Permits Denied for Richton Park Composting Plant
IEPA refused renewal of Suburban Composting Farms operating permit near Richton Park after Cook County blocked a special use permit. The 40 acre site faced local opposition led by Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park resident Charlie Ward and others. The company must meet new standards, including larger setback distances, to reapply.
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Richton Park
IEPA
Richard Ipema
Cook County
Sauk Trail
Ridgeland Avenue
Cook County Board
Charlie Ward
Timber Ridge
Ward
Herb Schumann
Loleta Didrickson
State Department of Employment Security
Ken Smith
Springfield
Compost
Country music hall envisioned in Richton Park plan
Richton Park residents may get a country music complex after the Plan Commission heard a proposal to convert the old Gee Lumber building into a dance hall with restaurants, dancing, concerts and a theme store. Owner Will Swafford would require a liquor license and code upgrades but no board rezoning. Officials praised the project as a local boon and a boost for area businesses.
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Richton Park
Richton’ Park
Swafford
Daniels
Rudolph Banovich
Banovich
Chicago Heights officials convicted in sweeping racketeering case
A federal jury found former Chicago Heights Mayor Charles Panici and two ex city commissioners guilty on all counts of racketeering extortion bribery and witness tampering. U.S. Attorney Fred Foreman called it a slam dunk verdict as prosecutors credited testimony from Nick LoBue and linked the case to south suburban crime boss Albert Tocco.
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Chicago Heights
Charles Panici
Panici
John Gliottoni Jr
Louise Marshall
Fred Foreman
Northern District of Illinois
Dirksen Federal Building
Foreman
U.S
Chris Gair
Marsha McClellan
Albert Tocco
Gair
Nick LoBue
Funds awarded to nonexistent disaster agency in Rich Township
The Rich Township board debated a 1993 94 ESDA budget amid probes into 1991 92 payments by former ESDA chief Corkery. The Cook County State's Attorney opened an investigation as trustees weighed a 33500 ESDA budget, with calls to tighten personnel management and oversight. Conlon urged keeping the option to revitalize ESDA. Knowles noted lax approval processes and urged scrutiny of Corkerys statements.
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The
Star
Charles Corkery
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Carney Barr
Gram
Kevin Conlon
Barr
Conlon
Tom Knowles
ESDA
Knowles
Corkery
George Falaney
Ex ESDA chief quits county post
Former Rich Township ESDA chief Charles Corkery resigns as assistant chief of Cook County ESDA amid controversy over questioned spending and a rescinded drunken driving conviction. Observers link the resignations to the Star report while Corkery ignores calls from the paper.
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Rich Township Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Cook County
Charles Corkery
ESDA
Corkery
Star
County
Sally Daly
Cook
NAACP eyes Richton Park gang ordinance ruling
The NAACP says it will scrutinize Richton Park's gang ordinance while Village President Banovich notes growing gang awareness in the South Suburbs. The Dec 28 vote 4-2 approved allowing police to stop and question anyone in known gang colors or emblems suspected of crime, amid resident support and opposition citing potential abuse.
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NAACP
Richton Park
Rudolph Banovich
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
City council ex-officers convicted in extortion scheme
Prosecutors said extortion payments for city contracts were exchanged during 16 years on the City Council. The three convicted—Panici, Gliottoni, and Marshall—were tied to deals involving water pipeline, lake, cable TV, water meter replacements, a municipal landfill, and city employee health insurance. They showed little emotion as the guilty verdicts were read by Judge James Zagel in U S District Court Monday afternoon. Page A-3.
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Panici
Gliottoni
Marshall
James Zagel
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