Lake George plan details discussed at public meeting
Lakewood subdivision residents pressed Richton Park officials on the Lake George project during a public session hosted by Assistant Village Planner Craig Jenson, Holly Hudson, and local groups. The event reviewed maps, with engineers and ecologists on hand, and set a tentative June 8 start for dredging and sediment removal in the second restoration phase.
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Lakewood Subdivision
Richton Park
Lake George
Craig Jenson
Holly Hudson
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Hay Association
Neil Armstrong
Jenson
Hudson
Law ensures no aid loss for schools in Illinois
The General Assembly passed legislation to guarantee that no Illinois school district loses state aid year to year. The bill moves to Gov. Edgar for signature. Related local legislation seeks to restore aid increases for high school districts and protect districts with rising low income populations. Representative Renee Kosel and Senator William Mahar led the effort as adjournment nears.
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Springfield
General Assembly
Illinois
Renee Kosel
New Lenox
William Mahar
Postmaster pushes stamp vote for 1960s themes
Postmaster Carolyn Simmons in Richton Park leads a May nationwide stamp vote with 30 topics across five categories. Voters see items like The Motown Sound, Americans Demonstrate, The Mod Look and include The Graduate, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Star Trek episodes and Beatles films. Simmons uses movies and 60s music to engage customers while they wait in line.
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Motown
U.S. Postal Service
Richton Park
Carolyn Simmons
U.S
Simmons
Breakfast At Tiffany's
ATVs Roar Through Suburban Woods Stir Up Complaints
In Homer Township Will County a surge of all terrain vehicle use creates noise and dust across private property and rights of way. Lt. Pat Maher notes 25 to 35 ATV complaints monthly with only about 3 to 4 percent caught. The vast rural area complicates enforcement as illegal or unpermitted rides disturb residents and landowners.
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Homer
Pat Maher
Will County Sheriffs Police
Maher
Patrols roll into spring for ATV policing
James Dudlice reports on area police employing all terrain vehicles to patrol places standard cars can’t reach. Civilian ATVs are banned on streets but can be used by police after street modifications. Country Club Hills uses two ATVs to cover parks and dense neighborhoods, aiding traffic control and public relations.
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Country Club Hills
Eric Berger
Provincetown
Wilson Pierce
Pierce
Peotone airport talks fail to unite supporters and skeptics
Public radio panel at Governors State University on WBEZ Chicago Matters featured opponents led by Jacky Grimshaw and supporters led by Christine Cochrane as they debated a third regional airport for Peotone. FAA decision timing and regional capacity were central issues.
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Governors State University
Jacky Grimshaw
Center For Neighborhood Technology
Chicagoland Transportation Air Quality Commission
Grimshaw
Stead
Christine Cochrane
Illinois Department of Transportation
O’hare International
Midway
IDOT
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Cochrane
Peotone
Richard Benson
Robert Macari
Keep Chicago and
Illinois
Wbez-Fm
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