Voters weigh impact of local school district elections
Voters who cast ballots Tuesday shaped district futures in Bremen 228 Calumet City 155 Crestwood 130 and Sauk Village 168 with effects on budgets and policies. Write ins affected Paris 118 Will County 92 results while Monee Frankfort and Midlothian decisions touched taxes and library, park, and fire district plans. Community stakes center on property taxes and school and library funding.
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Bremen High
Calumet City
Crestwood
Sauk Village
Paris
Wal
Will County
Rebecca Little
Monee Fire Protection
Frankfort
Midlothian
Park
GSU
Green
Third Chicago airport plan gains cross party support
Local lawmakers and national figures push for a Peotone site as a remedy for high fares and limited competition at O’Hare. Rep. Hyde and Rep. Jackson Jr. rally suburban mayors while FAA findings and Klein’s report bolster calls for a new airport to create jobs, ease congestion, and lower prices. Critics warn airlines may not move to a new field.
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U.S
Henry Hyde
R-Addison
Jesse Jackson Jr
Cchicago
Peotone
Jackson
Hyde
Sam Stratman
Illinois
O'Hare
Klein
Debbie Halvorson
D-Steger
David Fuscus
Air Transport Association of America
Fuscus
Chicago
FAA
Don Zochart
Judiciary Committee
Richard Daley
Daley
Midway
Levy figures mipirfield village levy details
Levy continued from Page A1 shows 96204 dollars according to village documents. A public hearing is set for December 1 before the 7 30 p m village board meeting. The board has until December 23 to adopt a final levy. Officials approved funds for a CMAQ Grant project to be bid January 16 by the MnDOT. The project includes a new sidewalk on the east side of South Main Street from the Illinois Central Railroad viaduct to 218th Place. Matteson officials appropriated 18480 dollars for the village portion. The CMAQ Grant covers 30 percent of the funds needed to complete the sidewalks.
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CMAQ
Mlinoi Department of Transportation
South Main Street
Illinois Central Railroad
218Th Place
Matteson
District seeks voter support for school referendum
The board outlines cuts totaling about 700000 and urges community backing for the referendum to preserve programs and avoid closing schools. Administrators were eliminated, fees raised, and some supplies not replaced as part of the plan while a two year strategic review stresses sustaining student offerings.
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Mathews
Lohr
Mathew
Festival Plans Shift to Park as Profit Lapse Cited
At Tuesday meeting ten festival committees were outlined including vendors publicity sponsors and entertainment. Riddering urged local firms to back sponsors while shifting venue to Glaeser Park to recover losses from METRA lot use. The event aims for food vendors craft stalls and acts with a family picnic style parade ending at Glaeser Park.
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Glaeser Park
METRA
Riddering
Biddering
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