State tax surcharge debated by area senator
Springfield area lawmakers debate a permanent state income tax surcharge. Senator Aldo DeAngelis argues for a revenue distribution compromise to favor local schools and welfare, while Denny Jacobs questions the Senate path and warns of political fallout as the surcharge nears expiration. local governments press for the levy, with the Illinois Municipal League citing projected $330 million annual impact and a 25 per person cost in municipalities.
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Diane Ross
Springfield
General Assembly
Senate
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Billien
Denny Jacobs
East Moline
DeAngelis
Jacobs
Ilinois Municipal League
James
Pate” Philip
Jim Edgar
Aldo
Philip Edgar
House
Michael Madigan
Denny
Edgar
Illinois Municipal League
League
Penalty bid for alleged abuse of Cook County Hospital
Cook County Commissioner Maria Pappas urged new penalties for foreign nationals abusing hospital services. She highlighted a $15 million settlement paid in a case where a Pakistani national allegedly falsified Chicago residency to receive care. Pappas proposed a $5,000 penalty for willful falsification of financial status and residency to curb taxpayer liability.
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Cook County
Chicago
Maria Pappas
United States
Pappas
County Hospital
Lithuanian Heritage Society to Host April Potluck and Bingo
News brief notes fethmic toons at an April 6 potluck at the Chicago Heights Muni Building 1601 Chicago Road with a clothing donation request. Reservations required by phone 757-6018 or 863-1682. Admission is the ethnic dish. further details by phone. A second event from noon to 3 p.m. April 8 at St Pauls Good Shepherd Parish Park Forest includes more potluck and bingo. May luncheon reservations and ticket payments will be taken. New members welcome. For more info call 748-3299 or 748-0535.
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Chicago Heights
Mu‘ip
Chicago Road
St. Paul's Good Shepherd Purch
Lakewood Blvd
Park Forest
Habitat starter kit seeds offered for wildlife by district
The Will-South Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District, with the Illinois Department of Conservation, offers corn milo and sunflower seed starter kits to property owners with acreage for wildlife. Interested parties may telephone (615) 723-5078.
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Will-South
Cook County
Golden Age Club Plans Servanthood Themed Choir
The Youth Choir of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church Wood will sing a medley during 8 and 10 30 a m services with a Servanthood theme. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a m and the adult class begins The Christian Faith and Science a new series. Church members work on a spring program to address Survival Skills for Changing Times through April.
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St. Andrew's United Methodist Church
Homewood
Robbins village incinerator hearing schedule amid appeals
Robbins residents and environmental groups clash over a proposed Reading Energy Co incinerator at 133rd Street and Kedzie Avenue. A consolidated hearing by the Pollution Control Board is planned with a July 1 decision deadline, after two prior hearings in 1988 and 1992 and new appeals filed March 12 and March 15.
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Ro Smndis Rotation Control Board
Robbins
Robbins Village Board
133Rd Street
Kedzie Avenue
South Cook County
Pollution Control Board
Reading Energy Co
Lawsuit Accuses Orland Park of Blocking Developer Rights
A multimillion dollar suit in Cook County Circuit Court by developer Robert Gallagher seeks damages and an injunction against Orland Park officials. The case accuses village leaders of violating civil rights, violating the Open Meetings Act, and tortious interference while attempting to annex Creekside subdivision homes to control a 25 square mile area. Officials call the action intimidation and say the case will unfold in court.
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Eric Wedeking
Orland Park
Cook County
Spring Creek
Orland Township
Orlandark
Robert Gallagher
Gallagher & Henry
Edward Schussler
Chicago
Daniel L. Houlihan & Associates Ltd
Standard Bank and ‘Trust Co
Orchard Hill Building Co
Creekside Subdivision
Hal Henry
Creek Side
Anex
Orlando
Schussler
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Lonnie Primavera
Een
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Evangelical Health Systems
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Hazelcrest
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