Heidner seeks more time to finalize Park Forest Field’s plan
Barrington Hills developer Ri chner asks Park Forest village for 30 extra days to secure tenants and address due diligence on the former Marshall Field’s building. He plans an entertainment complex with a banquet hall, restaurant, sports bar, and health club, while addressing HVAC, asbestos, and higher taxes before a Feb 24 deadline. The village may consider tax incentives if the deal advances.
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Lynda J. Hemmerling
Barrington Hills
Park Forest
Marshall Field
Richner
Heidner
John Ostenburg
Ostenburg
Students raise beds for Costa Rican children drive
Rich South and Rich Central high school Spanish Honor Society students supported SOFTLY, a Virginia founded charity, by fund raising through walkathons candy sales raffles and donations to buy 37 hospital grade beds for Costa Rican children. The effort, led by Sandra Spann Ruth Rich and students, netted about $2 400 to cover bed costs and frame construction.
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Tico Times
Costa Rica
Marron
Sandra Spann
Ruth Rich
Eloise Vincent
Virginia
Spann
Rich South
Rich
Morran
Lee Lewis Jr
Rich Central High School
Ruth
Rich Central
Kelly Sepulveda
Sepulveda
Kara Engle
South
Engle
Ekpo
Lewis
Central Walkathon
Iclude
Sarah Gripshower
Keith Sams
Ad. Arvin
Julian Desanzier
Theo Fowles
Bryan Jones
Ryan Kunkel
Patrice McCoy
Sam Mostafa
Alaina Tandy
Shelley Whitehead
Rich South High School
Adrienne Johnson
Veronica Uwumarogie
Aaron Anderson
Danyalle Atkins
Jennifer Ballard
Nikia Bell
Kendra Cartman
Dionne Johnson
Tiffanie Martin
Chad Williams
Haley Williams
Chicago Heights mayoral bias lawsuit names city leaders
A civil suit filed Jan 25 in Chicago accuses Mayor Angelo Ciambrone Police Chief Gerry Billups and Police Operations Commander Robert Pinnow of firing or demoting employees for supporting rival candidate Thomas Somer. Plaintiffs Lorena Pilota Julie Brown Anthony Murphy Andrew Robustelli and Robert Evans seek back pay punitive damages and clearance of their personnel records.
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Chicago Heights
Angelo “Sam” Ciambrone
Gerry Billups
Police Department
Robert Pinnow
Thomas
T.J.” Somer
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Lorena Pilota
Julie Brown
Anthony Murphy
Andrew Robustelli
Robert Evans
Attor
Ciambrone
Somer
Virginia Estates growth faces flood concerns and turnout limits
Residents oppose Virginia Estates expansion from 188 to 75 units citing larger cul de sacs and flood risk. Engineers say new drainage areas will help water retention, while supporters argue no problem with the plan and urge careful examination. Community groups plan to attend the February board meeting seeking protections for investments and safety.
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Johnson
Emmanuel Imoukhuede
Imoukhuede
DuPree
Virginia Estates
Christopher Burke Corp
Hancock Engineering
Creeksi Subdivision
Butterfield Creek watershed plan and vehicle purchase approved
Creek Butterfield Creek drains about 26 square miles in southern Cook and eastern Will counties. A committee seeks improved storm and flood management and broader watershed health benefits for residents across ten municipalities. The board also approved buying a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer for 15,470 from Bill Jacobs Chevrolet via the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative for the Community Development Department per Building Commissioner Joe Commerford.
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Butterfield Creek
Cook County
Will County
Bill Jacobs Chevrolet
Suburban Purchasing Cooperative
Joe Commerford
Commerford
Park Forest teen killed crossing busy Tinley Park street
A 16-year-old Park Forest boy died Tuesday evening after being struck while crossing 183rd Street at Oak Park Avenue in Tinley Park. Police say the 31-year-old Hobart, Indiana man driving the vehicle cooperated. the crash remains under investigation.
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the Star
Park Forest
Tinley Park
Curtis Agbonghae
St. James Hospital
Olympia Fields
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center
Pat McCain
183Rd Street
Oak Park Avenue
Hobart
Ind
McCain
Tom Boling
Ed Zabrocki
Zabrocki
Dan Hults
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W. 183Rd Street
Hults
Hi Avenue
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