Illinois reform calls to curb corruption and cronyism
Letters urge state purchasing and campaign finance reform to cut favoritism in Illinois contracts and cap contributions. They argue for ending revolving door ethics, restrict spending on campaigns, and ban late-session contributions to restore public trust amid a push for a comprehensive nuclear test ban discussion.
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Illinois
Springfield
General Assembly
Tracy Litsey
Illinois Common Cause
The Greatest Wrong-Doing and Raccoon Grove Debate
A reader letters section condemns Cardinal Bernardin for alleged misconduct and calls for closing churches including San Rocco. The writer urges abandoning a Kankakee county airport plan and preserving Raccoon Grove forest preserve as a state park to protect wildlife, land, and heritage. Raymond Baugh outlines local concerns from Monee.
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Cardinal Joseph Bernardin
Chicago Heights
San Rocco
Sun-Times
Bernardin
Archdio
Raccoon Grove
Forest Preserve
State of
Illinois
Monee Reservoir
Will County
Metra
Kankakee
Raymond Baugh
Monee
South Suburban Schools Call for Tax Money Before Cap
South suburban school officials urged state legislators Monday at Oak Lawn High School to restore funds lost since 1991 and seek trailer legislation to exempt them from the 5 percent tax cap, allowing double-digit increases to recoup revenue. The move follows Gov. Jim Edgar signing the cap into law affecting Cook County schools, parks, and non home rule bodies.
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South Suburban
Oak Lawn High School
Little Theatre
Jim Edgar
Cook County
Springfield
Medical waste incinerator fight brews in Harvey
Chicago firm Medical Disposal Services seeks to build an on site incinerator on Center Avenue in Harvey burning 24 tons of infectious waste daily. IEPA denied a construction permit January 30 but the company is appealing to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Attorney Donald Russ notes a similar prior case upheld a siting transfer.
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Harvey
Medical Disposal Services, Inc
Center Avenue
165Th
167Th Streets
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IEPA
Gun show ban misfires in Harvey pullback
Mayor David Johnson withdrew a proposed ordinance to ban gun shows in Harvey after two organizers denounced the measure at a town meeting. Margaret Niermann of the Chicago South Expo Center warned of revenue loss from prohibiting shows held seven times yearly with Harvey police at each event.
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David Johnson
Harvey
Johnson
Margaret Niermann
Chicago South Expo Center
Halsted St
Niermann
Illinois
Orce
Orland Park Approves 10 Screen Theater in Mixed Use Site
Marcus Theaters plans a 10 screen cinema with a 150 seat restaurant and a 10,000 square foot office building on a 13 acre LaGrange Road site. The Plan Commission and Community Development Committee approved the revised proposal, pending Village Board approval.
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Orland Park
Orland Park Plan Commission
LaGrange Road
163Rd Street
Marcus Theaters Corporation
Palos Heights
David Sosin
Marcus
Auditorium Fate Hinges on Village Board Decision
Homewood Auditorium beside Village Hall at 2020 Chestnut Ave may escape demolition but depends on Village Board vote. A committee suggests demolishing the aging hall to fund a new municipal building costing 1.68 to 1.88 million dollars. Two trustees favor preserving the auditorium and transferring it to the Homewood Flossmoor Park District, while Trustee Peggy Boivin opposes preservation citing aesthetics and other reasons.
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Homewood
Village Board
Village Hall
Chestnut Ave
Village Hall Project
Mitchell Overgaard
Donald Goff
Homewood-Flossmoor Park
Chestnut and
Harwood Ave
Peggy Boivin
Richton Park delays teen tobacco ban and referendums on ballot
The Richton Park village board stalls action on a tobacco possession ban for teens pending further study. Village officials cite attorney input on codified ordinances and doubts about banning vending sales. Two school referendums remain on the Feb 28 ballot amid court actions affecting Chicago Heights elections.
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Richton Park
Rudolph Banovich
John B. Murphey
Murphey
Bloom Township
Flossmoor
U.S
Chicago Heights
Cook County
Francis Barth
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Lauri E. Kallio
Illinois Peace Action
Edgar
Feds
Daley
Thomasville
La-Z-Boy
Bernhardt
Henredon
Pennsylvania
Harden
Herman John Widdicomb
Bob Timberlake
Sherrill
Serta La-Z-Boy
Hancock & Moore
Lexington
Ridge Road
Munster
Indiana
Calumet Ave
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