Airport plan faces local opposition from Crete residents
South suburban residents question the Peotone airport proposal amid doubts about funding and need. Crete officials note boundary shifts, not closer proximity, while Forest Preserve District officials say environmental impact and boundary details are pending. Local politicians hope to leverage the project for economic gains.
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Henrichs
Chicago
Crete
Michael Einhorn
Bruce Hodgdon
Will County Forest Preserve Board
Hodgdon
Village votes to raise taxes amid $760000 revenue shortfall
Village Administrator Ralph Coglianese cites a $760,000 revenue gap as the reason for a tax increase plan. Trustees Emmanuel Imoukhuede Dale Graham and Patricia Backus back action while noting potential future tax caps. The levy offsets by scrapping a $15 vehicle sticker fee and may be reduced if funds are not needed.
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Perry
Ralph Coglianese
Coglianese
Emmanuel Imoukhuede
Dale Graham
Springfield
Patricia Backus
Meadow Lakes Plans Off Street Path And Street Light Work
The village outlines a $62,100 project to build a 10 foot wide asphalt off street path from the northern limits to Sauk Trail with an east west link from Glaeser Park to Governor's Highway and a 900 foot on street section from Kostner Avenue to Balmoral. Trustees will review bids for street light maintenance across Meadow Lakes along Cicero Avenue and Governor's Highway, replacing burned out lamps and handling outages.
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Sauk Trail
Glaeser Park
Governor’s Highway
Kostner Avenue
Balmoral
Meadow Lakes
Michael Johns
Falcon Crest
Cicero Avenue
Commonwealth Edison
Village debates residency rules for senior complex
Village Attorney Joseph Perozzi outlined HUD residency language Monday to prevent future legal issues. Planning Partnership president Alan Saunders noted a preference for local residents in housing developed by Catholic Charities and suggested a one year municipal residency, a rule deemed possibly unconstitutional by developers. Officials aim to protect current residents by requiring village residency for top priority, while accommodating plans for a senior complex long sought by board members.
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Joseph Perozzi
Perozzi
Alan Saunders
Planning Partnership
Catholic Charities
Paratransit study to map future service blueprint
Paratransit funding cuts and rising replacement vehicle costs are straining services. Frazier notes longer intervals and denied affordable rides as drivers of the problem. A regional study led by Chicago area transit groups will cover Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Orland, Rich, Thornton, Worth townships and parts of Orland Park and neighboring villages to seek alternatives.
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Frazier
Regional Transit Authority
Chicago South Suburban Mass
South
Bloom
Bremen
Calumet
Orland
Rich, Thornton
Worth Townships
Orland Park
Orland Hills
Palos Heights
Crestwood
Frankfort
Fourth Annual Holiday Dinner and Concert in Matteson
The Matteson Historical Society hosts a Friday candle light dinner and concert at St. Lawrence O Toole Church 4101 St. Lawrence Avenue Matteson at 7 p.m. A String Trio from the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Cheryl Smith Katherine Lehman Miller and Emily Lewis Mantell will perform Mozart Tartini Haydn and carols. Tickets 25 with proceeds to the Matteson Historical Society Museum 801 School Avenue Matteson. Contact 748 3033 or Fran Graham 748 0987.
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The
Matteson Historical Society
St. Lawrence
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Cheryl Smith
Katherine Lehman Miller
Emily Lewis-Mantell
Mozart
Tartini
Haydn
Eastman School of Music
Western Michigan University
Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Musical College
Roosevelt University
Karl Frith
New Matteson Historical Society Museum
School Avenue
Matteson
Fran Graham
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Will County Forest Preserve District
Forest Preserve
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Forest Preserve District
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Illinois Department of Transportation
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