Drought Stretches Across Will County Area
Farmers report poor rainfall with only brief hopeful clouds. Illinois Extension official notes July and August crucial for crops while the drought lingers and forecasts suggest a dry spell through week’s end. Local businesses and golf courses feel impact as watering and maintenance demand rise.
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Will County Farm Bureau
Ginder
Gary Bretthauer
Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Kendall County
Illinois
Bretthauser
National Weather Service
National Meteorological Center
Washington D.C
Taylor
Alsip Nursery
Frankfort
Steve Rydecki
Fires Still Burn After Warehouse Blaze Rips Chicago Heights Area
Firefighters battled a 65,000 square foot warehouse fire in Chicago Heights with water cannons from aerial ladders as 200 onlookers watched. The blaze, extinguished by 5:30 a.m., caused chief Martello to note possible returns for smoldering embers. A faulty tool sparked a separate Thrall Car fire causing about 140000 dollars in damages. Fire departments from 11 neighboring communities assisted, with one firefighter treated for heat exhaustion. The Bisbee building fire was deemed highly suspicious and authorities are probing whether it relates to the Cumberland blaze.
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Martello
Chicago
Daniel Rivera
Chicago Heights
Rivera
Gordon Stewart
Kiepura-Stewart
Stewart
Sauk Village
Park Forest
Richton Park
Steger
Homewood
Crete
Crete Township
Steger Estates
Olympia Gardens
Holbrook
Salvation Army
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights Fire Department
Bisbee
Cumberland and
Ben Bradley
Mitch Martin
Airport newsletter details cost and scope for Peotone site
The South Suburban Airport Project Newsletter funded by IDOT at 1042 per issue outlines aims to cover master plan study history since 1984 and argues new O'Hare runways won't solve northeast Illinois air capacity. Mike Robinson edits with state official contributions as Residents United to Retain Agricultural Land opposes Peotone. The state funded study began in February for two years.
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Robinson
Carol Heinrichs
Residents United
IDOT
Magnomic Development Coordinating
Crp
Mike Robinson
York
O'Hare
Corrections on Olympia Fields parking fee changes
The May 26 Star corrects starting dates for parking fee reductions at Olympia Fields commuter lot. New fees start July 1 and the monthly permit is $22. Metra leads the expansion to 274 spaces, not IDOT. The Star regrets the errors.
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the Star
Olympia Fields
Metra
Illinois Department of Transportation
Ash ruling strengthens case against local incinerators
The Supreme Court requires ash from municipal incinerators to pass federal hazardous waste testing or be sent to a hazardous waste landfill. EPA findings link dioxins to fetal growth and immune system issues, prompting opposition to Robbins, Ford Heights, Bloom Township and Summit plants. Local figures warn costs and subsidies may unravel, boosting anti incinerator efforts.
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U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Epa
EPA
Robbins
Ford Heights
Bloom Township
Summit
Jeff Tangel
Village of
Lipinski
O’malley
George Sangmeister
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Dave Ward
Olympia Fields Country Club
Prairie State Car Wash
Doug Lenin
Lenin
Commonwealth Edison
Robert O’leary
the Cancer Information Service
Mntteson School
Matteson
Allison Deitch
Phil Faso
Allison
Doris Ann Davis
Edward C. Davis Jr
Ash
South
Cook
Service To
Vilar
Consumer Information Center
4.S. Flor
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