Election winners emerge in suburban races across districts
Voters chose Jim Nalepa in the 3rd Congressional District GOP primary Clem Balanoff in the 11th Congressional District Dem primary Michael Giglio wins the 79th House seat and Flora Ciarlo, freshman GOP, takes the 80th District. Robert Raica loses in the 24th Senate District. Bloom High School District 206 fails to pass a tax increase proposal for the fifth straight time.
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Jim Nalepa
Clem Balanoff
Michael Giglio
Flora Ciarlo
Robert Raica
Chicago
Bloom High
Controversial billboard prompts Alsip board action
A Suntan lotion ad on a 123rd Street and Pulaski Avenue billboard shows two women topless and one man, sparking a resident's call for removal. Village Attorney says it may be in poor taste but protected by the First Amendment. no legal action planned.
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123Rd Street
Pulaski Avenue
Alsip
Kathy Davis
Village Board
Davis
Peter Loutos
Loutos
Eller Media
Orland Park weighs telecom antenna atop water tower
Village officials debate a three quadrant welding antenna on the 120 foot water tower at 142nd Street and LaGrange Road to extend Nextel signals. Consultant Vic Omiecinski to manage negotiations with Nextel with a fee up to 3750 dollars.
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Wilt Nesp
Orland Park
Wic Omiecinski
Itasca
Nextel Communications
Omiecinski
Pete Casey
Nextel
142Nd Street
LaGrange Road
Casey
Vic
Milwaukee
Rockford
Hammond
Ind
Residents plead for parking relief amid winter snow ordinance
Letters from South Chicago Heights residents describe how an ordinance banning street parking after two inches of snowfall threatens their homes. With three cars and no driveway, they face repeated tickets and seek alternatives while police and officials offer limited assistance. Residents also defend local leadership and recount personal ties to Steger. Leona Berner thanks off duty responders who aided her husband at Recupito's after a choking incident.
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South Holland
Board of Trustees
Officals
David A Janke
Virgil L. Tolbert
Public Relations Commission
Janke
Housing Coalition of
Homer Township
Parma
Ohio
Will-Cook Road
Chicago
St. Mary's Assumption
Joliet
St. Mary's
49Th and
Seeley
St. Mary's Mission
Oak Lawn
Lisle
Tone
South Chicago Heights
Sten Wer
Linda Bischoff
South
Chicago Heights
Holecek
Tieri
Steger
Rerville
Stes Fire Department
Brian
Recupito’s
Tony
Leona Berner
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Robert McCoy
1St Ward
Kevin Perkins
Perkins
Dominic Candeloro
Angelo Ciambrone
Candeloro
Prairie State College
E. Timothy Lightfield
Nadine Smith
Martin
Lightfield
Robert Irsch
Tiers
Othe Wanter
Arthur B. Holecek
Sherman
Tin
Pon Holecek
Charles A. Tieri
Citibank
Citibanc
Garate
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