World on Noise Tale Faces Matteson Restrictions
Witnesses told Matteson officials that proposed noise limits would kill World Music Theatre and mismonitor Tinley Park shows. World attorney noted current monitoring greatly reduced complaints, while IPCB will review transcripts and rule soon. Sound tech Steve McCarthy cited a rare temperature inversion during U2’s 1992 visit as a major factor.
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Matteson
World Music Theatre
Tinley Park
Matteson Village Hall
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Country Club Hills
IPCB
Steve McCarthy
McCarthy
Parks tax plan resurfaces for village park upkeep funds
Richton Park voters previously rejected a park district tax and now face a choice on a 7.5 cent per $100 levy to fund parks with a separate maintenance account. Trustees say the money would support equipment and maintenance, not salaries, with estimated annual raises tied to home values.
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Richton Park
Bill Pugh
Pugh
Fec
Ex ESDA chief can’t explain a string of bills in Rich Township
Former Rich Township ESDA chief Charles Corkery resigned amid a Star led probe into ESDA finances. He says he had prior permission to charge items to ESDA credit cards, while Supervisor Thomas Knowles disputes that. Purchases included printer stationery, a gun shop item, a gun holster, and business cards for Corkery.
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Rich Township
Charles Corkery
Township
ESDA
Corkery
Cook County
Richton Park
Park Forest
Matteson
Olympia Fields
Country Club Hills
Hazel Crest
Homewood
Flossmoor
Tinley Park
The
Star
Thomas Knowles
Knowles
Chuck
Cook County Service Emergency Management Agency
Chuck Dalton
Riverdale
Vicari
Chicago Heights
Charles D. Corkery
Sheriff's Police Headquarters
Maywood
School crime rise mirrors shifting society and gender roles
South suburban educators and police say discipline problems in schools have risen due to generational and societal changes. Officials cite family decline drug use and media violence, noting more female students resort to fights and confrontation, with schools facing broader personal life involvement.
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South Suburban
Laura Murray
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Flossmoor
Murray
Bill Miller
Miller
Thornton
Harvey
Mark Scott
Lenox
Lincoln Way High School
Carl Bachman
No Peotone airport blessing needed
State transportation leader says regional consensus not required before final federal approval for Peotone jetport. Brown notes FAA grant to fund master plan and urges Chicago Indiana involvement, while projecting long term regional economic impact and input from area officials.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Kirk Brown
Chicago
Indiana
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Richard M. Daley
Jim Edgar
Daley
Lake Calumet
Evan Bayh
Bayh
Washington, D.C
Bill Clinton
Peotone International
Cook
Kankakee
Will
DuPage Counties
Lake and
Por
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