Lansing weighs push to expand municipal airport
Lansing trustees consider moving ahead on a long stalled plan to build a 4,000 foot runway, 20 T hangars, and related infrastructure at Lansing Municipal Airport. Airport manager Robert Malkas calls the project a major economic asset while skeptics warn of funding and land acquisition hurdles. Council faces a potential $1.5 million bond and hoped federal grants as they weigh how to fund a $10 million project with hopes of growing jobs and tax revenue.
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Lansing Municipal
Lansing
Robert Malkas
Illinois
Federal Aviation Administration
Robert West
Dan Podgorski
Podgorski
FAA
Malkas
West
Mike Sices
Skyline Aviation
Joe Camalick
Chicago
Meigs Field
Project HOPE Enlists Latino Students For Saturday Enrichment
Project HOPE and Governors State University recruit sixth to eighth grade Latino students from the south suburban area for a free Saturday Academic Enrichment Program. Sessions cover English math pre algebra and science computer studies, meeting six Saturdays at GSU from 9 a.m. to noon, starting this Saturday and ending November 21. Jose Reyes can provide details at 708 534 5000 Ext 5985.
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Project Hope
Governors State University
GSU
Jose Reyes
GSU Senior Drives PADS Donation Drive Across Campus
Governors State University student advisory board member Sharon West leads a PADS clothing drive with deposits at campus sites assisted by Stephanie Wenzel. West, a human resources management senior from Flossmoor, volunteers at PADS sites in East Hazel Crest Chicago Heights and Park Forest from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. while studying full time. She plans monthly changes to item requests, focusing on winter cold weather clothing.
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Governors State
Sharon West
PADS
Stephanie Wenzel
College of Business and Public Administration
West
Flossmoor
Energy assistance aid opens Nov 1 in Bloom-Rich area
The Bloom-Rich Community and Economic Development Association offers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for income eligible seniors 60 plus and others with disconnections or disabilities. It provides a one time grant for gas and electric bills. Open to the general public on Nov 1 with first come first served appointments at Community Centers in Chicago Heights and Ford Heights.
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Bloom-Rich Community and Economic Development Association
West End Ave
Chicago Heights
Cottage Grove Ave
Ford Heights
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