Rich residents discuss school board candidates and issues
The article outlines candidates Pierson and Umbrell sharing views on education quality, curriculum, fiscal restraint, and innovation. Pierson highlights family ties to the district and community roles, while Umbrell emphasizes budget management, district finance expertise, block scheduling, tech integration, and safeguarding fiscal prudence amid a funding gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierson
Posen- Robbins
Deacon
Blue Island
Black Club
Posen Little League
Homewood Full Gospel Church
Umbrell
Howe Developmental Center
Valparaiso University
Rich South
Umbrelt
Board of Education
Richton Park Objects To County Plan As Town Faces Annexation Clash
Richton Park officials protested Cook County land use revisions arguing the west side of I-57 area, including land west of Cicero and east of Harlem Avenue, should follow the village's 1991 1996 updated residential plan rather than the county’s anticipated industrial designation. The board approved a formal objection and urged county planners to reflect the village’s current plan in the final revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Park
Richton Park
Lakewood
Cook County
Craig Jenson
Cook
County
Linden/Lenet Land Design, Ltd
Engineered Strategies, Inc
Cicero
Harlem Avenue
Jenson
Planning and Zoning Commission
Airport advocates push for third regional facility
South Suburban leaders urge private funding and continued push after the FAA dropped the project from eligibility. Mayors Banovich Murawski Ciambrone argue a third airport would ease O'Hare capacity limits and spark regional economic growth, despite Chicago mayor Daley's opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peckham
Richton Park
Rudolph Banovich
Chicago
Richard M. Daley
O’hare
Midway Airports
Banovich
SSMMA
Washington
FAA
Midlothian
Thomas Murawski
Daley
Murawski
Chicago Heights
Angelo
Sam) Ciambrone
Cook County
Will County
Ciambrone
Route changes aim to shorten bus rides for Olympia Fields students
Holm announces Route 16 adjustments shifting five stops to Route 10 to reduce student ride times. The district says the route balancing plan aims for one bus per neighborhood, with two stops currently unused but kept in case a new rider moves in. Two small bus incidents near Greenwood and Thornwood prompted safety tweaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nails-Bonner
Holm
Advan
Greenwood
Thornwood
Olympia Fields
Park site options discussed for community referendum
Sharp outlined five potential locations for a proposed park saying no site is final yet. He cited land availability accessibility and buildable area as key factors and noted the issue depends entirely on the referendum outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Sharp
Property tax gaps show Cook area burden twice downstate
Illinois Tax Facts from the Taxpayers Federation of Illinois argues that using per capita personal income as the basis for comparing residential property taxes reveals a wider split. It finds suburban counties pay about twice the downstate rate, with Cook County about 2.3 percent of personal income vs 2.4 percent statewide in 1994 and downstate rates remaining high relative to bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois Department of Revenue
Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
TFI
Illinois Tax Facts
Cook
Will
Illinois
Chicago
Downstate
Cook County
McHenry County
Kendall
Kane
Lake
DuPage
Boone
Winnebago
Jo Daviess
Pulaski County
Collar Counties
James D. Nowlan
Christopher D. Romans
Nowlan and
Romans
District 162 approves budget for 1997-98 year
The Matteson Elementary School District 162 Board adopted a 16.5 million dollar budget for 1997-98, a 0.95 percent increase. It funds a balanced Education Fund via a 300 thousand dollar transfer from Working Cash, reflects prior year EAV tax relief, and allocates 616 thousand dollars for technology to support long range planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteson
Board of Education
David Holm
Holm
Cook County
Sandra Lynne Schmutzler
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Lohr
Umbren
Chris Limas
Carol Dorsett
Vonn Skannal
Arcadia School
Mexico
Statehouse News Service
American Heart Association
Star Newspapers
STAR
Norman A. Rosinski
Franklin Shuftan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Center Gurvey Bo Atetin
U.S.P.S
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