Riverboat gambling divides South Suburbs across towns
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association weighs a riverboat license with Dolton Blue Island Calumet City South Holland Crestwood Palos Heights and Blue Island backing referendums in March while others oppose citing moral and economic concerns. Local leaders name riverfront sites and potential tax revenue as drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Island
Dalton
Calumet City
Crestwood
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Calumet River
Calumet Expressway
Zimmerman
Jerry Geneva
South Holland
Richard Zimmerman
Don Peloquin
Cal-Sag Canal
Chester Stranczek
Stranczek
Palos Heights
Julie Corsi
1St Ward
Driscoll
Driscoll Farm
Corsi
Ministers Fellowship awards Reynolds Murphy and South
The South Suburban Ministers Fellowship honored U S Rep Mel Reynolds state Rep Harold Murphy and Cook County Circuit Court Judge Leslie South for leadership. The group noted Reynolds support for the Brady Bill anti-firearms measures and NAFTA, Murphy’s drunk driving and highway work and student aid, and South’s work to curb drugs and ensure fair trials. Murphy seeks re election in the 30th District and South aims for the Illinois Appellate Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Mel Reynolds
Chicago
Harold Murphy
Markham
Cook County
Leslie South
Flossmoor
Reynolds
Congress
Jordan
William Shaw
D-Dalton
Allan Streeter
17Th Ward
2Nd Congressional District
Murphy
Harold
South
Illinois
Illinois Appellate Court
Reynolds Forms Second District Housing Task Force
U S Rep Mel Reynolds announced creation of the 2nd Congressional District Housing Task Force to address housing stock and property tax issues in the South Suburbs and South Side of Chicago. He talked with Henry Cisneros and expects SSMA members to join the panel. Registration for South Suburban College non credit classes begins Feb 14 at locations in South Holland Oak Forest and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Mel Reynolds
Chicago
2Nd Congressional District
Reynolds
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Henry) Cisneros
Ssmmaa
South Suburban College
Main Campus
S. State St
South Holland
Coney and College Center
S. Kilbourn Ave
Oak Forest
Dorchester
154Th St
Dalton
Hillcrest
Thornridge
Thornwood
GSU offers computer classes in February at Orland Park
Governors State University lists February computer courses for beginners to advanced students at the Extension Center in Orland Park. Classes cover basics, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics and desktop publishing with dates from February 2 to 28, with varying fees. Call 403-3623 for details.
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Frank Thomas
New Faith Baptist Church
Matteson
Governors State University
Martin Luther King Jr
Thomas
Dr. King
Paula Wolff
GSU
Governors State
Dr. Thomas
Orland Park Place
153Rd Street
LaGrange Road
Orland Park
IBM
GSU Extension Center
403-3623
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Mary Paleologos
Rudolph Banovich
SSMMA
Geneva
Indiana
Joliet
Peloquin
Ministers
Myra Guindon
Willie Jordan
Harvard
Ericsson
Cellular One
Saav
Western Ave
Olympia Fields
Holland
America
Alaska
Beemster Travel
Beemster
Vollmer
Odyssey
Tinley Park
Odyssey Golf Course
S. Ridgeland Ave
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