Landscaping contract for two Matteson parks delayed for a presentation
The Village Board of Trustees postponed approving a landscape architectural firm for Woodgate and Notre Dame parks. Trustee Denise A. Clemons urged Hitchcock Design Group to present its plan before approval. The $56,400 contract and expenses were funded in the FY 1986-97 budget.
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Matteson
Village Board of Trusttes
Woodgate
Notre Dame
Denise A. Clemons
Clemons
Hitchcock Design Group
Patricia A. Backus
Hitchcock
Ralph Cogleanese
Cogleanese
Allemong
Oakwood
Harvey sting nets men in undercover drag prostitution sweep
Harvey Police Commander Phillip Arnold says last week’s undercover operation targeted street corners with a Special Operations Unit sting. Officers, posing as prostitutes in drag, attracted offers from male include customers who sought multiple dancers, including a pink-dressed officer.
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Harvey
Phillip Arnold
Arnold
Special Operations Unit
Flooding Frustrates South Holland Residents After Deluge
South Holland residents told the Monday Board of Trustees meeting that flooding was unusually bad this year along the Little Calumet River and Calumet Union Drainage Ditch. Carl Bibl described his 39 year home basement flooded by sewer back-ups, with 13 inches in 30 minutes, while Trustee Frank Knittle said the fault was not man-made and officials plan a water dye test to locate the cause.
Strike delay looms over Century Junior High construction
Orland Park district officials warn a potential strike by members of the Alizols Bricklayers District Council Union No 1 could slow pace of Century Junior High School, a $15 million project. Superintendent Charles Palaces notes 98 percent of masonry done, with final brick work inside awaiting three weeks of completion. J and E Duffy of Carol Stream handled masonry.
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Alizols Bricklayers
District Council Union No. 1
Century Junior High
Orland Park
Orland
Charles Palaces
J & E Duffy
Tinley Park officials discuss shared aims and space plan
Tinley Park village officials and Park District boards met to align agendas and communication. Village Manager Kallsen proposed moving the Police Department to a new building within 18 months to free space, with Park District determining usable space in three weeks and Chief O Connell pledging collaboration on security. The meeting also featured questions about City Manager Marquart's resignation, with Mayor Welch declining to comment and Alderman Kiss challenging the phrasing of the resignation.
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Tinley Park
Tinley Park Park
Dave Seaman
Dennis Kallsen
Police Department
K Ing Public Safety
Mike O'Connell
Park District
Tna
Mulls
John Marquart
Dwight Welch
Welch
Marquart
Elizabeth Kiss
5Th Ward
Kiss
Bradley charged in double murder of Glenwood parents
Craig Bradley, years old, faces two counts of first degree murder for the deaths of Eugene Bradley, 60, and Christine Bradley, 63, found April 28 on Spruce Lane in Glenwood. The killings reportedly occurred April 26 and 27 while he was on parole for a 1976 Harvey conviction. Bradley scheduled for bond hearing in Markham after Stateville processing.
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Matt Susperson
Cook County
Craig Bradley
Glenwood
Bradley
Markham
Stateville Correctional Center
Joliet
Eugene Bradley
Christine Anna Bradley
Spruce Lane
Craig
Harvey
Bloom Booster Club Paper Drive Reaches One Year Milestone
Bloom District 206 Booster Club marks its paper drive one year with $11,387 raised from paper and $949 from aluminum cans. Event runs first Saturday monthly 8 a.m. to noon at Bloom Fieldhouse off Dixie Highway. officers express thanks and outline ongoing fundraiser.
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Kano
Bloom District 206
Booster Club
Bloom Fieldhouse
Dixie Highway
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Ways and Means Bloom Booster Club
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Kevin) Perl
Angelo) Ciambrone
Ciambrone
Kenrich Concrete Raising
Keith's
Wheel Horse
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