Tornado debris from 1967 still haunts Oak Lawn subdivision
EPA reports Hartz Construction crews at Eagle Ridge in Palos Hills unearthed tires batteries steel drums and railroad ties while digging foundations for two new homes. Investigators say the activity resembles on site landfill as officials seek proper debris handling agreement. Eagle Ridge sits near Wolfe Wildlife Refuge where remains of 1967 tornado destruction are buried.
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Eagle Ridge
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Lockwood
Illnois Environmental Protection Agency
Hartz Construction Co
Palos Hills
EPA
Hartz
Hartz Construction
Rich Finley
The
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Wolfe Wildlife Refuge
Downers Grove Forestation Efforts Highlighted in Village Talk
Tiny acorns and a forestry briefing exposed gaps in village tree care. Downers Grove officials cited 20 years of urban forest management and a $290000 annual forestry budget with 176000 for planting and removals. Oak Lawn outlined smaller, contractor-focused spending for 1995. Markham mayor proposed residency rules for city jobs, aiming to ensure leaders live within Markham.
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Wax Lawn
Downers Grove
Ron Stanick
2Nd District
Steve Ruffalo
Kerstin Vanderheide
Oak Lawn
Will County Orders Thorough Background Checks for Landfill Bids
The county board will require extensive state police background checks on bidders for a Will County landfill contract. Executives must face checks for criminal records lawsuits environmental abuses price fixing and antitrust probes nationwide. Business leaders say the review aims to ensure integrity for a deal worth hundreds of millions.
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John Johnson
R-Wilmington
Johnson
Joliet Arsenal
APC
College to the rescue saves Park Forest 163 tax roll
Prairie State College trustees approve a resolution to abate property taxes for Park Forest Chicago Heights School District 163 to restore Wildwood School to the tax rolls and aid a new commercial site. Abatement could total 3500 to 5200 depending on Cook County settlement. District 163 previously divested Wildwood in the 1980s, sold on installment, defaulted, and the property reverted. The buyer failed to pay taxes, creating a 150000 tax bill that blocks a sale despite a buyer lined up.
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Prairie State College Board of Trustees
Park Fores
Chicago Heights
Cook County
PSC
Wildwood School
District 163
Wildwood
Work release jail eyed for Blue Island site
Residency would be required for proposed 30 000 square foot facility on vacant industrial land in Blue Island. If built it would be the 12th in Illinois and first in the Southwest suburbs, housing up to 200 inmates on a five to eight acre site along 119th Street within a 92 acre TIF district. The plan met strong opposition from Blue Island aldermen who prefer industrial or commercial development due to property values and safety concerns.
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Blue Island
Linois
Gordon Ingram
Wilmett
119Th Street
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
Wood Street
Prairie State College sees 4.5 percent spring enrollment rise
Prairie State College reports a 4.5 percent increase in spring enrollment following intensified direct mail campaigns and follow up with 2,300 fall registrants contacted. Despite the uptick, auditors warn against relying on tuition for revenue as tax caps and rising personnel costs threaten a balanced budget by 1999.
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Prairie State College
Board of Trustees
David Whitaker
Whitaker
Welch Pushes Year-Round Unit School District in Country Club Hills
Mayor Dwight Welch advocates creating a year-round unit K-12 district to unify four current districts and pilot a state program in Springfield. He argues continuous schooling boosts reading science and math scores, while acknowledging parental resistance and latchkey concerns.
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Eileen Hansen
Country Club Hills
Dwight Welch
Welch
Springfield
Country Chub Hills
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