Richton Park Metra station face lift awarded contract
Mid America Industrial Corp of Elk Grove Village won a 2.6 million dollar contract to build a new Homewood and rehabilitate Richton Park on the Metra Electric line. The project includes a new head house canopy elevators and platform work with funding from Metra IDOT and FTA. Work begins July with completion by water, affecting ridership at Homewood and Richton Park stations.
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Mid America Industrial Corp. Elk
Grove Village
Homewood
Richton Park
Metra
Ridge Road
Harwood Avenue
Amtrak
Homerwood
Sauk Trail
Governors Highway
IDOT
FTA
Richton
Fathers from Page A-1 support program for youths
District officials note fathers from the Page A-1 area joined a group to guide youngsters. Superintendent Thomas Mullins backs the effort as expandable to other district schools next year. One dad is always visible at recess or after school, and Mullins says the program has progressed smoothly with a natural flow.
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Thomas Mullins
Mullins
Sting of summer bites South Suburbs mosquitos
South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District official Khian Liem says heavy rain is the worst since 1987 and local larvae are thriving. Officials report 85 percent control in south Cook with safe, biodegradable chemicals that last only a few days and advise repellents on exposed skin while avoiding fragrances and light colored clothing to deter mosquitoes.
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Khian Liem
Cook County
Liem
South Cook
Mosquiment
Weather and travel trends temper a soggy summer outlook
The article discusses mixed summer activity with golf and travel impacted by inconsistent weather. Local courses report fewer rounds while families seek warmth abroad. The Old Farmer's Almanac projects near normal June warmth with heavy rains, a cooler July to September, and varied precipitation across the Midwest and Great Lakes.
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Manzella
Florida
Las Vegas
Alaska
Chicago
Great Lakes
Name Change Vote For South Suburban Mayors Association
Trustees and aldermen may now join meetings but cannot vote. Only the 40 member mayors or their representatives keep voting power. Trustees rarely attend meetings. A June 28 vote will decide a name change to South Suburban Municipal Conference or Council or keep current. Welch opposes change noting 20 years of identity. SSMMA lobbies Springfield against tax caps and for an income tax surcharge. They support Interstate 355 to Interstate 57 and a third regional airport near Peotone. SSMMA may hire another staffer this year to run programs.
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Association
SSMMA
Country Club Hills
Dwight Welch
South Suburban Municipal Conference
South Suburban Municipal Council
Welch
Springfield
Beth Royle
Peotone
Housing proximity of jobs and counseling plan described
Recipients who stay in the south suburbs will receive extra counseling from the Housing Coalition while those moving to northern or western suburbs will be counseled by the Leadership Council. Initially for new certificate holders, the program seeks municipal participation to succeed as SSMMA pressures Cook County Board to advance the project and urges the county Housing Authority to provide counseling and run the program to reduce low income clusters into corridors of poverty.
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Housing Coalition
Coun
Welch
SSMMA
Cook County
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