Crete weighs senior citizen care housing plan
Crete economic developer Polly Weiss says a mixed senior care facility with commercial and medical services could meet demand as 29 percent of the local population is 55 or older. Commission officials have coordinated outreach to churches and senior groups and reviewed federal funding options.
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Crete
Polly Weiss
Crete Economic Development Commission
Ms. Weiss
Commission
Fred A. Pehrkon
Brownie Troop 239 awards and plans for seniors housing
Brownie Troop 239 held its final meeting of the year with awards given by leader Ann Moore. Second graders Julie Berg Kristi King Jill Linden Rachel Lott Melissa Moore Jodi Schultz Ann Shipper. third graders Jill Anderson Michelle Ball Kim Coito Gail Davison Adrianna Gonzales Beth Hampton Jennifer Kiv Ericka Lott Kathleen Mingo Jennifer Polito Ellie Rhee Nicole Trevino advancing to Juniors. Troop 54 participated in the flying up with leaders Denny Tobleck and Darlene Schnittker to pursue grant funding, targeted for June deadlines and heavy paperwork. Ms. Weiss noted senior housing funding at nine percent over 40 years, with a June seminar to assess senior needs. Local seniors and groups will be surveyed. poor attendance could drop the housing plan. St James Hospital Chicago Heights seeks an outpatient facility. Ms. Weiss is in contact with hospital officials. She reported at a recent conference on small business financing, noting university and government programs to aid small business. A sewer extension project update for the village southeast section and Enterprise subdivision requires annexation agreement. The village won $300,000 in CDBG funds for the sewer project from Will County. She also wrote an $8,000 Crete park district grant to landscape Lincolnshire East park, creating three jobs for three weeks.
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Woodgate Brownie Troop 239
Ann Moore
Julie Berg
Kristi King
Jill Linden
Rachel Lott
Melissa Moore
Jodi Schultz
Ann Shipper
Jill Anderson
Michelle Ball
Kim Coito
Gail Davison
Adrianna Gonzales
Beth Hampton
Jennifer Kiv
Ericka Lott
Kathleen Mingo
Jennifer Polito
Ellie Rhee
Nicole Trevino
Girl Scout Troop 54
Denny Tobleck
Darlene Schnittker
Ms. Weiss
Commission
Pehrkon
Sixteen arrested in lounge raid in Cook County
Cook County prosecutors arrested 16 for prostitution and related crimes at the Vagabond lounge in Chicago Heights and linked operations to organized crime. Notable detainee Joseph Barrett, 59, faced charges of running a house of prostitution and conspiracy gambling along with other defendants.
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Pete Reynolds
Cook County
Emerald Avenue
Chicago Heights
Joseph Barrett
School Street
Matteson
John Miller
Barrett
Miller
Organized Crime Bureau of the
State’s Attorney’s Office
Smokers Health Club
North Mannheim Road
Ogden Avenue
Lyons
Richard M. Daley
Kenneth Johnson
City Hesitates on Lake Michigan Water Oversize Plan
Country Club Hills water and sewer committee members favored a November referendum for lake water. Oak Lawn proposes enlarging the Cicero Avenue line to 30 or 36 inches to serve future needs, with costs around 400 000 to 570 000. City may finance via reserves or rate increases, while residents push for voter input before committing funds.
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Eileen Hansen
Lake Michigan
Country Club Hills Water and Sewer Committee
Olympia Fields
Matteson
Oak Lawn
Cicero Avenue
Country Club Hills
Crete and Steger win state Home Town awards
Crete and Steger share state Home Town honors for economic development and community service. A second place plaque was given in Springfield with Polly Weiss and Karen Regnier among reps. 92 applications statewide. other mentions and attendees noted including Sen Aldo DeAngelis and Rep Robert Piel.
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Crete
Steger
James Thompson
Springfield
Polly Weiss
Crete Township
Karen Regnier
Economic Office
Ms. Weiss
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Robert Piel
South Holland
Crete Area
Sion
Dick Powell
Karen
Commission
Crete Village
Charles Wisniewski
Deanne
Economic Development Commission
Peter Fox
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Matteson Woman Heads Association
Barbara Gorbitz of Matteson was installed as president of the Indiana State Dental Hygienists Association at its annual meeting. She leads the Northwest Dental Hygiene Component, teaches at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, and works for a Merrillville dentist.
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Matteson
Barbara Gorbitz
Indiana State Dental Hygienists Association
Indiana University Dental Hygiene School
Northwest Dental Hygiene
Prairie State College Dental Hygiene School
Chicago Heights
Merrillville
Ind
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Algonquin School
Park Forest
Kara Bickhem
Lakewood
Jason Emple
Miriam Cohen
Mohawk
Brownie Troop
Will County
Camayeur
Wits
Norm’s
Burger King
Western Ave
Daley
State's Attorney’s Office
Johnson
Jay LaRue
Harriet Lane
William Maza
Grant Street
Ren Casper
Cedar Ridge Avenue
Richton Park
James Vidich
Edward Benson
East 12Th Street
Thomas Concialdi
Amber Jones
Beth Wade
Deborah Souza
Victoria Springer
Robin McCoy
Kim Dawn
Demetria Poulos
David Yoo
Lawrence Yau
Zenon Sykuta
Midlothian-Markham
City of
Markham
Sykuta
Water Committee
David Larson
Sukuta
Wilbur Ellis
John J. Bullaro
Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
Matteson Police Department
Ellis
Crete and Steger
Matteson Woman Heads Association
Minadeo’s Pizza
W. Vollmer Road
Woodgate
White Hen Plaza
Thurs
Sunnycrest Landscape Nursery
EPL A
Vollmer Road
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