Be careful what you ask for as veto override debated
Prairi State Trustee Michael Monteleone warns that even if lawmakers override Governor Jim Edgar and pass SB 649, Illinois Board of Higher Education funds would still control community colleges. The bill aims to place colleges under ICCB but funding remains IBHE directed, affecting funding balance among public private and community colleges.
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Jim Edgar
Prairi
Michael Monteleone
Board of Trustees
Monteleone
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
ICCB
Chicago Heights Voters Face Ballot Questions On City Government
Attorneys for the city, the African-American class and residents settled three Nov 7 ballot questions. Voters decide if to abandon the commission form already in place, adopt a modified strong mayor plus aldermen system, and choose whether clerk and treasurer are appointed or elected.
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Chicago Heights
University Park Eyes Fight Over Water Rate Hike
Village officials say Consumers Illinois Water Co has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission for a 26 percent sewer rate increase. Trustees voiced discontent, noting high bills, amid a history of small changes since 1990 and a 1994 ICC approval of a 4 percent rise.
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University Park
Consumer
Illinois Water Co
Michael Grubermann
Board of Trustees
Consumers
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Three strikes and he's out dome plan denied in Orland Park
John LaFlamboy's third bid to build a 60 foot air supported athletic dome in Orland Park failed when the Board of Trustees voted 4 to 2 against a height variance. LaFlamboy vowed to pursue options with other villages as public opposition persists. The prior Centennial Park dome plan ended last December.
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John LaFlamboy
Orland Park
LaFlamboy
Centennial Park
Village’ Plan Commission
Village approves plan for 41 acre Homewood business park
The Village Board approved development of a 41 acre business park on the former Washington Park racetrack site, rising from 1977 fire ashes. The plan, backed by consultants and public input, envisions campus style offices amid 100 plus acres of lakes wetlands prairie and open space with limited residential uses on the Beverly Bank parcel and a major stormwater system.
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Homewood
Washington Park
Beverly Bank
Canine unit Quint tops Country Club Hills police
Canine officer Jim Kapsalis and his dog Quint led a successful first year for the city canine unit at a City Council meeting. Quint, a 95 pound eighteen to nineteen month old pup, aided investigations yielding more than 20 narcotics finds, over 150 grams cannabis, 75 grams cocaine, and 70 grams heroin. The operation helped seize cash totaling over $65,000 and a van.
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Quint
Country Club Hills
Jim Kapsalis
Dwight Welch
Provincetown
Park Forest approves water bill fund for PADS shelter
Park Forest officials Monday approved a plan to fund South Suburban PADS through voluntary water bill surcharges. The Health Safety and Recreation Committee will urge the Village Board to adopt the proposal, with the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association collecting funds and PADS operating the shelter.
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Park Forest
Health, Safety and Recreation Committee
Village Board
Beaver Invasions Hit Frankfort Square Park and Will County
Frankfort Square Park District and Will County Forest Preserve District report an upsurge in beaver activity this summer. Beavers build large dams, flood Union Creek near Hilda Walker School, and threaten trees and properties. A marksman removed about a dozen beavers last month as officials seek containment.
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Frankfort Square Park District
Will County Forest Preserve
Forest Preserve
Frankfort Square Park
Union Creek
Hilda Walker
Park District
Jim
Dual hazards for America’s elderly on fixed income and health care
Frank Ertl compiles a historical overview of elder health care amid inflation and rising medical costs. He traces reform efforts from Roosevelt to Clinton, noting persistent gaps in national health care plans and ongoing political resistance.
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America
Clinton
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Ways and Meat Committee
FDR
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Ford
Senate
Capitol Hill
Frank Ertl
Hom
Richton Park Officers Rescued Homeless Cat at Cedar Ridge
Seniors at Cedar Ridge Apartments thank Richton Park Police Department for rescuing a stray cat during a heat wave. Jane Smith of Richton Park praises the officers for caring for all, including animals, in the community.
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Cedar Ridge
Richton Park
Jane Smith
Richton P
Anonymous citizen returns found cash to rightful owner
On Aug 10 a local resident turned in a large sum of cash found on a Homewood street. Bank of Homewood notified the owner who expressed sincere thanks to the anonymous giver and Lt Jim Ganwo of the Police Department for assistance.
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Homewood
Bank of Homewood
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Jim Ganwood
Citibank
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