Matteson adopts BOCA based building code amid flooding concerns
Matteson Trustees enacted new BOCA aligned building, plumbing, and maintenance codes and expanded ticketing authority. The village funds regional police training at 30 dollars per officer with state match, while residents raised flood concerns from 217th Street and Creekside, seeking fixes and legal action to address repeated damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Andrews
Matteson
217Th Street
Creekside
BOCA
International Organization
Daniel Dubruiel
Daniel Murphy
Dean Wittenkeller
Town and Country Builders
Marya Yates School
Village mulls 10 million theater purchase for Plaza renovation
Park Forest wavers over acquiring Park Forest theater to extend Freedom hall as part of Plaza redevelopment plans. Trustees weigh options including parking lot ownership and water sewer work. Park Forest Associates propose in kind services to support the project amid calls for theater operation continuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michele Horane
Park Forest
Park Forest Theater
Freedom Hall
Park Forest Plaza
Ronald Bean
Park Forest Associates
Edward Cohen
David Goldstein
Donald Levine
Village Board
Cohen
Park Forest Plaza Associates
Davis warns of transit shutdown over funding failure
South suburban lawmaker Rep. Jack Davis warns that Illinois General Assembly inaction on Chicago area mass transit funding will trigger a system wide shutdown this fall. He cites a rejected 75 million subsidy plan restructuring the RTA and shifting control to a suburban board, with fares likely needing reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Shuftan
Illinois General Assembly
Jack Davis
New Lenox
CTA
Davis
RTA
State Senate
Chicago
Hill
Bond set for father in son's death
Daniel E. McKay a Beecher veterinarian was granted bail of 200000 by Harvey Associate Judge Frank W Meekins after a bond hearing in Markham. McKay faces murder charges connected to the death of his newborn son at Ingalls Memorial hospital as a large crowd watched and supporters gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. McKay
Beecher
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Frank W. Meekins
McKay
Cermak Memorial Hospital
Cook County
Sixth District Circuit Court
Markham
Meekins
Illinois
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Nbions
Matteson Board
Adis Arnold
Marian Duff
Richton Road
Duff
Marcella Melvin
Matteson Village
Mark Stricker
Richton Park Village
Murrell Reeves
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Illinois Department of Transportation
Stricker
Village Public Works Department
Village
House
Lewis Hill
Ture
Bond
Father
Son
Carol
James Kempfer
St. Paul the Apostle Church
Peotone
McKays
Stephen Redman
Kempfer
Redman
Dennis Murray
Austin
Texas
Joaquin Ramos
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