Jackson Jr Boosts Push for Third Regional Airport
Jackson Jr a two month Congressman from Illinois rallies South Suburban Mayors to back a Peotone site for a third regional airport. He aims for a Transportation Committee seat to press the plan, faces Lipinski resistance, and ties project to Chicago growth, jobs, and tax benefits while predicting a looming budget fight after the State of the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Paleologo
Jesse Jackson Jr
Wheeling
U.S. House
Jackson
D-Chicago
Country Club Hills
House Transportation Committee
Peotone
House Democrats
Mississippi
Congress
William O. Lipinski
Chicago
Transportation
Lipinski
Midway Airport
Midway
Transportation Ommittee
O'Hare
Richard M. Daley
Tiy
Jessie Jackson Jr
SSMMA
Hyatts and
Hiltons
Federal Express
Ford Heights
Calumet City
Alf
Bill Clinton
Matteson
Mark Stricker
Sackson
Rudolph Banovich
Richtonark
Daley
Banovich
District 162 Board Reorganizes After President Resigns
District 162 reorganized after president Joel Shank resigned. Sandra Slone named new board president with Art Giesler as vice president and Scott Philips as secretary. Kent Westley returns to fill Shank’s term through November 1997. Shank cites time with his children as reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Tanko
Matteson
Joel Shank
Sandra Slone
Art Giesler
Scott Philips
Kent Westley
Shank
David Holm
Terest
Holm
Board of Education
Westley
Giesler
Ron Bean
Roger Brown
Water bill restructuring plan to cut East Basin charges
Frankfort officials seek board approval Monday for a financial plan to restructure water sewer debt and begin a 20 percent annual reduction in East Basin rates over five years. When fully phased in by 2000 East and West Basin charges will match, pending court approval.
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Karen Haave
Frankfort
Board of Trustees
Ray Rossi
East
West Basin
East Basin
Frankfort Square
Prestwick
Southwick
Georgetown
Hunter Woods
Timber Ridge
Matteson
Rossi
Will County
William Penn
Park Forest weighs tenants rights ordinance for rent withholdings
A Chicago tenants group argues a new tenants rights ordinance would mirror current protections. Tenants could withhold rent equal to repair costs, held in escrow, with landlord appeals via local hearing. The village seeks Amicus brief support from SSMMA and ACLU while continuing discussion in committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Petersen
Patrick Kelly
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Park Forest
Hazel Crest
University Park
Glenwood
Calumet City
SSMMA
ACLU
Jon Steinmetz
American Civil Liberties Union
Valerie Phillips
Civil Liberties Group
Phillips
Orr
Dodd Honored for Decades of Support at GSU
William Bill Dodd bid farewell to Governors State University on January 13 after almost 22 years. As vice president of development and public affairs he steered fundraising for The Center for Arts and Technology and the 1200 seat theater. Colleagues praised his persistence in securing gifts and his leadership kept the project afloat. Dodd and his wife Kaye plan to stay in the area and enjoy golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Bill
Dodd
Governors State University
GSU
GSU Foundation
Paula Wolff Poe
Center For Arts and Technology
Donald Pizza
Center For Arts and Tech
Governors State
Leo Goodman- Malamuth
South
David Barr
Flossmoor
Kaye
Chicago Board of Education
Open space plan links trail to future development
McNellis outlines a proposed open space between the southern road and the trail for parks ponds and trails linking to Plank Planners. The plan aims for short pedestrian friendly blocks amid anticipated outdoorsman activity. A multi million dollar sanitary sewer and water line project will enable annexation linked development and stricter standards in Maple Brook Park area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNellis
Maple Brook Park
Jatteson
Housing program aids Chicago families in finding housing
Luther King in Chicago helps segregated city sections by guiding Section 8 families through housing options. Stendrix and two counselors provide counseling on housing opportunities, transportation, and job search support. Barbara Moore chairs Housing Choice Partners, a coalition including South Suburban Housing Center, Hope Fair Housing Center, and the Housing Coalition of the Southern Suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housing Choice Partners
Barbara Moore
South Suburban Housing Center
HCP
South Suburban
Homewood
Hope Fair Housing Center
Wheaton
Housing Coalition
Hazel Crest
Noise concerns spark study on highway sound measures
Banovich notes village may consider berms if action is taken while IDOT rejects concrete walls on I-37 three-lane highways. Adoption of the resolution calls for a federally required study, inviting public input at hearings, and does not endorse specific noise abatement options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banovich
Juvenile gang clash leads to charges at Hillcrest High
Police said Peterson, the youth who attacked the dean, sparked the incident. James R. Williams, 17, of Chicago, faces battery mob action aggravated assault and criminal trespass charges, with a juvenile charged similarly. Others from Hillcrest High linked, no weapons found, tattoos shown. Security guard and dean treated and released.
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Peterson
James R. Williams
Chicago
Lady Home
Hillcrest High School
Jim Keith
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Heath Center
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Srey
Paula Carlson
Sona
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