Opening night violinist leads Illinois Philharmonic at new theater
Opening night at Governors State University theater features a violinist center stage as the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off its season. Weather, outdoor to indoor sports like inline hockey and soccer, and venue profits shape a busy weekend. The Chinese Year of the Rat portends big opportunities for many, with business sections eyeing growth.
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Inelinois Phiharmonic Orchestra
New Governors State University
Unclear Classifieds Collage Hits Local Pages
A fragmented newspaper fragment lists scattered sections and topics including education, religion, obituaries, police beat, sports and entertainment. No coherent story, but indicates a town paper’s typical classifieds and feature areas.
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AA Eesti
Anuriae Co AB
rimeTime
Bet News
Rae
Police
Sports Veet
Raleigh Place at Richton Park town house plan eyed
Jo-Na Inc proposed a 140 unit town house development named Raleigh Place at Richton Park south of Sauk Trail and west of Governors Highway behind a Burger King. The plan, 35 buildings with four units each, aims for preliminary approval after addressing private street and village snow plowing responsibilities.
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Richton Park
Board of Trustees
Jo-Na Inc
Steve Barnard
Raleigh Place
Sauk Trail
Governors Highway
Barnard
Tinley Park
Orland Park
Calumet Park
Country Club Hills
Jo-Na
Planning and Zoning Commission
Trail price tag may rise for Old Plank Road project
The long awaited Old Plank Road Trail could cost nearly 2.6 million dollars, more than the 2 million estimate. Will County Forest Preserve District officials cite funding from Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act grants and DOC reimbursements while aiming to keep costs near the original figure. Construction is planned to begin late spring with Phase II engineering due by Feb. 2 and final bid in May.
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Lue Woully
Ralph Schultz
Will County Forest Preserve ‘District
Old Plank Road Trail Management Commission
Commission
Rita Miotti
Illinois Department of ‘Transportation
Illinois Department of Conservation
Miotti
Schultz
IDOT
Matteson vehicle sticker penalties rise with new late fees
Trustees authorize drafting an ordinance that increases late vehicle sticker fines from 15 to 30, 45 and 60 dollars per month after April 1, aiming to curb noncompliance. Village officials insist the change is to encourage payment, not raise revenue, and cross checking of licensed drivers may follow.
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Robin Tank
Matteson
Esidentie
Dale Graham
Denise Clemons
Clemons
Matteson Raises Ambulance Fees Amid Billing Shift
Matteson officials approved higher non-resident ambulance rates the first in six years. BLS climbs to 225 and ALS to 325 while residents still receive free service. The village will outsource billing to Andres Medical Billing Ltd. in Elmhurst as other towns also weigh increases.
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Matteson
Andres Medical Billing Ltd
Elmhurst
Robert Wilcox Matteson
Park Forest
Richton Park
Frankfort
Crete
Homewood
Wilcox
Country Club Hills
Centre residents urged on downtown planning vote
Forest trustees seek resident input for the Centre concept plans ahead of a February town meeting at Freedom Hall. A four member committee will shape the public meeting while the Village Board weighs whether Trkla Pettigrew Allen Payne should draft the plans. The 45 to 30 day concept study costs 10000 to 15000 dollars, with Patrick Kelly pressing for a ready to present plan at the town meeting.
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Forest
Villa
Patrick Kelly
Freedom Hall
Ormed
Tony Petersen
Thomas DeHahn
Matthew’ Guritz
Jon Steinmetz
Trkla, Pettigrew
Petersen
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