Editorial urges caution on Peotone third airport plan
The piece supports a third regional airport in Eastern Will County but urges delaying land purchases. It notes political momentum but cautions about FAA approval, airline backing, and Denver DIA cost concerns, arguing for more due diligence before committing up to 150 million in state funds and starting land acquisition.
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Will County
Illinois General Assembly
Chicago
Richard M. Daley
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Robert York
The
Air Transport Association
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
Denver International
District 228 urged to approve tax hike for education program
Voters in Cook County District 228 face an April 4 ballot on a $1.10 per $100 EAV tax rate increase, raising the overall rate to $3.41 then easing to $3.21 by 1998. The district, housing Bremen Tinley Park Oak Forest and Hillcrest high schools, spends well below state averages, has rising enrollment, and has kept spending frugal with no tax increase since 1973. The panel urges approval to sustain current programs for about six more years amid debt and state aid pressures.
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Cook County
Bremen
Tinley Park
Oak Forest
Hillcrest
Chicago
Illinois House panel backs move to overturn local gun rules
The Agriculture Committee voted 25 to 2 to endorse a proposal by Rep. Larry Weinlund to eliminate local gun restrictions. The piece urges officials and voters in Tinley Park and other suburbs to lobby lawmakers to preserve local ordinances.
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Illinois House Agriculture Committee
Larry Weinlund
R-New Lenox
Illinois General Assembly
Tinley Park
Chicago Heights
Blue Island
Glenwood
Homewood
Oak Lawn
Orland Park
Posen
Riverdale
Worth
Prairie View students mail a springtime dose of thoughtful letters
A Tinley Park sixth grade class sent a dozen short letters on topics from dogs and libraries to rain forests and public behavior. The writer urges adults to heed young voices, noting how youth letters praise reading, conservation, and equal sports for all, while urging ongoing care and independent thought as adulthood approaches.
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Florida
Prairie View Junior High School
Tinley Park
Anne Marie Leofanti
Janel Robilotta
Janel
Janet
Matthew MacGlashan
Matthew
Rain Forest
Prairie View
Letters on Contract With America and Chicago Heights mayor bid
A reader praises the Contract With America and criticizes Clinton era policy while endorsing fewer federal controls and future reforms. Separate letters announce Angelo A. Sam Ciambrone as Renaissance Party candidate for mayor of Chicago Heights, rejecting party labels and promising city rebirth.
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America
Clinton
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Senate
Paul Simon
Chicago Heights
Renaissance Party
Angelo A
Sam” Ciambrone
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