Vollmer Road work on schedule in Flossmoor and Olympia Fields
Flossmoor and Olympia Fields merchants and officials express concern as Vollmer Road from Cicero to Kedzie is widened from two to four lanes with sewers and signals. Construction started May 10, 1999, and is due by November 17, 2000, with ongoing gas line relocation expected to finish in six weeks.
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Vollmer Road
Flossmoor
Olympia Fields
Jerry Lambert
Flossmoor Commons
Olympia Square
Governors Highway
Kedzie Avenue
Lambert
Cook County Highway Department
Bob Strand
Vollmer
Cicero Avenue
Strand
Highway Department
Park Forest police chief Maeyama wins ISBA Law Enforcement Award
Maeyama Park Forest Police Chief Robert Maeyama received the Year 2000 Law Enforcement Award from the Illinois State Bar Association for leadership in domestic violence programs. ISBA President Cheryl Niro praised his decade of efforts, noting training, victim services, abuser programs, and a pact with Cook County Court programs.
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Park Forest
Robert Maeyama
Illinois State Bar Association
ISBA
Cheryl Niro
Maeyama
Park Forest Police Department
Niro
Mama
Park Forest Poli Department
Circuit Court of
Cook County
Police
Springfield
Chicago
Illinois
Balmoral Park to add luxury suites in $2 million upgrade
Balmoral Park in Crete will undergo a $2 million renovation to replace second floor seating with eight luxury suites arranged in terraces. The plan preserves the grandstand’s integrity while adding private first floor areas, social spaces, and wagering zones. Completion is hoped by September amid a mostly unchanged overall capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmoral Park
Crete
Keith Larson
Larson
Prairie State College offers teachers free class amid new recert plan
Prairie State College trustees approve a policy giving district 515 teachers one free class to help meet new state recertification requirements. Letters will go to superintendents and principals outlining the policy and a streamlined registration process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie State College District 515
PSC Board of Trustees
Col
Prairie State
Linda Azureau
Azureau
Diana Grossi
South Cook
Grossi
Village moves forward with regional food cooperative plan
Notices mailed to University Park residents announce the Village Board intends a full service cooperative supermarket in Town center. Deputy Village Manager Elbert Shaw says shareholder forms and brochures are being mailed to invite investors.
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University Park
Elbert Shaw
Edward Palmer
Four mayors dispute oral boundaries and fire zone splits
In a heated regional exchange, officials from Matteson Richton Park Frankfort and University Park discuss a long claimed gentleman's agreement over Harlem boundary and Old Plank Road Trail. Mayors Banovich Rossi and Stricker lament lack of written accords while seeking talks to resolve the fire coverage area dispute and annexation tensions.
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Richton Park
Warning
Frankfort
Matteson Village
Mark Stricker
Harlem
Stricker
Matteson
University Park
Larry McClellan
Frankio
Raymond Rossi
Banovich
Sauk, Trail
Ridgeland Avenue
Rossi
Jerry, Ducay
Sauk Trail
Parks Dedicate Memorial Parks for Covington and Parker in Richton Park
Parks and recreation director Kim Riddering will dedicate Christina Covington Memorial Park at 10 a.m. on Bayview Drive Meadow Lakes Estates and the Robert Parker Jr. Park at 11:30 a.m. at Central Park Linden Road. Village President Rudolph Banovich says dedications honor two local youths whose families and neighbors fondly remember them. ComEd donated land for Parker Park. The Covington park sits in the girl’s neighborhood. Parker Park adjoins the Parker residence.
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Covington
Sieden Prairie
Matteson
Kim Riddering
Christina Covington
Bayview Drive
Meadow Lakes Estates
Robert “Bobo” Parker Jr
ComEd Park
Central Park
Linden Road
Rudolph Banovich
Covington and Parker
Riddering
Parker Park
ComEd
Parker Jr
Parker
van Schepely
Rich South
Bridge debuts with blue rails and pedestrian path in Matteson
The Lincoln Highway bridge south of Vollmer Road opened to traffic in December featuring blue vertical rails on both sides and a dedicated pedestrian and bicycle lane. Former U.S. Rep. George Sangmeister praised its uniqueness as he noted federal funding helped it happen. Local officials say the bridge unites the village, ending east side resentment while residents praise the bike-friendly design and the prominent M motif in the railing amid a naming contest.
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Lincoln Highway
Vollmer Road
Stricker
U.S
George Sangmeister
Mount Vernon
Sangmeister
Dale Graham
Mattesons
Graham
Matteson
Mary
Joseph
Mary Britton
Britton
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Don Mica
State Bar Association
Lynda. Hemmerling
Sheila Murphy
Murphy
Police Department
Lynda Hemmerling
Tammie Sloup
United States
Balmoral
Larso
Knauer and Associates
Prairie State College
By Gabrielle M. Toth
Alberta
H. Leak
Palmer
al McCowen
National Cooperative Bank
McCowen
Shaw
Co-Op
Towncenter
Old Towncenter
the Star
Eet
Roofing, Inc
Holbrook RD
Glenwood
Hollinger International
Midwest Suburban Publising
159Th St
Tinley Park
Larry A. Kelly
Franklin Shuttan
Audit Bureau
Ovor Circulations
U.S.P.S
Chicago Heights
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