Edgar unveils 1997 budget boosts for state universities centers
Gov Jim Edgar proposed a 8.9 percent operating budget rise for Governors State University with 2.3 million for construction. Howe Developmental Center to gain 1.7 percent, Ludeman 3.2 percent, Tinley Park Mental Health Center 3.0 percent, plus multi‑million construction funds. Reading shows higher state aid for urban schools and a statewide financing shift, with riverboats facing new taxes to support the education boost.
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Springfield
Governors State University
Howe Developmental Center
Ludeman Developmental Center
Tinley Park
Jim Edgar
General Assembly
Governors State
Howe
Ludeman
Edgar
Rnor
Joliet
Harrah
Mentary
Tinley Park Launches Web Page For Town Info
Tinley Park unveils a home page on the World Wide Web to showcase the town. Mike Goebig says residents and outsiders can view aerials of Harlem Avenue I-80 and North Creek Business Park and take a virtual tour, potentially reaching millions of viewers. Trustee Patrick Rea notes the site enhances investor appeal globally.
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Tinley Park
Mike Goebig
Harlem Avenue
Interstate
Leaf burning ban debate in Worth Village faces service cost clash
Worth Village Trustees debated banning leaf burning to reduce smoke while considering a viable alternative. A motion to ban until August stalled after proposals to fund an independent contractor to haul leaves away at village expense were hotly contested. Trustees argued residents neither want nor need the service, opposing the plan.
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Worth Village Board
Sharon Wierenga
Mark Meany
Georgia Duffy
Wierenga
John O'Connell
Ed Gurdziel
No special perks for hoop star in zoning denial
The Flossmoor Village Board denied NBA star Kendall Gill a variance to enclose his front yard with a fence despite his attorney asserting celebrity status justifies an exception. Gill argued privacy and safety due to autograph seekers trespassing, but the board left the final decision to the village.
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Flossmoor Village
National Basketball Association
Kendall Gill
Charlotte Hornets
Gregory Miller
Gill
Rich Central High School
Zoning Board of Appeals
Flossmoor
Hilton Garden Inn South Holland Planned Near I-80
South Holland officials revealed plans for an upscale 80 room Hilton Garden Inn in the Interstate 80 tax increment financing district. The project beside the Hampton Inn would add about 35 full time jobs and generate roughly 100000 dollars in village revenue, with $1.2 million in TIF funds backing a nearly 4.2 million investment. Mayor Don DeGraff called it a positive step for the South Suburban area and hotel tax money. William Milan of Law Construction coordinates the TIF agreement.
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South Holland
Board of Trustees
Mon Jay
South Holland Hilton
Hampton Inn
Don DeGraff
William “Bill” Milan
Law Construction
Matteson launches $65,000 diversity campaign to attract homebuyers
The village rolls out a yearlong campaign started March 1 to keep racial diversity as its goal. Ads in area newspapers feature diverse children and a white teacher with a porch scene under the slogan We don’t ignore our differences we celebrate them. Village President Mark Stricker says the effort seeks younger families to join a multi racial community amid demographic shifts since the early 1980s.
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Staties On
National Avention
Matteson
Mark Stricker
Flossmoor Teachers Press for Leadership Change in District 161
Flossmoor Education Association adopts a resolution urging the Board of Education to ensure effective leadership from the superintendent. The 105 to 15 vote was sent anonymously to the Star, expressing faculty displeasure with the district’s school chief while not constituting a no confidence vote.
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Flossmoor
Board of Education
Flossmoor Education Association
Flossmoor School District 161
Superintendent of Schools
Star
Dean Collopy
Collopy
Diane Schaariressack
Bloom Springfield effort to push school funding march
Bloom District 206 activists urge Springfield lobbying for public school funds. They recall last spring’s bus trip with parents teachers and students to testify before the House Education Committee and note Gov. Edgar's Blue Ribbon Committee hearings in December. A March 27 Parent's March for School Funding is planned with statewide parent groups engaging.
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Springfield
House Education Committee
Edgar
Mardelle Gundlac
Bloom Township High School Referendum Call to Support Yes Vote
Alumni urge support for a March 19 levy increase after budget cuts and program erosion at Bloom Bloom Trail. The message urges residents to vote yes and join the Alumni Committee led by Ernest Harper and others, highlighting a $0.79 levy increase per $100 property valuation.
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Ernest Harper
Les Lipschultz
Mary Ann Prokop
Glen Gianetti
Don Gordon
Daiie Harris Lee Garafalo
Victoria Cappottelli
Cantu
Yes
Sex Offender Law Clarified and New Public Notification
A reader highlights the Child Sex Offender Notification Act co sponsored by the author, noting that under the law released offenders must register locally and law enforcement will eventually disclose names and addresses on June 1. Local agencies will also notify day cares and schools about offenders in the area.
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Pea
Jim Edgar
Illinois Department of Corrections
Burkey Seeks Democratic Nomination for Congress 11th District
Louis Doc Bianconi of Steger endorses Franklin Burkey a longtime candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in Illinois 11th District. Burkey served seven years with the 33rd Infantry Division Illinois National Guard and is praised for his roots and service to senior citizens.
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Frank” Burkey
Congress
Frank
Frank Burkey
33Rd Infantry Division
Illinois National Guard
11Th Congressional District
Louis
Doc” Bianconi
Steger
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