Senators agree to meeting on area housing concerns
Illinois senators Dixon and Simon will meet with the South Suburban Action Conference SSAC to discuss housing policy changes. Local towns including Country Club Hills Glenwood Hazel Crest and Matteson passed resolutions urging HUD Midwest Director Gertrude Jordan to meet with the group. An October 15 town hall with the senators is planned with potential broader attendance.
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Illinois
U.S
South Suburban Action Conference
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Action Conference
Cook County Board of Commissioners
SSAC
Country Club Hills City
Glenwood
Hazel Crest and
Matteson
Agency
Midwest
Gertrude Jordan
Jordan
Father Rodell
Dunne
Sen. Dixon
Simon
Queen of Apostles Hall
Riverdale
Rodell
Metra plans to take over ICG commuter operation
Metra and ICG officials announced that RTA subsidiary will buy ICG electric commuter division. Metra would acquire Main line from Randolph Street to University Park, South Chicago and Blue Island branches, 51 station buildings, and substations. About 800 employees would transfer to Metra with future reductions by attrition. no immediate firings.
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Metra
ICG
Mike O’neal
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
Randolph Street
University Park
South Chicago
Blue Island
Highliner
Chicago South Suburban Mass’ Transit District
Woodcrest
Homewood
Federal Urban Mass Transportation Authority
UMTA
Ladd
Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation
NIRC
Home construction problems addressed in Matteson Woodgate area
Village official Ralph Coglianese stated that RWS Builders will complete all homeowner repairs within 30 days after a meeting last week. Robert Strutz agreed to warranty repairs for cracks in basements garages and driveways and will redo cracked driveways with a one year warranty. A follow up meeting is set for September 29 to review progress.
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Matteson
Woodgate
Ralph Coglianese
Coglianese
Village Board of Trustees
Robert Strutz
RWS Builders
Strutz
Residents praise fast water improvements on Ridgeway avenue
Citizens thank village officials as Richton Park residents praise the rapid water service fixes. Jim Damptz commends the department after two weeks of action addressing low pressure and quality issues. Village manager Dorgan explains a blast caused a neighbor’s service line to blow out, while engineer Matthey notes a main on Ridgeway avenue is being dug up to locate problems in older mains.
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Richton Park
Water Department
Ridgeway Avenue
Ridgeway
Jim Damptz
David Dorgan
Damptz
Conley
Robert Matthey
Matthey
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County Board
George Dunne
Alan Dixon
Paul Simon
Jeremiah Rodell
St. Emeric Church
Country Club Hills
St. James Hospital Medical Center
Wally
Chicago Heights
Mike Voss
ICG Electric Lines
Henry J. Bruce
Applewood Living Center
Zion Lutheran School
Anna McGaham
Monica Ehrich
Rose Belonsky
Arnold Schmidt
Deanna Mahler
Bill Ridder
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