Bleeding Heart Gift Brings German Survivor Home Again
Park Forest mother Gertrude Kay recalls World War II memories as a Bleeding Heart plant gift from son Ron thrives in her front yard after years of failed attempts. The plant links her to Plauen childhood, war years in Berlin, and a life in the United States with husband Richard Kay.
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Park Forest
Ron Kay
Gertrude
Besson
Gertrude Kay
Germany
United States
Plauen
Berlin
Richard Kay
Richard
Hyde Park
Chicago
North Side
Continental Bank
McCormick Place
Ron
Students Help Build School Web Site and Learn Internet Safety
Cozzi with Superintendent Sandra Lynne Schmutzler and Governors State University computer science professors organized a collaborative project to create a school Web site. Gifted students work on The Power of the Written Word focusing on Internet communication and safety, guided by LincolnNet representatives who trained editors to protect personal data.
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Cozzi
Sandra Lynne Schmutzler
Governors State University
LincolnNet
GSU
Internet
Utilities Tax Changes Prompt Local Budget Precautions
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association urges passage of uniform resolutions in communities to avoid delays or lost funds during the ComEd tax conversion. Finance Director Tim Hammond notes village revenue near 264000 annually as of now, with August 1 rate cuts reducing the base for gross receipts taxes. The law shift from bill total to electricity used may lower taxable amounts as kilowatt hour sales decline or more providers appear.
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South Suburban Mayors & Managers Association
Councils
Royle
Airport plans tied to Peotone system, no work on 95th Street
Wermcrantz warned that the proposed airport project centered on the Peotone system would restrict activities on 95th Street and elsewhere in the state. The remarks suggested a broader regional impact and potential delays to local developments.
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95Th Street
Wermcrantz
Opponents Grow Vocal Against Peotone Airport Land Buy
South suburban groups including Argo Summit Bridgeview Burbank and Oak Lawn chambers of commerce sign a letter to all Illinois General Assembly members urging rejection of state plans to purchase land for a third airport near Peotone. Governor Edgar backs a 20 million land purchase, while Will County Farm Bureau and Peotone oppose the project citing loss of 35000 acres of farmland. Peotone Mayor Richard Benson says livelihoods and farms are at stake and vows to fight the plan.
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Illinois General Assembly
Peotone
Argo Summit
Bridgeview
Burbank
Oak Lawn
Illinois Farm Bureau
Sierra Club, Farm Aid
Jim Edgar
Will County Farm Bureau
Illinois
Richard Benson
Study links FHA loans to minority housing discrimination
A Chicago area study claims FHA backed loans fuel discrimination and neighborhood blight by steering minorities to costlier FHA products, with higher fees and weak underwriting blamed. It urges HUD to reform loan practices, cut servicing fees, and reduce the 100 percent mortgage insurance guarantee to increase lender risk.
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Federal Housing Administration
Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
FHA
Housing Coalition
Country Club Hills
Hazel Crest
Harvey
HUD
Washington
Alex Sachs
Sachs
Alliance
Spe
Cific
U.S. House
Bernard Kleina
Calvin Bradford
Kleina
Chicago Area
Joe Martin
Southern Suburbs
Martin
Plaza Eastside property faces stalled development plans
The Gee Lumber property known as Plaza The Eastside has seen repeated economic development efforts since downturns. Village officials have pursued grants and public private partnerships to fund projects, while several developers showed interest but most deals collapsed due to inadequate financing.
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Gee Lumber
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Franklin Shuftan
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U.S.P.S
Chicago Heights
Indoor & Co
Congregation
Haverim
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