Bridge project set for bidding in Matteson this spring
Matteson village officials plan construction of the 205th Street bridge to connect neighborhoods split by Interstate 57. Bidding is slated to begin April 24 under an IDOT overseen plan with $3.9 million total cost financed by federal ISTEA funds and local grants. The village will contribute $105,897 as its match, under a joint agreement detailing federal state and local responsibilities.
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Matteson Board
205Th Street
Village
Illinois Department of Transportation
Judy Haldane
Haldane
ISTEA
Les Swieca
IDOT
Schaum
TIF reform may put new projects at risk
Richton Park may lose tax increment financing options if Senate Bill 1566 becomes law. The village board reviewed the measure ahead of a March 12 Senate hearing, warning it could derail Governors Plaza and other redevelopment plans by narrowing TIF eligibility to redevelopment alone and shifting joint review board control to local school districts.
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Richton Park
Senate
Illinois Senate
Chris Limas
Governors Plaza
Governors Highway
Sauk ‘Trail
Christine Radagno
Limas
Joint Review Board
Tts
Matteson Honors Top Citizens at Village Awards
The Matteson Village Board and Special Events Committee will award seven honors this Sunday in Good Neighbor Humitarian and Good Citizen categories. Recipients include Rev Marsha Thomas and St Lawrence O Tool's Human Concerns Commission for humanitarian service, Elizabeth Stahl for good citizen, and LaDonna Miller Shirley Robinson Betsy Rollings and Floyd Smith for good neighbor. Stahl notes over two decades of village volunteering in library township office church and schools.
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Matteson Village Board
Marsha Thomas
St. Lawrence O’toole
Human Concerns Commission
Elizabeth Stahl
LaDonna Miller
Shirley Robinson
Betsy Rollings
Floyd Smith
James Finne
Stahl
Vil
Rich Township District 227 seeks 80 cent tax hike
Voters will be asked to approve an 80 cent levy to lift the tax rate from 1.87 to 2.67 to erase a 3.5 million dollar education fund deficit. Officials say the actual cost may be about 50 dollars yearly for a 100k home after bond and interest fund reductions.
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Rich Township High
Harold Huang
Richton Park Attorney Dana Thomas Named Citizen of the Year
Richton Park resident Dana Thomas, an attorney and mother of two, has been named the 1998 Citizen of the Year for her pro bono work aiding domestic violence victims. Police and village officials praised her dedication, volunteering to represent victims in protection orders and supporting the police domestic violence program as it faced uncertain funding beyond June 1998.
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Richton Park
Dana Thomas
Thomas
David Niemeyer
Cathey Fillipi
Fillipi
Board of Trustees
Richton Park Police
James van Schepen
Candidates duel on Peotone airport and school funding
In the 80th House District primary incumbent Rep. George Scully and challenger Michael Maynard clash over Peotone airport and education funding. Maynard opposes the airport and urges redirecting 20 million to local high schools Bloom Township 206 and Crete-Monee 2010, while Scully touts the project as an economic boost and a path to better school funding via a stronger commercial tax base. Maynard argues the airport benefits mainly southern counties and may not spur broad regional jobs.
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Peotone
George Scully
Dflossmoor
Michael Maynard
D-Crete
Maynard
Scully
Aunt Martha’s
Bloom Township
Crete-Monee
Kankakee
Iroquois
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