Olympia Fields backs Sauk Trail I-57 interchange approval
Olympia Fields trustees approve a resolution supporting a planned I-57 interchange at Sauk Trail in Richton Park, signaling a new stance on resident issues. Mayor Banovich and Richton Park trustees praised the move amid regional controversy and debated upcoming ordinances and a Living History Farm proposal.
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Andrew Leheny
Sauk Trail
Richton Park
Olympia Fields Board of Trustees
Park Forest
Olympia Fields
Richard Halpin
Halpin
Rudolph Banovich
Village honors staff with awards and checks
The village presents awards to staff including Connie Hoger Nancy Kloss Rick Kara and Mike Conley for handling duties in finance radio fire and water operations. Each recipient receives a $500 check and a certificate while runner ups get $25 and acknowledgment for their service and training roles.
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Kara
Mike Conley
Water Department
Dorgan
Conley
Connie Hoger
Nancy Kloss
Rick Kara
District eyes renewed recruitment days to boost minority teachers
School officials discuss hiring equity as Henry Swan notes limited progress after 14 years in the district. Tesmond avoids ethnicity percentages, denies quotas, but pledges to recruit black teachers and considers reviving Christmas break recruitment days inviting college students to visit.
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Henry Swan
Tesmond
District 162 honors perfect attendance staff
The School District 162 Board of Education awarded 13 staff members $50 gift certificates to Al Cove Restaurant in Matteson for perfect attendance last year. Superintendent Sandra Lynne Schmutzler presented the certificates during a staff Institute Day at the start of this school year. Names include Maureen McConkey Alice Blevins Barbara Rylands Robert Haaker Gerald Dolan Wayne Miller Leroy Pudwell Rocco D Amelio Carole Miller Kathy Mattiucci Doris Morgan Mabel Letourneau Richard Scharnhorst.
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Board of Education
Matteson
Sandra Lynne Schmutzler
Staff Institute
Maureen McConkey
Alice Blevins
Barbara Rylands
Robert Haaker
Gerald Dolan
Wayne Miller
Leroy Pudwell
Rocco D’amelio
Carole Miller
Kathy Mattiucci
Doris Morgan
Mabel Letourneau
Richard Scharnhorst
Brookside Glen zoning approved but plan tabled at LRPC
Tinley Park Long Range Planning Commission approved zoning for the Brookside Glen mixed use PUD planned by Malone and Maloney but tabled concept approval over concerns about minimum lot sizes. The 828 acre site along Harlem Avenue from 191st Street to Evergreen Drive includes single family homes, townhomes, condos, a shopping area and parks. Public hearings set. annexation to Tinley Park expected by early October with sewer handled by Prestwick Utilities and Tinley Park water.
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Gilda Williams
Will County
Tinley Park
Long Range
Frankfort Square
Malone and
Maloney
Harlem Avenue
191St Street
Evergreen Drive
88Th Avenue
Commonwealth Edison Electric
James Sparesus
PUD
Brookside Glen
Malone
Sparesus
Cal Schipma
LRPC
Tom Burney
Prestwick Utilities Company
Council
Prestwick Utilities
Park Forest Votes on 75 Cent 911 Surcharge Referendum
Park Forest residents will vote in November on a 75 cent surcharge to fund an enhanced 911 system. Will County voters will face the village and county referendums for a 75 cent surcharge, but Park Forest will collect the charge and provide 911 service if approved by voters.
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Cook County Forest Preserve
Country Club Hills
Governors State University
Halpin
Patrick Halpin
Park Forest
Will County
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Buffalo Grove
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Chicago/South Expo Center
Chamber Southe
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W. 151St
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Cicero
Biks
Cern
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Califor
Merrillville
Merrillville Rd
Rose Plaza
Woodridge
Oak Lawn
W. 95Th St
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N. Harler
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