Ambitious campus project eyed by board and architects
The board's architects Bittner and Ella will spend 72000 dollars to prepare specifications for an ambitious campus project. After completing architectural details, the board may spend 90300 for fields, facilities, and courts, including water and electrical services, lighting, fencing, roadway work, and pond rehabilitation at Ecological Park Learning Center. Colle President E Timothy Lightfield leads the push with broad support but remains uneasy as the board remains split on moving forward.
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Bittner and
Ella
Colle
E. Timothy Lightfield
Lightfield
Three aldermen boycott force Chicago Heights council vote
Three aldermen Robert McCoy Francisco Perez and Kevin Perkins who have boycotted meetings since April held a separate meeting at New Life Baptist to air grievances to residents. A parkway conveyance to Chicago Heights Steel Co would ease truck movement and emergency access south of Main Street and Birmingham Avenue. The second measure would vacate part of West End Avenue between 10th Street and Joe Orr Road.
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Chicago Heights
Robert McCoy
1St Ward
Francisco Perez
Kevin Perkins
Perkins
McCoy
New Life Baptist Woted
Angelo Ciambrone
Chicago Heights Steel Co
E. Mai St
Main Street
Birmingham Avenue
Joe Christofanelli
West End Avenue
10Th Street
Joe Orr
Barricades on 177th Street Near Yale Lane Debated
Hazel Crest and Country Club Hills officials discuss removing long standing barricades on 177th Street at Yale Lane to ease through traffic and boundary issues. The barriers dating to 1992 were meant for safety and curb speeding while concerns over debris and enforcement persist along the Kedzie Avenue to Hazel Crest boundary.
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Hazel Crest
177Th Street
Yale Lane
Kedzie Avenue
Country Club Hills
Orland Park annexes large land tracts for housing
The village annexed two Archdiocese of Chicago parcels totaling 180 acres near West 159th Street in the 9800 and 10400 blocks. The undeveloped sites are slated for development into roughly 250 homes and town houses under the village plan. The 100-acre plot is zoned residential with density plans of 24 to four units per acre.
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Orland Park
Board of Trustees
Gallagher & Henry
Spring Creek
Archdiocese of Chicago
West 159Th Street
West 159Th
159Th Street
Ken Finker
Matteson trustee opposes state aid for Monee outlet mall
Denise Clemons claims the state bill granting a 25 percent abatement for developer Eileen Kirkwood would amount to giving away the farm. Matteson and others say no tax breaks are sought by Monee for the Interstate 57 project while Crete Monee District 2010 stands to gain up to 12 million over 20 years by removing a 3 million cap.
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Monee
Matteson
Denise Clemons
Monee-Manhattan Road
Matteson Village Board of Trustees
Country Club Hills mayor recalls 1988 drought water crisis
Welch recalls dry summers when Country Club Hills faced near depleted reservoirs triggering night alarms and frantic calls to Oak Lawn. He warns of more communities joining the Lake Michigan system while Frankfort officials label his concerns selfish and unfounded.
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Country Club Hills
Uwignt Weicn
Water Department
Oak Lawn
Welch
Village of Frankfort
Oak Lawn Lake Michigan
Frankfort Fall Festival entertainment tent run under debate
The Frankfort Fall Festival keeps the carnival and entertainment tent in place as controversy over management continues. Mayor Rossi says he reopened talks with Providence Catholic High School for tent operation, while Old Town Homeowner's Association maintains progress on staffing slots.
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Frankfort
Chamber of Commerce
Old Town
Rossi
Board of Trustees
John Guinta
Old Town Homeowner's Association
Faith Nursery School graduates mark warm end to year
Readers note recent community events including Faith Nursery School in Park Forest celebrating a graduate from its four year old program and the warm classroom atmosphere praised by a parent. A separate piece covers Country Club Hills Park District unveiling a Parkasaurus playlot at Community Park, funded by a state grant, with ribbon cutting attended by local officials and residents.
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Faith Nursery School
Hemlock St
Park Forest
Faith
Laurel Falkenthal
Country Club
Tommy Hawkins
Illinois Department of Commerce and ‘Community Affairs
Country Club Hills
Emil Jones
Harold Murphy
William Shaw
Dwight Welch
Park Board
Duncan Guild
Sherman Williams
John Milcarek
Curtis Harris
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Sandra Duffin
Country Club Hill Park Board
Corsman
Jerry) Weller
Clinton
Republican Congressional
Weller
Jerry Weller
Congress
First Chicago
NBC
FIRST
Chicago
First National Bank of
Chir
NBC Bank
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