Parking lot deal sparks tax and ethics questions in Matteson
The Matteson village worries over parking for cars from Dave Miller dealerships in Park Forest and Matteson. The rental is a short term business incentive akin to tax increment financing. Officials note a small revenue gain from property taxes, while critics question financial impact and propriety. A protest to Cook County tax assessor could be filed, but no action has been taken yet.
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Dave Miller Auto
Park Forest
Matteson
Muchnik
Dave Miller
Coglianese
Cook County
Village weighs bond options for sewer and water funding
Hammonds explains GO bonds would be tax backed but not raise taxes, alternative revenue bonds tied to sewer and water fund revenues, and straight revenue bonds costlier as tax cap limits lending GO backing without referendum approval.
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Sewer and Water Fund
Hammonds
Village eyeing tax increment finance plan for Commons project
Transcontinental lawyers proposed a TIF to spur Commons development with incentives through December 31, 2000. Developers would earn 15.75 dollars per square foot up to six million, with no upfront village payment and revenue sharing as construction proceeds.
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A mother describes her troubled daughter as split in character while police say a dispute over friends motivated a murder plot. The family denies real danger, noting past counseling and a home filled with visitors while the daughter faced juvenile detention at the Audy Home amid tough love efforts.
Huth expansion debated amid space and tax worries
District 162 educators and residents spar over plans to expand Huth School to add space for physical education special education classrooms social workers and counselors. Officials cite funding via a million dollar project and a tax levy while critics fear tax impact parking and drainage issues.
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Matteson
Wilbert Niemeyer
Schmultzer
Huth
Sauk
David Holm
Memorial Park
Maple
District 162
Faith United
Schmutzler
Park Forest
Chicago Heights
Didrickson's Inaugural Night and Campaign Memories
Didrickson described her inaugural week in Illinois with justice and humor. She recalled 36 Lincoln Day dinners and a LaSalle County moment that shifted her regional identity. She highlighted a large open house at the Statehouse and a smooth power transition from Dawn Clark Netsch, naming a five member senior management team.
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Abby
LaSalle County
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois
Putnam County
Flossmoor
Ken Velo
Chicago Extension Society
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin
Statehouse
Dawn Clark Netsch
Edgar
Netsch
Creal
of Checkers, Simon & Rosner
Jonathan Stuart Gadala
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Illinois Auditor General
Robert D. Brock
Ellen Keim
Samuel E. Stiles
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