Elk Grove Village urges FAA to install warning lights on towers
Elk Grove Village President Jack Pahl urges the FAA to require warning lights on electrical power line towers near O’Hare after an FAA aircraft cut a line causing a blackout in 10 northwest suburbs. The incidents, both with poor visibility, threatened water and sewage systems and caused hardships, though no fatalities occurred. Commonwealth Edison offered lights but the FAA opposed them.
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Jack Pahl
Elk Grove Village
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
O’hare
Pahl
Commonwealth Edison Co
Ken
New Voice for Suburbs Joins Cook County Zoning Board
John Kirkland, an Arlington Heights attorney and civic leader, was named to the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals by County Board President Richard Ogilvie. He chairs Arlington Heights Zoning Board of Appeals since 1965, becoming the first local resident to hold a county post, signaling suburban influence on zoning decisions affecting the northwest area.
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Cook County
John Kirkland
Zoning Board of Appeals
County Board
Richard Ogilvie
Kirkland
Arlington Heights
Heaven-Sent Gift of Bus Travel in Rural England
A Suburbanite in England describes the simple ease and calm of riding buses from Woodbridge to Ipswich. He notes two bus sizes, the friendly conductor, and practical details like fares, signs, and luggage rules. He compares bus travel to driving and savors the chance to observe British life from the upper deck.
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Richard Hood
London
England
Greyhound
Ipswich
Woodbridge
The
Samaritans
Foreign Cars and Perverse Motoring Misadventures
A humorous reminiscence details driving foreign cars like VW and Renault, including blizzards, a stuck steering wheel, and windshield ice. The narrator recalls a cousin’s TR-4 mishap and a Renault breakdown memory, noting safer lessons from misfired thrills and unmarked patrols.
Adults and Teens in the Generation Gap Debate
An adult writer explores the generation gap, arguing adults must model better behavior before criticizing teens. He argues both groups show flaws across politics, law, religion, and social values, urging self-examination and leading by example to close the gap.
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