Airport talks threaten trailer park residents near planned site
Residents of Pheasant Lake Estates and neighboring developments resist a proposed $2 million plan to build 500 to 600 mobile homes and relocate Pheasant Lake. They cite lack of FAA approval and regional consensus, warn of property losses, and question when or if an airport will materialize as talks have persisted for years.
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Devine
Devins
Pheasant Lake
Mary Malley
Pheasant Lake Estates
Harold
Wis
Hank Gorawski
Pheasant Lakes
Nort
Raccoon Brove
Bob Bonnema
Peechy
Michelle Szura
Heather Brook Estates
Dave Faber
Mary and
Harold Malley
Pheasant Lakes Estates
Beecher
Richton Park to select in house court officer
Richton Park officials consider Robert Clifford as the village's first administrative hearing officer as trustees weigh the recommendation by Police Chief Richard Labus. Clifford brings criminal law experience from Tinley Park and Posen and a background as a Chicago officer and Cook County prosecutor.
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Richton Park
Richard Labus
Robert Clifford
Board of Trustees
Labus
Clifford
Tinley Park
Posen
Chicago
Moraine Valley College
IIT Kent Law School
Cook County
26Th Street
California Avenue
Racing suffers as riverboats loom over Illinois tracks
Duchossois may choose not to sell, or the Balmoral owner could sell to a real estate developer or another track operator. Johnston says lawmakers may act in spring to help racetracks. All the tracks share the riverboat upheaval, upsetting the balance as Duchossois pursues long term racing growth despite competition.
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Duchossois
Johnston
Illinois
Balmoral
District 162 and 163 face mixed test results and truancy issues
State report cards show District 162 eighth graders below averages while some younger grades exceed. Third graders at Indi ana Elementary and Sauk Elementary diverge in reading and math. District 163 posts lower scores in writing math and reading with high truancy and low income rates. Officials link attendance mobility and income to education, and push parental involvement programs.
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Huth
Indiana
Sauk
Blackhawk
Forest Trail
Schmutzler
Village weighs space move to Community Center
The board tabled the plan after the last meeting pending specific move plans and details. Trustees clashed over using the Community Center for office space, promising a community room but now facing possible costs and delays. Remodeling and annual leasing could reach tens of thousands, with completion expected within 30 days if approved.
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Gree
Patricia Backus
Emmanuel —Imoukhuede
Moukhuede
Coglianese
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American Hearty Association
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Betty
Dawn
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