District 206 drug program in peril if tax vote fails
Bloom Township High School District 206 faces elimination of a four year drug education program if a $3.9 million cut is approved after a February referendum. Coordinator Jeanne Zamparelli warns state funding covers 60 percent of the $36,600 program and the district must balance its budget without the funding. Community groups have contributed funds and a $12,000 grant supports a curriculum, while parents seek alternative funding to preserve Operation Snowball and related services.
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Bill Schwingel
Bloom Township
Jeanne Zamparelli
Ron Patton
Patton
Springfield
206
Mardelle Gundlach
Zamparelli
Chicago Heights
Zomparelli
Calumet City pushes to erase the sin strip with $9 million bonds
The Calumet City Council unanimously approved a $9 million bond plan to fund a $7 million tax increment financing district on State Street and a $2 million water meter upgrade. The project will demolish about five blocks on State Line Road and six on State Street to replace taverns and liquor stores with redevelopment, aiming to end drug activity and prostitution and attract new businesses. Demolition could start within three months with eminent domain possible, and liquor licenses will not be renewed within the TIF area.
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Calumet City
State Street
State Line Road
Jerry P. Geneva
Geneva
Genova
Michael J. Zimmerman
1St Ward
Zimmerman
Tif
Gino’s
Gino’s Drive-In Liquors
Party Liquor Store Inc
State Line Liquors
City
Sin Strip
Residents split on village residency rule survey
Workers in Sauk Village largely oppose the two year old residency requirement for full time staff. An employee survey showed more than half against the rule by a 3 to 1 margin while the Village Board previously favored it. The board plans further discussion and advisory ballots as residents and officials weigh impact on staffing and community.
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Sauk Village
Richard Dieterich
Dieterich
Tom Wall
Wall
Mark Collins
Collins
Robin Flores
Tom Busch
Rose Langston
Busch
South Chicago Heights
Steger
Ford Heights
Lynwood
Glenwood
Country Club Hills
University Park
Flossmoor
Burnham
Thornton
Dolton
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