Rap 2000 seeks regional goals from citizens and colleges
The Rap 2000 meeting gathered residents and leaders from Calumet City to Kankakee to define regional goals for the year 2000. Volunteers will refine ideas into goals by June and craft an action plan by September. Participants discussed jobs, diversity, a possible third Peotone airport, culture, youth inclusion, and broad representation in task forces.
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Governors State University
Joliet Junior College
South Suburban College
St. Xavier University
Moraine Valley Community College
Kankakee Community College
Prairie State College
Chattanooga
Tenn
Catanzaro
Calumet City
Kankakee
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Peotone
DeAngelis
Jackie Bonavia
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Barbara Moore
Park Forest
Will County tax office denies three wildlife sanctuary requests
Will County Supervisor of Assessments Richard Loding says three letters from Schommer Weinlund and Warning were treated as separate tax requests with different PINs and were denied. Tatro notes the letters claimed wildlife habitat near Schommer but concedes no bird sanctuary designation was pursued. state conservation officials say such designations bring tax relief but require perpetual terms and wildlife criteria.
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Will County Supervisor of
Richard Loding
Loding
Schommer
Weinlund
Warning
Lenox Township
Harry L. Tatro
Tatro
Wennlund
Larry Wennlund
Will County
Rich High grades show steady rise and strong attendance
Rich High reports grades A B or C with an average yearly improvement of 1.2 percent over six years. Attendance averaged 92.5 percent last year, above the 91.1 baseline, while ACT scores rose to 20.2 though some IGAP raw scores declined. Beginning next year the district will compare eighth and tenth grade IGAP scores to measure growth.
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Carnes
Residency rules debated for Matteson apartment project
Village officials debated residency requirements for a 103-unit Catholic Charities complex in Matteson. Questions focused on parking, federal square footage rules, and prioritizing local residents by zip code while maintaining HUD guidelines and diverse occupancy.
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Graham
Matteson
Saunders
Ralph Coglianese
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Nancy Dominick
Linda Kaplan
Catholic Charities
Kaplan
Patricia Backus
Rich Township
Barrington Hills
Henry Junge
Junge
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James Catanzaro
Chattanooga State Technical College
Carl Glassford
John Glenn
Ohio
Moore
Governors State
Rap 2000
Illinois Department of Conservation
John Allen
Allen
Department
Division of Natural Heritage
the Star
American Heart Association
Dr. Leonas
Theodore S. Leonas, JR
D.P.M. & Associates
Harlem Avenue
Palos Heights
Illinois
Indiana
USA
Rest Haven
Rest Haven Christian Services
Wausau South Holland
Independence Retirement Center
Holland Home
Louis South Holland
Great Lakes
Nour Ete
Bank OF Matteson
Lincoln Highway
Bank OF Homewood A
Great Lakes Bank
Ridge Road
Homewood
FDIC
Money
The
Wall Street Journal
Cender
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