Housing church project wins approval in Matteson
The Matteson Board of Trustees granted a special use permit for St. Andrew's Church of God in Christ to build a church and 48 single family homes on 24.5 acres at I 57 and Lincoln Highway in a Cricket Hill development joint venture with Raymond Development. Requirements include extending Georgetown Drive, adding a storm pond, a 100-car parking lot, and dedicating a public park while reducing church size to 2.6 acres.
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Matteson Board of Trustees
St. Andrew’s Church of God In Christ
St. Andrew’s
Raymond Development Company of
Chicago
Ralph Coglianese
Cricket Hill
Lincoln Highway
Harvey
Village Planning Commission
Georgetown Drive
Judy Haldane
Planning Commission
Haldane
Richton Park Adopts Village Mission Statement
The village Board of Trustees approved a mission statement from an employee contest to guide operations. The phrase emphasizes excellence in service, quality of life, and growth planning, to be etched on a plaque for public display. The wording blends input from three staff members and Sgt. Dan Mackiewicz’s proposal.
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Richton Park
David Niemeyer
Sgt
Dan) Mackiewicz
Barbara Harris-Lee
Jim Sigman
Billig murder suspect back to court this week
Dorian Hullum, 21, Chicago Heights, faces first degree murder in the stabbing death of Illinois Theatre Center founder Steven Billig. Hearing postponed in August awaits court ordered DNA test results, with discovery ongoing as the case resumes this Wednesday in Cook County.
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Chicago Heights
Illinois Theatre Center
Steven Billig
Dorian Hullum
Cook County
O’boyle
Hallum
Billig
Park Forest
Lee Billig
Three villages to share street maintenance plan discussed
The Richton Park Village Board will consider a resolution to take over Main Street Central Park Avenue from Cook County in a joint proposal with Matteson and Park Forest. The county would finance design and construction costs with control to pass to the villages after improvements, possibly in 2002 03. Parking on both sides is favored, with a two lane design and center turn lane.
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Richton Park
Jenson
Dave Niemeyer
Park Forest
Chester Wilkins
Handyman aids seniors with low cost home repairs
Gary Pierson of Richton Park works through Rich Township Senior Division to provide plumbing, carpentry, electrical, roofing and siding repairs to seniors and disabled residents at minimal rates. Since July 1997 the program has received frequent calls, with Pierson often arriving late at night to fix issues and maintaining a growing reputation for fair, inexpensive service.
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Rich Township
Gary Pierson
Richton Park
Pierson
Gary
Sally Fuhrmann
Fann
Fuhrmann
Judges face voters in upcoming primary for circuit seats
South suburban subcircuits expand as about two dozen residents seek a bench in the March primary. Campaigning differs from other offices since judges do not represent constituencies. Winners advance to the November general election and may be appointed to higher courts later.
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Springfield
Washington, D.C
Election process unique in Illinois subcircuit racing
Patricia Briske notes Illinois uses partisan elections for judges. In Cook County subcircuit District 15A, voters from the Indiana border to Lemont will choose among Republican Lou Panici and Alan Hugh Lynn and Democrats Mark D. Dohm and Charles Patrick Burns.
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U.S
Illinois
Cook County
Indiana-Illinois
Lemont
Chicago Heights
Tinley Park
Lou Panici
Alan Hugh Lynn
Mark D. Dohm
Charles Patrick Burns
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