District 206 tax rise tied to bonds and caps
Bloom Township High School District 206 officials blamed state law allowing bond sales and the property tax cap for a 40 cent hike in the district's tax rate from 3.28 to 3.68 per 100 of equalized assessed value. The district says a 5.5 million bond program plus working cash bonds, plus EAV declines and late bills, drove the increase while other districts face similar pressures.
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Bill Schwinger
Cook County
Bloom Township
John Dolak
Dolak
Will County
Homewood
Ed Wahl
Wahl
Department of Revenue
Springfield
Burner construction continues near Chicago Heights
Burner project by Kinois Wood Energy Partners faces local opposition as Illinois Appellate Court weighs a zoning document for the Lincoln Highway site. Kenetech and Polsky energy teams say construction, begun in spring, should finish soon after county officials approved storm water plans. An annexation petition extension was denied.
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Bill Schwingel
Chicago Heights
Kinois Wood Energy Partners
Polsky Energy Corporation
Kenetech Envy Corporation
Lincoln Highway
Illinois Appellate Court
Cook County
Uncontested District 162 school board race features four candidates
Four candidates will run unopposed for Matteson School District 162 board seats. Alicia Rodman McCray, Arthur Giesler, Ronald Bean, and Roger Brown seek four year terms or a two year term, with McCray bringing community ties and focus on education quality, technology use, and fiscal prudence.
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Wandiclaws
Matteson
Board of Education
Alicia Rodman McCray
Arthur Giesler
Ronald Bean
Roger Brown
McCray
Indiana
Park Forest
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Park Forest Housing Authority
South Suburban Housing Center
Election focus on education and communication in District 162
Giesler urges stronger communication with residents of the school district while stressing that education quality and curriculum updates are key to competing globally. Brown, appointed to the board, emphasizes elevating standards and serving the district to attract residents and educators.
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Giesler
Arcadian Drive
Olympian Fields
Les For Permalert Environ
American Society of Heating
Bean
S. Kedzie Ave
Olympia Fields
Brown
Ziacagemy Ave
Matteson
National Broadcasting Company
New Faith Baptist Church
Nature tour at Thorn Creek Preserve for church preschool
Children from Faith United Protestant Church Preschool in Park Forest toured Thorn Creek Nature Preserve last week. Naturalist Judy Bormet explained why the creek has dried up as kids gathered around her hand to view bugs and earthworms she dug up.
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Faith United Protestant Church
Park Forest
Thorn Creek
Judy Bormet
Bormet
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Carol Doreen
Lois Hoeffer
Heights
Paul Wendergass
Kenetech
Wendergass
Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District
By Robin Tanko
Um Gas
Trict
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