Tinley and Orland Park seek common ground on convention center bill
Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki and Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin led a joint push to modify House Bill 3461 to reflect both communities concerns. Officials met after delays stalled the Chicago Southland Civic Center Authority measure and pledged continued talks through summer to avoid favoring one town.
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Orland Park
Ed Zabrocki
Patrick Rea
Dave Dorgan
Dan McLaughlin
James Dodge
Rick Boehm
Zabrocki
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Chicago Southland Civic Center Authority
William Mahar
Borland Park
Harold Murphy
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Halikias Raises Bond Offer to Return to Greece
Michael Halikias, 64, Palos Park, sought a 35 million bond to travel to Lefkada Greece to locate land of his late father as prosecutors push for 95 percent of net worth to ensure appearance. He faces perjury fraud mail fraud wire fraud and false statements charges amid alleged investor land-schemes.
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Lefkada
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Ann Williams
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Open-ended questions proposed for Illinois test
Legislation to add two short-answer items to the Illinois Standards Achievement Test moves to Gov. Edgar after Senate approval. The two year pilot would assess math and reading questions with a 20 member parent panel reviewing results to decide broader use.
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Patrick O’malley
R. Palos Park
General Assembly
Illinois State Board of Education
O’malley
O'Malley
Richard Capriola
Capriola
Jim Edgar
Butterflies topic at Sierra Club Sauk Calumet meeting
Illinois Sierra Club Sauk Calumet Group meets Tuesday to discuss butterfly attracting plants. Darlene Young will present slides on plants that attract butterflies and caterpillars. Meeting starts 7 30 p m in Ringering Room Park Forest Public Library Lakewood Blvd and S Orchard Dr. Information from Lois Lauer at 923 1550.
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Illinois Sierra Club Sauk Calumet Group
Sandridge Nature Center
Darlene Young
Sierra Club
Ringering Room
Park Forest Public Library
Lakewood Boulevard
South Orchard Drive
Lois Lauer
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