Matteson Candidates Speak Out At Village Forum
Heather Lynn reports Matteson voters face a string of candidate forums ahead of the April 20 village election. The Glenridge Cricket Hill Homeowners Association hosts a 7 p.m. forum at Sieden Prairie Elementary School, 725 Notre Dame, with village officials to attend. At 8 p.m. Monday, three village president candidates speak in Mary Yates Elementary School, 6131 MileMong Drive. Incumbent Mark Stricker is challenged by Trustees Michael Perry and Dutch Tindall.
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Matteson
Glenridge
Cricket Hill
Sieden Prairie
Notre Dame
Marya Yates
Mllemong Drive
Mark Stricker
Michael Perry
Dutch” Tindall
GAO study fuels airport site clash in Illinois
The GAO report ranks five proposed third regional airport sites and fuels a battle over Peotone versus Kankakee and other rural options. Sangmeister calls Kankakee personal favorite while supporters and opponents argue over funding, with Brown endorsing Peotone and a spring master plan review pending.
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Mary Paleologos
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietz
Che
Congressional General Accounting Office
Richton Park
George Sangmeister
D-Mokena
Kankakee
Sang
Meister
Lake Calumet
Gary
Ind
Beecher
Carol Henrichs
GAO
Jim Edgar
Peotone
Henrichs
Residents United
Sangmeister
Ankakee
Illinois Transportation
Kirk Brown
Brown
Will Counties
Wilton Center
TAMS
Edgars
Atone
Don Goff
Third Airport Alliance
District 159 seeks 75 cent education tax increase on ballot
Superintendent Thomas Mullins says District 159 hopes voters approve a 75 cent rise in the education tax to 2.80 per 100 of value, adding about 1.5 million in revenue. He notes a projected 14 million deficit and a 10 cent net taxpayer increase after debt restructuring and lower interest costs.
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manneson-Richton Park
Thomas Mullins
Mullins
Richton Park Sets Hearing on Ames Plaza Redevelopment
Richton Park officials push redevelopment of the Ames Plaza at 22420 Governors Highway with plans for a new exterior, landscaping and utility upgrades. A public hearing is set for April 1 at Village Hall for residents to share opinions on the project. If approved, the aging center could reopen as office or retail space after years of vacancy. Village President Rudolph Banovich notes the Ames complex has been stagnant since Ames bankruptcy.
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Richton Park Village
Ames
Governors Highway
Vilage Hall
A&p
Zayre's
Kathy Cardona
Rudolph Banovich
Neighbors organize crime watch in Richton Park
Southeast Neighborhood Watch led by 66 year old Kreuz with police liaison Chief Richard Labus covers Governors Highway to Sauk Trail. About 300 homes display watches as residents report suspicious activity, aiding patrols and crime pattern tracking with December calls listing vandalism and domestic incidents.
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Roger Phillips
Nehion Park
Rich
Ed Wies
Ve. Kreuz
Southeast
Mana
Kreuz
Governors Highway
Central Park ‘Avenue
Sauk Trail
Steger Road
Richton Park
Kruen
Kreux
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