Lawsuit over Plum Valley Tinley Park project unfolds
Plum Valley groups sue Discovery South partners over misappropriation of ideas, trade secrets, and fiduciary breaches tied to an outdoor music theater hotel and office complex. The suit names Malecky Gierczyk Granat and Hakkins with various charges while Tinley Park officials question financing and timelines for the 27,000 seat theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Reiter
Chicago
Holleb & Coff
Plum Valley
Tinley Park Group
Reiter
Ted Lauterbach
Plum Valley Group
Lauterbach
Illinois
Tinley Park
Kenneth Fulton
Fulton
Connaught Corp
Discovery South Group Ltd
Malecky
Gierczyk
Granat
Hakkins
Cicero Avenue
Pulaski Road
Tinley
Ridgeland
Oak Park Avenues
Flossmoor Road
Crete
Pat Rea
Country Club Hills
First National Bank of Chicago
Rea
Inter- Continental Development
Kedzie S curve open to through traffic
Road construction on the Kedzie Avenue S curve in Olympia Fields has been completed. Fred Marshall of Alpha Construction says barricades were to be removed Friday afternoon, opening Kedzie to through traffic. Crews finished surface work and guardrails while others filled driveways and laid sod along shoulders.
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Kedzie S
Kedzie Avenue
Olympia Fields
Fred Marshall
Alpha Construction Company
Kedzie
Seferin Guzman
Stan
Marshall
Library Avenue site chosen for new Matteson library
The Library Board voted 6-1 to place the new Matteson library on the School Avenue site citing immediate access, size, and utility connections, while noting the village green site would be harder to develop due to lack of land title and required bridge construction. Village officials lamented the decision and stressed village green's readiness for future development.
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Avenue
207Th Street
Cicero Avenue
Village
205Th Street
Library Board
Daniel Dubruiel
Dubruiel
Patricia Backus
Village Center
School Avenue
Story
Matteson
Arthur Wasik
Cable rates debate continues after deregulation ruling
Dunn told Adair farewell as he left a meeting while Kraus noted Congress deregulated the cable industry in 1984 removing rate control from village and commission. John Heckler said the matter will be brought to the village Board of Trustees for action.
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Dunn
Adair
Kraus
Congress
Commission
John Heckler
Village Board of Trustees
Taco Bell wins OK to open restaurant on Lincoln Highway
Taco Bell gains plan commission approval for a 2240 square foot fast-food outlet on Lincoln Highway, with a 2800 square foot outdoor patio and drive-through at the Matteson Plaza site. Construction may begin in six weeks. the project is part of Melvin Simon developments that face neighborhood protest.
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Taco Bell
Matteson Plaza
Matteson Plan Commission
Lincoln Highway
Bill Beckett
Renee Freudenheim
Plan Commission
Matteson
Melvin Simon
Governors and
Lincoln
Dale Graham
Liason
Correction corrects teen age basketball program origin
The Marya Yates School program in Matteson was started by the Woodgate Civic Organization and is now run by the Matteson Parks and Recreation Department. A Thursday Star error misidentified the founder and labeled the department a park district.
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Marya Yates School
Matteson
Woodgate Civic Organization
Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Star
Matteson Area Adopts 7–11 Sprinkling Window Rules
Water restrictions tighten as Matteson and neighboring towns limit sprinkling to 7 to 11 a.m. and 7 to 11 p.m. Oak Lawn reports daily 48–50 million gallons with rough enforcement. violations incur a $50 fine. Olympia Fields pursues a future ordinance guiding staged water-saving measures.
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Oak Lawn
Dubruiel
Matteson
Olympia Fields
Country Club Hills
Teachers Reach Tentative Contract For District
Teachers and school board leaders report a cooperative tone amid district budget constraints. Negotiators credit mutual respect and direct talks for a productive session. The association votes July 26 on the tentative agreement with ratification planned after the August 8 board meeting. last year awarded an 8 percent raise.
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Frances Myers
George Gingras
Leonard Brown
Teachers’ Association
Trish Jensen
Stephen Brackman
Marya Yates School
Tesmond
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Agement Group
Continental Bank
Plum Valley Enterprise
Dwight Welch
Chicago Area
Cable
Chippendale HomeStar
Homestead
Chippendale
Helsel-Jepperson
197TH
Halsted
CHGO
Hts
McRae
Robert Klemp
Leo Jacko
Jacko
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Satcenos
Armstrong
Wickerswam
S. Harlem
Homewood
S. Halsted
Lincoln Hwy
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