Controversy Over Connaught Letter in Tinley Park Theater Deal
The Tinley Park project drew scrutiny as officials debated reliance on an $18 million Connaught Corporation letter of credit and whether documents from Continental Bank formed the permanent financing. Officials argued the letter was a key inducement but not the sole guarantee, while questions linger about the connection to a separate federal perjury and bank fraud case involving Michael Hakkins and associates.
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Halikias
Connaught Corporation
Hannon
Fulton
Edward Zabrocki
Pat Rea
Nst
Continental Bank
Rea
Continental
Zabrocki
Julton
Connaught
Continental Bank of
Richton Park launches CO detector loaner program
The Richton Park fire department in cooperation with Nighthawk began a CO detector loaner program. Three units are available. repairs or replacements should be completed quickly so units return for others.alarms should be placed near bedrooms and additional detectors considered in living areas and attached garages.
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Richton Park
Nighthawk
Fire Department
Solick
Frankfort approves low bid for regional waste water plant
Frankfort officials approved Allan Mack & Sons of Orland Park as the low bidder among eight for a regional waste water treatment plant on 33 acres behind Lincoln Way High School East Campus. Construction starts this fall, about a year, serving Frankfort, Frankfort Square, Timber Ridge, and Tinley Park area with plans, funding, and approvals in place. Two new Frankfort police officers were introduced and sworn in Monday.
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Frankfort
Allan Mack & Sons
Orland Park
Lincoln Way High School
Alsip Nursery
Richard Trevarthan
Trevarthan
Frankfort Square
Will County
Timber Ridge
Cook County
Tinley Park
Brookside Glen
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
The
Environmental Protection
Robinson Engineering
Village Board of Trustees
Sauk Trail
Steve Spiess Construction Inc
Spiess
Nebraska Avenue
Lincoln Highway
Joseph
Lisa Fortune
Valley
Founder's Field
Vilage
William Boersma
Shawn Walsh
Drivers to face hit object standard after Crete accident
Bill Halvorson and Glasgow push to restore the rule that a driver must know they hit something. The plan follows Crete Township’s May 1996 crash that killed three girls. The driver was found guilty last week but his attorney argued no evidence showed a person was struck.
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Halvorson
Glasgow
Crete Township
Private eyes stake out illegal students in pre-dawn hours
Chicago Heights based private detective firm Diamond Detective Agency conducts surveillance to verify student residency for school districts. Detectives observe homes between 6 and 9 am, track commute to school or bus stops, and document addresses to present to judges or school boards. Administrators seek removal of students who don’t live in the district, tracing locations from home to school and back.
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de Pens
Mond Detective Agency
Diamond
John Jordan
Chicago
Larry Corley
Thornton Township
Mercy
Gary Catalani
Jordan
Dent
District 206
Diamond Detective Agency
Junior
Tinley Park Community Consolidated School
Gerry Hill
Country Club Hills
Roger Johnston
Chicago Public
Pace
Consolidated
Orland Park
Tinley Park
Palos
District 230
Jim Sibley
H-F
Allen Tucker
Ile
District Residency Checks Tighten as Boundary Jumpers Persist
District 206 deploys outreach workers who double as investigators to verify student addresses. Despite home visits and surveillance, some families still fraudulently place children in suburban schools, shifting tuition costs onto taxpayers.
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Cancer Support Center
Elm Street
Homewood, IL
Star Newspapers
Catalani
Lincoln Way
Stacy Holland
District 230 Board of Education
Willow Springs
James Quas
A.A. Stagg
Palos Hills
Quas
Area
Johnston
Voit
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Evry
Yu Yin
Sony Anvenang
Rena Raram
Glenwood
Eric
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