Tire incinerator plan aims to ease fears at Ford Heights
Chewton Glen Energy of San Antonio proposes a 10 acre tire burning plant in a Cottage Grove area industrial park with in house electricity and surplus sold. Ford Heights officials see potential revenues and jobs. EPA permit paused for a public hearing prompted by state representative Balthis. The plant would burn tires as fuel without coal, a practice used elsewhere with tires treated as recyclable.
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Tamara Sharman
Ford Heights
South Suburban
Munica
Lansing
Commonwealth Edison
Chevton Glen Energy
David Nowacek
California
Connecticut
Smoking ban sparks staff protests at Richton Park Village Hall
Richton Park ends 1992 with a smoke free Village Hall. Smokers must go outside and cannot smoke in village vehicles. Break or lunch outside only. Health options including fairs seminars and stop smoking clinics to be offered free to staff and at cost for spouses. Officials say aim is to protect non-smokers while accommodating workers.
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Richton Park
Vilage
John Marquart
Parks and Recreation
Patrick Ryan
Rudolph Banovich
Village Hall
Marquart
King's words relevant then, now
Park Forest NAACP president Juanita Simpson says Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message remains vital amid ongoing housing and racial discrimination. She notes King’s call for unity and equal rights as a living guide for students, schools, and communities and urges active civic action to honor his legacy.
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Martin Luther King, Jr
Juanita Simpson
Park Forest
National Association For the ‘Advancement of Colored
Simpson
Park
King
NAACP
Martin Luther King Jr
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
Star
Sing
South suburbanites hail new chief Haul to the inauguration
South suburban residents travel to Washington for Bill Clinton's January 20 inauguration. U S Rep George Sangmeister praises peaceful power transfer. Local officials and activists, including Gloria Bryant and Mayors Rudy Banovich and Thomas Murawski, plan trips with appointments and gala attendance. The event schedule features a Mall gala, concerts, a 2 p.m. inaugural parade, and various inaugural balls.
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Eniet
William Jefferson Clinton
United States
Capitol
Star
George Sangmeister
D-Mokena
Will
South Cook Counties
Washington, D.C
Congress
Rudy Banovich
Richton Park
Thomas Murawski
Midlothian
Gloria Bryant
Ford Heights
Beth Royle
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Tinley Park
Pat Rea
Chicago
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Bennie E
Naomi Goodwin
Homewood
Bill Clinton
Goodwin
Portland Street Church
Fr Vil Ote
Vank Thom
Atime
By Lauri Harvey
Myra Guindon
Clinton
Jesse White Tumblers
Illinois
Will Wend
White House
Bill
Hillary Clinton
al and
Tipper Gore
Bryant
National Conference of Black Mayors
George and
Nancy Mitchell
Palos Park
Frankfort
Orland Park
Palos
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