
Benjamin Hughes
Local census effort aims to boost accuracy and jobs
Community leaders stress trusted execution by local residents to improve response rates, citing growth in the Southwest Suburbs and the financial benefits of accurate counts. Tinley Park and Orland Park quantify gains from recent special censuses while noting costs and the need for temporary local workers.
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Lucy
Census Bureau
Tinley Park
Orland Park
Halvorson
Shock discipline prompts parent to sue Crete-Monee teacher
Nicoletta Burnett filed a federal suit against Crete-Monee School District 2010 and Phillip Rush alleging he used electric shocks as classroom discipline from 1987 onward. The complaint details Justin Burnett, then 16, shocked three times for detention, with the final exposure lasting 30 seconds, and claims the district condoned the practice for years.
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Phillip Rush
Crete-Monee High School
Rush
Nicoletta Burnett
Crete-Monee
Justin Burnett
Justin
Steven Humphrey
Humphrey
Illinois State Board of Education
District 2010
Wireless modems eyed for Lansing light poles deal
Lansing officials consider leasing village and ComEd light poles to Metricom Inc for Ricochet wireless data service. The plan would charge $29.95 monthly plus $95 activation and pay $60 per pole annually plus 1 percent of gross revenues. The board may approve a preliminary contract next Tuesday with staff work required.
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Lansing
California
Park Forest
Alsip
Norm Abbott
Metricom, Inc
Dennis Schermerhorn
Metricom
Schermerhorn
Ricochet
Ameritech
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Lemont
Abbott
Public Works and Building Committee
Cellular One
Cellular
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