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Matteson Star

Location

Matteson, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1989

Page

2

Candidates Seek Cook County and Suburban Races for 1990

Filing opens for Cook County Circuit Court seats and county offices to fill vacancies and a new judgeship. Democrats and Republicans name candidates across Chicago and suburban towns for president of the County Board, state's attorney, assessor, clerk, sheriff, treasurer, schools superintendent, Board of Tax Appeals, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, and suburban commissioners. Countywide filing heats up as parties nominate incumbents and challengers from Evanston Oak Forest Park Forest and beyond for 1990 elections.

William R. Quinlan John Stamos John L. Sullivan William S. White James M. Bailey Westchester John P. Tully Chicago Michael S. Reich Thomas R. Rakowski Skokie James Edward Fitzgerald Edward J. Egan Indian Head Park Michael A. Coccia David Cerda Cook County Arthur Cieslik Richard Fitzgerald Jacques F. Heilingpetter Frank R. Petrone Richard L. Samuels Adam M. Stille James Devries Crestwood John M. King Tinley Park Stanley Kusper Jr Ted Lechowicz Richard Phelan Winnetka Aldo DeAngelis Olympia Fields Cecil Partee Ray Smith Raul Villalobos Patrick J. O'Connor Thomas Hynes Calvin Luther Joanne Alter Michael F. Sheehan Edward Rosewell Richard Martwick Board of Tax Appeals Joseph Berrios Wil Son Frost Edward Schumann Luther Schumann LaGrange Thomas Fuller Evanston James Kirne Elmwood Park Louis Viverito Burbank Joseph J. McCarthy Frank Edward Gardner Kathleen Therese Meany Thomas M. O'Donnell Park Forest Sheila H. Shultz Wheeling Lawrence G. Zdarsky Berwyn Pat Peter Capuzzi Midlothian Edward C. Reinfranck Ervin Kozicki Hickory Hills Patricia Kane McLaughlin Palos Park Carl Hansen Mount Prospect Richard Siebel Northbrook Alan Carr Cicero Harold Tyrrell Mary McDonald Evanson William L. Russ DeAngelis Herbert Schumann Jr Palos Hills

District 159 weighs tax shifts amid Tinley Park theater plan

District 159 officials discuss financing as an outdoor Tinley Park music theater and Matteson hotels enter tax rolls. They consider a tax rate increase and referendums to fund employee benefits and added special education taxes while defending a $500,000 abatement for theater developers.

Tinley Park Matteson Loughlin Patrick Toomey State Board of Education Finance Office Tesmond Lincoln Mall Edward Zabrocki Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke

Village tackles open trailer nuisance near landfill

Police Chief Jim Klaman says Sexton officials have been urged to secure an unused trailer that has been left open and vandalized. Trustees warn of possible danger while monitoring actions. fence repairs and disposal site rules are noted. Meetings on December 27 and January 3 adjust for holidays.

Jim Klaman Sexton Amerino Klaman Sexton Company

Park Forest OKs Aqua Center upgrades and $752,814 budget

Trustees approve capital improvements for the Aqua Center including two new pools and a water slide at a total of 752,814. Maintenance and construction costs are itemized. a $5 user fee increase is tabled, with debate over equity and impact on residents and staff.

Laurens Grant Park Forest Park Forest Viola Baecher E. Patrick Duffy F. Patrick Kelly Archie Long John Ostenburg Jerry Mathews Ron McLeod McLeod Duffy Aqua Center

Metra Eyes Purchase Near Kedzie Avenue Station

Metra continues plans to acquire land along Kedzie Avenue with limited access via Olympia Fields Country Club for residents in nearby subdivisions. Halpin says the agency will buy only if the owner agrees to selling at assessed price.

Kedzie Avenue Olympia Fields Country Club Metra Halpin

Residents oppose widening Western Avenue plan

More than 30 Olympia Fields residents affected by a proposed Western Avenue widening to four lanes told the Plan Commission they oppose the project. Critics warn it would create a bottleneck at Vollmer and Lincoln Highway, destroy community ambiance, and raise noise and pollution while not solving traffic. Park Forest officials favor the widening and note state support. others cite limited impact and prefer traffic controls.

Andrew Leheny Olympia Fields Western Avenue Village Plan Commission Western Anita Healey Healey Vollmer Plan Commission Vollmer Road Lincoln Highway Park Forest Illinois Department of Transportation Park Forest Village Jerry Mathews Mary Ellen Harris Harris Jim Brown Bloom Township

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