Park Forest trustees hire firm to pursue Cox Cable complaints
Park Forest village trustees unanimously retained Adams Fox Adelstein Rosen, a Chicago law firm, for 5000 dollars to address Cox Cable franchise deficiencies. The study cited noncompliance with the 1980 franchise and a pending 2.05 dollar basic service rate hike set for July 1, while noting service entry issues and misrouted calls.
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Park Forest Village
Cox Cable Television Company
Chicago
Adams, Fox, Adelstein & Rosen
Village
Ronald Bean
Bean
Cox
John Perry
Cable Commission
Park Forest
Orland Park
Star
Cox Cable
Michael DuFour
DuFour
Armstrong Graduation Ceremony at Neil A Armstrong School
Commencement exercises were held for the class of 1984 at the Neil A Armstrong School in Richton Park, part of Elementary School District 159. Dozens of graduates received diplomas and numerous students earned outstanding achievement, subject awards, and perfect attendance honors across multiple disciplines and departments.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Richton Park
Chris Albright
Stacy Allie
David Arndt
David Ballard
Cheryl Baxter
Mike Becich
Linda Beloz
David Blood
Steve Bolger
Melissa Bozek
Renee Calomino
Laura Capriotti
Debbie Carlson
Dean Chapman
Tracy Cioffi
Becky Colson
Jim Corbett
Randy Corbin
Tracy Cumbo
Tracie Dalton
Sandy DeBiase
Betsy Dolan
Joe Donnan
David Eadie
Mike Ephgrave
Lara Esquivel
Ontario Evans
Tom Fitzpatrick
Ken Monyak
Kevin Kavanaugh
Michelle Smietana
Tammy Young
American Legion
Mike McClelland
Laurie Rogers
Kirk Hawrysie
Mark Kerman
Jennifer Krauss
Marcus Miller
Rowena Palackdharry
Beth Phemister
Leslee Roland
Roger Steele
Bill Stilts
Steve van Baker
Scott Laumann
Olympia Fields considers 72 hour limit on driveway trailers
Olympia Fields village board debated changing its parking ordinance after 24 violators were cited for parking auxiliary vehicles in residential driveways. The amendment would cap weekly residence parking at 72 hours, with extensions possible by notice to village hall and police. A warning would precede tickets. Residents also petitioned to fix storm water runoff on Woodland Drive.
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Olympia Fields
Honest Hazel Crest repays misallocated sales tax funds
Hazel Crest officials return 29059.92 in state sales tax that should have gone to Harvey. The error emerged after a state list check and is being offset by reducing Hazel Crest allocation by 1400 monthly for 21 months while Harvey gains the same amount. Authorities note 80 similar misallocations exist and advocate new legislation for automatic tax listings to aid municipalities.
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Hazel Crest
Gary L. Taylor
Illinois Department of Revenue
Illinois
Harvey’s
Star
David Powers
Department of Revenue
Harvey
James Prosser
Prosser
Powers
Cook County
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
House
Park Forest trustees weigh broad ban on solicitations
Park Forest village trustees discussed a potential ban on all solicitations after reports of aggressive salesmen. Janet Muchnik urged plan commission study with hopes for limits or a total ban, while Louis Patras favored exempting nonprofits. Also raised were renovations rumors at Park Forest Plaza and slow remodeling concerns.
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Park Forest Village
Janet Muchnik
Ms. Muchnik
Plan Commission
Louis Patras
Dale Zahn
Dryer's Fire Damages Matteson Home. Family Absent
A clothes dryer started a blaze at 4129 Sumter Drive in Matteson early Tuesday, damaging the basement and first floor. Albert Jones awoke, crawled out a window, and called the fire department. his wife Elizabeth and their three children were away. Fire officials reported extensive damage. The Matteson plan commission revised its schedule, moving the June 21 meeting to June 28 and the July 5 meeting to July 12, both at 7:30 p.m. at village hall.
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Matteson
Albert Jones
Sumter Drive
Jones
Elizabeth
Matteson Plan Commission
Matteson Village Hall
Lights Move Forward With School Sports Complex Plans
The school board approved July work on stadium lighting and a concession stand while setting a new student eligibility rule requiring 20 hours of high school work per week and 20 hours credited for the prior semester. Frederick Wildermuth became humanities division chair at South campus and Noreen Riley-Wessendorf was named substance abuse program coordinator, based at the South campus.
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Frederick Wildermuth
South Campus
Noreen Riley-Wessendorf
Rich Central
Clinton Kinney
Regional Economic Development Council nears operation status
The REDCC approved bylaws and goals on Monday advancing a plan proposed by Sens. DeAngelis and Kelly to create a regional clearinghouse for industrial and business retention and expansion. Officer elections and funding remain. an executive director will coordinate with SSMMA and local entities while some groups, including SSMMA, have declined to join. BLOOM TOWNSHIP hosted its first public forum on economic development with REDCC members and agency reps outlining roles and updates.
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Egional Economic Development Coordinating Council
REDCC
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Richard Kelly
Hazel Crest
Charles Wisniewski
Chicago Heights National Bank
FOCUS
South Towns Business Growth Corporation
South Suburban Chamber of Commerce & Industry
The
Association of Commerce & Industry
Greater
Chicago Heights
Work Education Council
United Steel Workers of America
United Auto Workers
South Suburban Unionist Alliance
Bloom Township
SSMMA
Illinois Department of Commerce & Community Affairs
Jerry McLean
McLean
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