Center considers park sites amid traffic and growth asks
Illinois Department of Transportation proposes compensating at 1.1 to 1 feet elevating 3.1 feet east to the ball field. Glaeier Park offers central location with park access and village ownership. Library site south of Burger King is tied to Iona Townhome development and park donation of just over three acres. Lincoln Crossing site favored by residents may need flood and sewer work and possible tax financing. Trade of village land with developer discussed. staff to study Hyrn proposal and library site further. two more neighborhood meetings planned before a final decision.
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Glaeier
Karlovy
Ryan
Limas
Iona
Burger King
Lincoln Crossing
Cicero
John Hyrn
David Niemeyer
Hyrn
Wanko the police dog joins Matteson squad with canine unit
Dermody and Wanko operate on a 24 hour call from a Jeep Cherokee suited for a dog. Wanko trained since June, cost over 8000 dollars, and can detect sounds and odors to locate hidden people. Officers volunteer for aggression training and Wanko may join the Emergency Response Team.
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Wanko
Dermody
Kenneth O’keefe
Matteson Police Department
Bar
Mike Halpin
Halpin
Matteson
Homewood
East Basin Water Surcharge Sparks West East Divide
In unincorporated Will and Cook counties East Basin Frankfort Water customers challenge a 3.25 per 1,000 gallon surcharge used to retire a bond debt. They seek end to the rate gap and reimbursement since Sept 1990 while the village defends the charge as a cost of service for East Basin improvements. Nearby Timber Ridge is mentioned in context.
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Frankfort Square
Will County
Timber Ridge
Cook County
Prestwick
Frankfort
East Basin
Water Department
Robert K. Bush
Penn
Bush
Daniel Kucera
Supreme Court
Florida
Virginia
New Jersey
California
Delaware
Kucera
NutraSweet plant sale eyed in University Park
NutraSweet signals an external sale for its University Park plant, the 27 to 30 acre facility operating since 1982. officials expect a buyout by a Fortune 500 firm and are circulating a brochure to national contacts while village leaders prepare for possible employee reassignments and regulatory steps.
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NutraSweet
University Park
Dana Voris
Brad Albin
Monsanto Company
St. Louis
Augusta
Harbor Beach Mid
Manteno
Interstate 57
Albin
Jerold Hodgkin
Hodgkin
Deerfield
Michael Grubermann
Grubermann
Monsanto Corporation
Will County Republican chairman accused of racist remarks
Democratic state Chairman Gary LaPaille urged Illinois Republicans to repudiate Hugh Stipan after he accused Chicago of disenfranchising whites. Will County figures including Larry Weinlund distanced themselves. party leaders urged condemnation and an apology for the remarks.
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Gary LaPaille
Illinois
Will County
Hugh Stipan
Frankfort
Larry Weinlund
New
Democratic Party
Chicago
Cook County
Supan
Collar
William “Bill” Shaw
Ddulton
Wennlund
Weinlund
Manny Hoffman
Stipan
Hoffman
Republican Party
John McGovern
Harold Smith
McGovern
Democratic
Larry Walsh
Walsh
LaPaille
Smith
Trail project moves forward with fall bid process
Trail plans progress toward construction this fall with a winter start, Miotti says. The Matteson hike bike path will start near Front and Main, pass south of White Hen Pantry, go to St. Lawrence O'Toole then Lincoln Mall, under I 57, to the village west boundary. The Trail Management Commission has worked on plans since 1980.
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Page A-station
Miotti
Matteson
Main Streets
White Hen Pantry
Main Street
St. Lawrence O’toole
Lincoln Mall
Trail Management Commission
Mansfield urged reading program and self respect push at college level
Mansfield outlines plans to address reading deficiencies and lack of self respect among students. He stresses instilling self-respect and respect for authority, cites songs and media as distractions, and cites a past program Speak Out boosting self esteem. He lives in Matteson with Tina and 2-year-old Venzell. He spent five seasons as a defensive back and return specialist for the Packers Stallions and Eagles, began teaching science in Milwaukee in 1985, and later coached on a Wisconsin state championship track team.
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Mansfield
Tina
Venzell
Green Bay Packers
Birmingham Stallions
Philadelphia Eagles
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Levy cap details outlined for four village funds
Village Administrator Ralph Coglianese outlined the need to track changes in the tax levy across four funds. The funds listed by Village Attorney Joseph Perozzi include police pension at 310000, fire pension at 190000, special recreation at 65000, and sewer at 40000.
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Ralph Coglianese
Coglianese
Joseph Perozzi
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Board of Education
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