NASCAR track in Joliet to receive tax break deal
Developers of a 100 million Joliet NASCAR track seek over 10 million in tax relief by adding the site to Des Plaines River Valley Enterprise Zone. Layered projections show 107 million yearly regional economic impact, with 2,000 construction jobs and 40 to 50 permanent positions. Local officials expect rapid development and a 2001 racing season start.
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Joliet
Des Plaines River Valley
Enterprise Zone Board
Illinois 53
Manhattan Township
Joliet City
Dale Coyne
Route 66 Raceway
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Development
Frankfort and University Park seek to extend water area
The Northwest Indiana Planning Commission will hear Feb 16 in Frankfort on extending facility planning areas for Frankfort and University Park to include unincorporated lands. Consumers Water notes parts already lie within its boundary. If approved, Frankfort gains sewer and water control west of Harlem and into Green Garden and Rich Township areas.
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Frankfort
NIPC
University Park
Consumers Illinois Water Company
Steger Road
Monee- Manhattan Road
Harlem Avenue
LaGrange
Stefen R. Saller
Consumers Water
Consumers
Green Garden
Saller
Lincoln Way High School
Palmer
Grubermann
Rich Township
Richton Park
Sloan
Chicago
Park Ridge Eyes 90 Day Moratorium on Massage Parlors
Police officials warn massage parlors can attract illicit activity and note several nearby towns have adopted 90 day moratoriums while researching regulations. Park Ridge plans a 90 day pause starting February 1 to study ordinances, with enforcement easing for licensed applicants during the period. Oak Lawn maintains the region’s most extensive rules, including uniforms, IDs, location limits, and posted prices.
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James VanSchepen
VanSchepen
Park Ridge
Banovich
Richton Park
Murphey
Alsip
Country Club Hills
Tinley Park
Oak Lawn
Plain View
Prairie State College buys facility to expand Matte son Center
PSC officials plan to purchase the former Lincoln Mall site to expand Matte son Center programs with eight classrooms and computer labs. Work includes ceiling removal and duct replacement to meet higher education standards, funded by limited tax bond funds pending Illinois Community College Board approval.
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Pielet
Matteson Center
Lincoln Mall
Collie
Prairie State Board of Trustees
Illinois Community College Board
Park Forest and Area Trustees See Broad Field of Candidates
Across Park Forest Olympia Fields Richton Park Matteson Crete and University Park candidates filed petitions for village boards and library posts. Incumbents Jon Steinmetz Ken Kramer Ann Gilchrist Alice Racher Barbara Watts Michael Monteleone Willis Ryza Amy Hemingway Tim Bradford Michael Brown Chester Wilkins Lou Cosenza James Paicz Shirley Green Allan Johnson Dale Graham Keith Osborne Larry Johnston Tom Knuth Thomas Johnson Connie Miller Grubmann Brenda Mitchell Walter Shelton Edward Palmer Irma Berry lead filings as elections approach.
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Park Forest
Jon Steinmetz
Kenneth Kramer
Park Forest Library Board
Ann Gilchrist
Alice Racher
Alice Messersmith
Olympia Fields
Michael Monteleone
Willis Ryza
Linda Frazier
Susan Boehm
Barbara C
Lou Cosenza
James Paicz
Matteson
Shirley J. Green
Allan E. Johnson
Dale K. Graham
Matteson Library Board of Trustees
Keith A. Osbourne
Crete
Larry Johnston
Tom Knuth
University Park
Thomas Johnson
Connie Miller-Grubermann
Brenda Mitchell
Walter Shelton
Edward Palmer
Irma Berry
Teachers avoid current impeachment as history in Illinois schools
Teachers at Lincoln Way Central and others discuss Clinton's impeachment as a future case study rather than current events. Students show mixed views, with some vocal supporters and others frustrated by the duration while teachers compare interest to other world events.
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Lincoln Way Central High School
Michelle Maldonado
New Lenox School
Clinton
Lincoln
Maldonado
Bremen
Lombaer
Stagg
Mraz
Rody
Marian Catholic
Thornwood High School
South Holland
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Mary Compton
Robert Allen
Pack 707
Nascar
By Catherine Dodge
The
PSC
Social Studies Department
John McKinnon
Monica Lewinsky
McKinnon
Cornerstone Christian School
Kenneth E. Rose
Rose
Avon Elementary School
Grayslake
Chicago Road
Chicago Heights
IVY PA
Mozzarella
Governors Hwy. Richton Park
Hollinger
Star Publications
159Th St
Kenneth J. DePaolo Jr
Franklin Shuttan
Audit Bureau For Circulations
Star Carner
U.S
U.S.P.S
Mate Wal
Illinois
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