Woodgate Park to undergo major renovation in spring
The Matteson Board of Trustees approved a 642,984 dollar bid from Cherry Creek Landscaping for Woodgate Park's extensive renovation the largest in the village's six parks. The plan adds two baseball fields a 34 space parking lot two playgrounds a winding path a new pavilion and a resurfaced tennis court with new light poles and fencing. Construction runs April to October with limited access and possible summer closures of the playground.
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Woodgate Park
Matteson Board of Trustees
Cherry Creek Landscaping
Crete
Patty Cooney
Cooney
Dale Graham
Allemony
Notre Dame
Woodgate Drive
Crestwood Road
Central Avenue
Ryan budget outlines third airport funds for Peotone plan
Springfield report states Illinois would spend 1.3 million for preliminary land banking toward a proposed third Chicago airport at Peotone as part of Gov. George H. Ryan's 2000 budget. The plan also includes new funding for a Dixmoor work release center and several mental health facilities, plus bolstered water and sewage grants for south suburban communities. The budget totals 40.6 billion in all funds, with no new taxes. a Rainy Day Fund is proposed and negotiators aim to finish by Memorial Day.
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Springfield
Chicago
Peotone
George H. Ryan
Dixmoor
Howe
Ludeman
Tinley Park
Howe and
Ryan
General Assembly
Illinois
Assembly
Illinois Department of Transportation
Martha Schiebel
Border dispute heard over sewer area expansion
A regional planning commission heard six party stake holders from Richton Park Frankfort University Park and Consumers Illinois Water Co at a Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission session on sewer boundary extension requests. About 100 residents attended as five minute statements were made. The panel will forward recommendations March 4 ahead of a March 30 full hearing before the agency. Local officials argued over who should serve the largely rural area between Steger Road Bruns Road Elsner Road and Harlem Avenue.
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Richton Park
Frankfort
University Park
Regional Planning Commission
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Con
Sumers Illinois Water Co
Consumers Illinois
NIPC
Water Resources Committee
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Steger Road
Bruns Road
Elsner Road
Harlem Avenue
University Park and Consumer Illinois
Governors State University budget boost outlined in Ryan plan
Gov George Ryan proposed a 1999 2000 budget that would raise operating funds for Governors State University by 1.2 million or 4.9 percent. The plan allocates over four years 13.4 million toward finishing the 16.4 million Teaching and Learning Complex and provides nationwide 2.4 billion in operating funds plus 161 million in construction for higher education with details on other colleges limited.
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Springfield
Governors State University
George Ryan
University Park School
Ryan
GSU
Prairie State
Moraine Valley
Joliet
Illinois Colleges and Universities
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois Community College Board
Tall Grass Arts seeks funds for Park Forest center move
The Park Forest Tall Grass Arts Association plans a $50,000 capital drive named Tall Grass 2000 to relocate from Freedom Hall to a renovated former All the Makings site downtown. The shared arts center will house the association Illinois Theatre Center Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Park Forest Singers, expanding gallery space and programs.
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Park Forest Tall Grass Arts Association
Freedom Hall
Park Forest
Eileen Schneider
Tall Grass Arts Association
Tall Grass 2000
Park Forest Arts Center
All the Makings Crafts
Illinois Theatre Center
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Park Forest Singers
Schneider
Bob
Marge Smart
Art Association
Smart
Marge
Chicago
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Mackenzie Mireles
Ashley
Ray Wiatrowski
Mary Compton
PSC
Lynda J. Hemmerling
ARS
Warren Skarski
Olympia Fields
Bob and Marge Smart
Shanti Thayil
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