Outlook 1994: regional forecast across economy and services
A multidimensional special section surveys the coming year outlining expected trends in jobs education transportation health care and the broader regional economy. Analysts weigh potential growth risks and opportunities shaping the year ahead with expert notes and local context.
Winter home projects and health notes headline
This snippet mentions springing into home sprucing projects, dieting trends among men, a potential Olympic ban for Ton-ya, and opinion columns by Tom Houlihan and Bill Spellering. It also lists several classified circulation numbers.
Rich Township residents protest Pace paratransit fare hike
Rich Township residents denounce Pace increases to paratransit fares for riders with disabilities as of last week. Those beyond three quarters of a mile from a fixed Pace route now pay five dollars per ride, up from one fifty, sparking concerns about affordability for Linda Dabaris and others with fixed incomes. The change, part of a budget compromise with the Regional Transportation Authority, limits special services to within the three quarter mile zone per the ADA.
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Prairie State College
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Regional Transportation Authority
Cook County
Reynolds defends his record in 2nd District race
Incumbent Mel Reynolds faces state Sen. William Shaw and Alder-man Allan Streeter in the March 15 Democratic primary. Reynolds cites three job fairs and 1,000 jobs created. Shaw disput es the claim, saying no one got jobs from the fairs, and accuses Reynolds of political manipulation. Reynolds also touts NAFTA criticism and his new Ways and Means panel assignment.
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William Shaw
D-Dalton
Chicago
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Streeter
Lu Palmer
House of Representatives
Ways and Means
Winter fun at Cook County forest preserves opens many activities
Local residents embrace cold weather with tobogganing ice skating and winter golf at Cook and Will County preserves. Swallow Cliff hosts a winter festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. toboggans rent for 3 dollars per hour with a 40 dollar deposit. Tobogganing requires four inches of snow and under 20 degrees. Reservations and hours vary by site.
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Cook County Forest Preserves
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Forest Preserve District
Swallow Cliff
LaGrange Road
Palos Park
Berg
Forest Preserve
Bemis Woods
Western Springs
Dan Ryan
Western Avenue
Chicago
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Milwaukee Avenues
Deer Grove
Palatine
Dan Ryan Woods
Illinois
Meadow Lark
Hinsdale
Billy Caldwell
Teaching jobs surge in Illinois area amid fair plans
About 250 high school teaching positions will be available in the South Suburbs area with more elementary district vacancies expected. A job fair is set for February 12 at the Harvey Holiday Inn. District 230 officials say they received 2,000 resumes last year and anticipate few problems filling posts.
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Harvey Holiday Inn
Jim Sibley
Consolidated High
Orland Park
Sibley
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