Controversial wood waste plant faces heightened scrutiny
Residents and officials debate a proposed 30 acre site north of Route 30 and east of State Street. The project would burn creosote treated wood and demolition debris while the developer claims recycling. Critics say it skirts environmental rules and seeks an annexation and tax benefits. The Chicago Heights plan commission denied annexation. mayor pledges opposition.
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Matteson Historical Society to Open Expanded Museum
Volunteers moved artifacts including antique fire equipment, tavern furnishings, clothing, maps, and documents to a new six times larger museum in Matteson. Highlights include a 19th century wedding dress, a German bank piece, and the 100-year-old Fire Department records. The museum opens 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays with appointment tours available.
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Rich Township
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Matteson
Graham
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Main Street
Town Hall Meetings to Shape Regional Plan in 1995
Chattanooga area residents will gather for town hall sessions from 7:30 to 9 p.m. to voice regional concerns. Mediators will keep talks brief while written proposals feed into task forces, led by RAP/2000 and GSU. Reports will fuel a spring conference and a published strategic plan next fall. Funded by community grants, with broad local sponsorship. Contact Goldberg at 534 6360 for details.
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Chicago Community Trust
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Will County Governmental League
League of Women Voters
Park Forest plans four new downtown streets and demolitions
The project aims to create a self sustaining downtown in Park Forest with improved pedestrian and vehicle circulation, signage upgrades, and safer interior courtyards. New roads will extend Lakewood Boulevard and Victory Boulevard to connect with Orchard Drive and Western Avenue, after demolishing an old bowling alley.
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Victory
Marshall Field’s
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Park District Considered Building Purchase for Tenants
Tinley Park business owners challenged Park Board in September over a plan to buy and renovate a building for a private daycare and a retail tenant. Officials admitted affordability issues, then accepted an offer from developer Pat Glenn to handle renovations and tenant placement with Robert Santangelo and Kindercare named. Park Director Fiore denied improper influence while noting Glenn’s prior Fulton Building rehab.
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Park Board
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Gambone’s
Ronald Centanni
Pat Glenn
Robert Santangelo
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Robert Fiore
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Oak Park Avenue
Polls Shape Campaign Strategy In Cook County Race
Giglio highlights a delayed April tax issue to voters while his camp funds a pollster, whose survey results remain private to aid strategy. Weller's team counters that polls exist but refuses to share details. Kim Clarke of Weller notes similar numbers to their own poll, while others say Weller risks exposing shallow support.
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Kim Clarke
Wirthlin Group
Virginia
McDonald’s
Clarke Id
Clarke
Sharp
Cook County
Frank Giglio
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