Local Officials Debate Peotone Airport Tax Impact
Officials warn the Peotone airport plan could raise taxes across 25 districts beyond a regional council study. The study used 20,000 acres for valuation, omitting expanded boundary, state aid, tax caps, bonds, and infrastructure effects. Two Chicago Heights aldermen failed to reverse last month’s decisions on waste disposal and tax abatements, while a minority rights reform reshapes city government. Glenwood residents criticize Mayor Asselborn over police matters, as Officer Grasswife questions arise and Graf faces suspension pending a Fire and Police Commission decision.
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Peotone
Will County Regional Council
Kane, McKenna
Associate
Chicago Heights
Robert McCoy
1St Ward
Kevin Perkins
3Rd Ward
McCoy
Perkins
Glenwood
William Asselborn
Eric Grass
Howard Swacker
Swacker
Eric Graf
Janice
Ashley
Asselborn
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Russell Schoeneck
Graf
Police and Fire Commission
Weight Loss Hypnosis Program Targets Orland Park Liability
Orland Park residents Gerald and his wife warned the village about a summer Weight Loss Through Hypnosis program arguing it could trigger liability lawsuits and hurt the village insurance rating. They noted hypnosis may be considered counseling and questioned a past life exploration program canceled by the mayor. The trustees asked Village Attorney Ken Finker to review the village insurance policy.
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Orland Park
Gerald Mikitka
Mikitka
Dan McLaughlin
Thomas Dubelbeis
Mikiikas
Ken Finker
Illinois probes Harvey Police and Fire Pension Funds
The Illinois Department of Insurance launches an inquiry into the Harvey Police Pension Fund and will review the Harvey Fire Pension Fund. Deputy director Tom Jones says the probe includes document reviews and site visits with a final report for public scrutiny. Trustees accuse the board of improper payouts to Rickie Graves and improper health insurance charges for the mayor’s son, Rickie Graves.
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Illinois Department of Insurance
Harvey Police Pension Fund
Harvey Fire Pension Fund
Harvey
Tom Jones
Public Pension Division
Jones
Chuck Givines
Ron Burge
David Johnson
Pension Board
Nick Graves
Rickie Graves
Graves
Long-term view of Homewood land buy questioned
Village officials defend the Washington Park site purchase as boosting tax revenues for the village and other bodies, while Plan Commission members learned the land cannot be sold to recover costs due to tax exempt bond use. Marketing consultant Heimbaugh explains the funding strings. Delays in the Frankfort Route 45 project push spring 1999 completion, drawing ire from locals and IDOT, with scope changes driving costs for the $7 million highway project.
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Homewood
Washington Park
Plan Commission
John Heimbaugh
Heimbaugh
Frankfort
Illinois Department of Transportation
Ed Zak
IDOT
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