Local filings advance in Park Forest and Olympia Fields
Filings continued from Page A-1 show multiple incumbents and newcomers seeking four-year trustee and village president seats. In Park Forest incumbents Kenneth Kramer Alicia Rodman McCray and Village President F Patrick Kelly filed for three-year terms alongside newcomer Ted Kastar. Also entering for two three-year board seats are Matthew Guritz and Clyde Settle, with four more newcomers earlier in the week. In Olympia Fields three incumbent trustees filed for re-election, signaling a busy local races season.
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Michael Brown
Latonia Lane
Chester Wilkins
Clarendon Sr
Benjamin Hughes
Bretz Drive
Park Forest
Kenneth Kramer
Shabonna Dr
Alicia Rodman McCray
Indiana St
F. Patrick Kelly
Berry St
Ted Kastar
Shawnee St
Matthew Guritz
Waverly Court
Clyde Settle
Apache
Stephen Campbell
Minogua St
Mike Lewellen
Lakewood Blvd
Robert Sullivan
Fir St
Andrew Gladstone
Willow
Olympia Fields
Municipal leagues oppose new Chicago suburbs code
The 630 Northwest and West Central Municipal Conferences, representing 2.6 million people, oppose a new code. The ICC preliminarily approved the code and is seeking public input. About 630 area codes are issued preliminarily. Mayors were urged to oppose the plan, with residents urged to contact Ameritech and ICC. SSMMA said it will pursue legal and bureaucratic channels.
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Northwest Municipal Conference
West Central Municipal Conference
Chicago
Brown
ICC
At&t
Ameritech
Royle
SSMMA
Seniors push for Matteson senior housing project
The plan seeks a permit with a smaller lot, reduced off street parking, and 540 square foot units versus the 750 square foot village standard for one bedroom apartments. Graham notes giving up some requirements to gain senior housing, criticizing the lack of such option in Matteson. Lawrence Manor would cover 2.99 acres, two acres shy of the five acre zoning rule.
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Graham
Matteson
Lawrence Manor
Multiple Illinois park district trustee races face bids
Across several communities three to four year terms are up with incumbent trustees and new challengers filing petitions. Olympia Fields Crete University Park Monee and Crete Park Districts show bids from six newcomers and six incumbents for two and four year seats as of week’s end with no village president or clerk races yet filed.
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Michael Monetelioni
Chariot Lane
Robert Henn
Hellenic Drive
James Shuba
Chelsea Circle
Olympia Fields Park
Donald Ransford
Evergreen
Crete
Jose Regalado
First St
Claudia Rericha
Jefferson
Larry Johnston
Thomas Knuth
Belfast Terrace
Michael Knaak
Milburn Ave
William van Dyke
Patricia Lane
Peti
Tion
Crete Park
Terry Lorenz
Second St
University Park
Mary “Polly” Bernd
Sierra Court
Thomas Johnson
Sullivan
John G. Sullen
Blackhawk
Monee
Dale Patterson
S. Sunset
Harry van Deursen
W. Court St
Tax cap debate threatens local budgets and fire trucks
East Hazel Crest Mayor Tom Brown warns a state tax cap could force cuts to police and firefighters. He criticizes the reform focus on education funding, notes a 5 percent levy for a new fire truck would be nullified, and urges a referendum on Illinois tax caps. Brown expects financial chaos if passed. Local residents backed the levy at a public meeting.
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Brown
SSMMA
Beth Royle
Tom Brown
East Hazel Crest
Matteson considers uniform incentives policy for tax funds
Village official Caglianese describes a conservative incentives plan sharing revenue only after funds arrive, aiming to lure development. Matteson School Districts 159 and 162 boards will act on a uniform policy for taxing bodies, with the Matteson Commons TIF offering incentives through Dec 31 2000. Under the TIF, developers could receive 15.75 dollars per square foot until a six million dollar cap is hit, with no upfront payments and revenue sharing as projects progress.
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Matteson
Boards of Education
Matteson Commons
Crete and area ESDA volunteers face insurance questions
Coppens remains hospitalized after a December 30 collision in Olympia Fields. ESDA workers in Crete are now paid on call to receive workmen's compensation, while Richton Park continues volunteer service. South Holland trustees consider suspending traffic duty for ESDA volunteers to determine eligibility for coverage.
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Crete
Michael Einhorn
ESDA
Richton Park
South Holland
Richard Bruno
Public Safety Committee
Niemeyer
Coppens
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
Nathan Pudjak
Prosecutors Question Heard Recantation In Reynolds Case
Beverly Heard, who recanted accusations against U S Rep Mel Reynolds, faces no perjury charges according to Cook County officials. Investigators question the recantation's authenticity amid claims of coercion by her mother. Reynolds, charged with statutory rape, soliciting pornography and obstruction, has a trial set for April 3 with a February 6 court date, and a separate theft charge was dropped but could be reinstated.
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Beverly Heard
Chicago
U.S
Mel Reynolds
D-Dalton
Cook County
Andy Knott
Heard
Reginald Turner
Reynolds
Knott
Puerto Rico
Richton Park Revises Rules for Dumpsters in Village
Richton Park trustees pass a new dumpster ordinance to curb locked bins and overflowing trash. Property owners may be ticketed or fined after warnings, with options to increase dumpster size or pickups. Violators may appeal to the village manager within five days. final decisions lie with the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richton Park Village
Joe Commerford
Commerford
Rudolph Banovich
Orr Wins McCormick Leadership Fellowship at National Louis
Marcia Orr, home school coordinator for Matteson School District 162, received the McCormick Early Childhood Leadership Training Fellowship from National Louis University. Sponsored by the Robert McCormick Foundation, the award funds Orr to pursue a master’s in Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy and develop parent participation models for Illinois School’s Project Early Start and Early Childhood programs while pursuing NAEYC accreditation. She also mentors in the university’s Early Childhood Leadership program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Orr
Matteson
Illinois
McCormick
National Louis University
Robert McCormick Foundation
Orr
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Aero
Orland Coin & Collectibles
Orland Park Place
Orland Park Place Mall
Department of the Treasury
Washington, DC
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Theodore S. Leonas, JR
D.P.M. & Associates
Harlem Avenue
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Louis South Holland
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