Robbins incinerator gets final go ahead in suburbia
The Illinois Pollution Control Board endorsed Robbins approval of a 300 million waste to energy plant site at 133rd Street and Kedzie Avenue on July 1. Reading Energy Co. can line up contracts to process about 1600 tons of trash daily, with ongoing protests possible in Appellate Court.
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Illinois Pollution Control Board
Robbins
133Rd Street
Kedzie Avenue
Pollution Control Board
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Attorney General’s Office
Illinois General Assembly
Reading Energy Co
Reading
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
South Suburban Solid Waste Agency
Joanna Hoelscher
Citizens For A Better Environment
the Star
U.S
Cook County gains broader juror pool under new law
Gov Jim Edgar and the Illinois legislature expand juror sources in Cook County to include voter rolls and state licensed drivers starting Jan 1. The change aims to broaden jury representation, reduce overuse on the same residents, and encourage civic duty with a cross section of the community. Senator Gary LaPaille calls the move key to representative juries.
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Jim Edgar
Cook County
Edgar
Illinois
Cook
Illinois State Bar Association
Gary J. LaPaille
Quotables from Lollapalooza fans at World Music Theatre
Fans at the World Music Theatre in Tinley Park share views on Lollapalooza. Joy Perakis says it feels like Woodstock for their generation, Vaughn Heifner notes differences from 1969, and Charles Zaucha calls it a new world. Dwight Welch criticizes the noise tolerance.
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World Music Theatre
Tinley Park
Woodstock
Joy Perakis
Vaughn Heifner
South Dakota
Suburban violence critique tied to two Park Forest murders
Mary Paleologos contends greed fuels violence after two Park Forest killings in two weeks. The essay links robberies to elderly victims, notes broader patterns of crime from Goopersville to Palos Park, and urges vigilance while denouncing a culture of consumer greed and sensational violence.
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Mary Paleologos
Park Forest
Palos Park
Schaumburg
Palatine
Rockwell
America
Evelyn Pegues
S&l
Ivan Boesky
Michael Milken
Congress
State of the Village remarks and local updates
Letters praise the Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce for the State of the Village event held June 24 with updates from Matteson Olympia Fields Park Forest Richton Park and University Park. It notes Richton Park’s omitted update and lists projects including I 57 Interchange Meadow Lakes Falconcrest Lincoln Crossings and other community improvements with tax and governance concerns raised by residents of Park District issues and lake dredging improvements in Hazel Crest.
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Star
Matteson
Olympia Fields
Park Forest
Richton Park
University Park
Dave Niemeyer
I-57
FIDC
Meadown Lakes
Falconcrest
Lincoln Crossings
Matteson Area Chamber of Commerce
LaSalle Bank Matteson
Georgia C. O’neill
Graffiti burden prompts calls for cleaner neighborhoods
Residents voice anger over recurring graffiti and the costly cleanup borne by homeowners and seniors on fixed incomes. They note insurance rarely covers such damage and urge action against culprits to keep neighborhoods clean and beautiful.
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Joanne M. Zerket
Charles Zaucha
Country Club Hills
Dwight Welch
Nāia Ree
Paleolog
Norman
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District
Kay Schebler
Terry Elashik
Schebler
Mike Nussbaum
Elashik
Flossmoor
Sue Bertram
Bruce Thibault
Park Board
Park District
Crestview Lake
Hazel Crest Country Club Hills Star
Clea
Mrs
Robert Sweeten
Chicago Heights
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