Editorials: Another tax effort in Illinois explored
The Senate Revenue Committee leads forums to overhaul Illinois tax structure amid lingering fiscal gaps. Aldo DeAngelis and Patrick O Malley push for reforms addressing property tax burdens and exemptions while gathering public input for a 1994 conclusion and recommendations, bipartisan backing deemed crucial.
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Illinois General Assembly
Senate Revenue Committee
Senate
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Patrick O’malley
Palos Park
DeAngelis
O’malley
Illinois
Jim Nolan
Illinois Taxpayers’ Federation
Urban League map edges toward mixed majority district plan
The Urban League proposes a new Cook County Board map linking Chicago wards south of 95th Street with south suburban towns such as Dixmoor Markham Dalton Harvey Phoenix Country Club Hills Matteson Olympia Fields Chicago Heights and Ford Heights creating a district with about 70 percent black population. The move aims to shift power from a white suburban board to include Democrats in suburban seats, prompting broader debate about minority districts and future elections.
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Urban League
Cook County Board
Chicago
95Th Street
Dixmoor
Markham
Dalton
Chicago Board
Harvey
David Johnson
Donors urged to give money for flood relief in Illinois
Steve Quigley of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Allyson Zedler of Governor Kustra's volunteerism office urged donors to give money rather than goods. They warned crowds at flood sites pose safety risks and that cash buys needed items directly.
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Steve Quigley
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Allyson Zedler
Bob Kustra
Letter on Plan 8 school boundaries prompts concerns
In letters to the editor, residents of Richton Park contest Olympia Fields Village Board support for Plan 8 changing Rich Township high school attendance zones. They worry about busing, home values, and district identity, urging district action while defending local schooling choices. Dennis Green also weighs gun control rhetoric, while Bloom Township road commissioner thanks supporters and outlines budget and infrastructure plans.
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Olympia Fields
Rich Township
Lincoln Crossing
Richton Park
Sauk Trail
Cicero Avenue
Rich South High School
Rich South
Rich Central
Olympia Fields Board
Larry and
Jewel Meyers
Bloom Township
Robert Grossi
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Park Forest NAACP opposes District 227 housing policy aim
The Park Forest NAACP rejects the proposed Policy 5000 clause seeking a close working relationship with villages to maintain stable integrated communities and schools. It argues districts cannot counteract housing patterns or supervise residential choices and should focus on students mastery of the curriculum.
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Park Forest Naacp
Rich High
NAACP
Board of Education
Freedom versus gun rights in editor letters
To the editor Gus Gustafson’s July 11 letter on gun dealers spurs a debate about freedom. The writer argues that liberals cherry pick amendments and warns that altering any amendment equates to losing freedom, implying respect for speech and press but not Fourth Amendment protections.
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Gus Gustafson
Judicious view on sports folly and public priorities
Lucille Wagener from Park Forest criticizes Judge Henry X. Dietch for arguing that society’s sports obsession harms civilization. She notes endless Bulls chatter, then contrasts this with news of the governor's surgery and calls for funds to education and the needy over gambling riches.
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Dietch
Times
Lucille Wagener Park Forest
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