Mayors oppose tax surcharge elimination fight heats up
Local officials led by Oak Forest Midlothian Country Club Hills denounce Gov. Edgar plan to end more than 211 million dollars in income tax surcharge funds for towns. They warn of funding cuts to police and safety services and vow to lobby lawmakers as the 0.25 percent levy nears expiry.
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Jim Edgar
Edgar
Oak Forest
Gov. Edgar
John Daly
Illinois
Country Club Hills
Dwight Welch
Fruits and Veggies Highlight School Nutrition Unit
Michael Monteleone, father of Jim Monteleone a third grader in Mary Davidson’s class at Indiana School, visited with Chef's Choice Chicago produce samples including papayas passion fruit and blood oranges to end a unit on fruit and vegetable nutrition. The scent of onions upset Tiffany Johnson of Matteson.
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Michael Monteleone
Jim
Mary Davidson
Indiana School
Chef's Choice
Chicago
Tiffany Johnson
Matteson
Pension plan opens school jobs in area
Good news for jobseekers in the South Suburbs as a state pension program may add about 500 teaching jobs this year. The five plus five plan lets TRS members age 50 plus buy five years of service and five years of age credit to retire earlier.
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General Assembly
Teachers Retirement System
TRS
Robert Daniels
State Teachers Retirement System
Daniels
Matteson names Robin Kelly village relations director
Robin Kelley, 36, took the Matteson Village Hall post in December and plans to boost homeowner association collaboration, improve village communications, and develop multicultural programs and enhanced holiday events. Her superiors praise her people skills and aim to build village enthusiasm. Kelley, a Bradley University graduate, holds a psychology degree and a master’s in counseling with future aims of a public administration doctorate.
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Matteson
Robin Kelly
Kelly
Ralph Coglianese
Daniel Dubruiel
Bradley University
Peoria
New York
Billy Rose's Readies Richton Park Country Western Hall
Billy Rose's Saloon plans a 400000 renovation of the old Gee Lumber site on Gover nors Highway into a two level country western club. The project includes a 5000 square foot dance floor two bars a long 80 foot bar top level seating and live entertainment five nights a week with dance lessons. Renovations could start in 10 days and take about three months employing 30 locals.
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Billy Rose
Rosemary Wire
Will Swafford
Richton Park
Swafford
Wire and Swafford
Gee Lumber and Hardware
Governors Highway
Midwest
Cops and Paramedics Named In $800000 Suit Over Tactics
Dwight E. Flowers filed an $800,000 lawsuit against Matteson police officers and Fire Department paramedics accusing excessive force and improper medical care after a 1990 incident. The suit names three officers and four paramedics, filed Oct. 29, 1992 in Chicago federal court. The defendants were served two weeks ago, per the officers’ attorney.
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Chicago
Dwight E. Flowers
US District Court
Greg Robus
Flowers
Matteson
Panici convicted of racketeering bribery and extortion
Former Chicago Heights Mayor Charles Panici and two ex city commissioners were found guilty by a federal jury on charges of extorting more than 600000 in bribes and kickbacks during Panici’s 16 year tenure. The verdict followed a long career marked by strong partisan influence and contentious local politics.
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Chuck
Chicago Heights
Charles Panici
Beverly Jefferson
West Side
Panici
John Gliottoni Jr
Louise Marshall
Jefferson
Bloom Township
Expanded HomeGuide returns bigger listings in The Star
The Star announces an expanded HomeGuide section in Sunday editions. HomeGuide Plus, a new real estate sales book, is now available free at hundreds of area locations, enriching the South Cook and Will counties market with more listings for buyers and sellers.
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The
Star
HomeGuide
South Cook
Will Counties
Home Guide
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