Giglio renews push for Illinois railroad passenger service
State Rep. Frank Giglio renews his push for expanded Illinois rail service directing the Department of Transportation to review rail passenger needs. The study will cover scheduling pricing right of way and equipment upgrades with a goal of upgrading service and boosting ridership. He seeks a long term plan including a Chicago to Springfield extension on Amtrak lines and broader statewide coordination.
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Frank Giglio
30Th
Illinois
Giglio
Illinois Department of Transportation
House of Representatives
Chicago
Springfield
Illinois Central
Amtrak
Homewood
Champaign
Decatur
Riverdale Officer Apprehends Two Juvenile Suspects
Riverdale police sergeant John Sommer stopped a robbery attempt at a restaurant Monday. He was flagged by three young men in a station wagon who said a man with a gun was at the King Kastle near 137th and Leyden. Sommer alerted the station as he proceeded.
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Riverdale
John Sommer
Sommer
137Th and
Leyden
Chicago Police Department
King Kastle
Chicago
J. Campbell
J. Sanders
Dolton Youth Commission Seeks Teen Input on Activities
The Dolton Youth Resources Commission invites Dolton teenagers to share interest in summer and fall excursions including theater trips to Mill Run Playhouse and Candlelight, a Warren Dunes bus trip, Ramada Inn swim party, and live concerts at the Amphitheater or Arie Crown.
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Dolton Youth Resources Commission
Dolton
Mill Run Playhouse
Can
Warren Dunes
Ramada Inn
Commission
Burnham Trustees Create Public Works Superintendent Position
Burnham trustees approve establishing a Public Works Superintendent post funded by a $10,210 Emergency Employment Act grant for August 1974 to March 1975. The appointee must be a suburban Cook County resident, unemployed before hiring, and on call 24 hours. A 60 day trial period for 24 hour White Hen Pantry operation was set, with police patrols planned for possible hold ups.
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Burnham
Eldreth Rundlett
EEA
Cook County
State Employment Service
Public Works Committee
Ronald Serbon
Martin Costello
Charles Gough
Albert Lacy
Public Works
Rundlett
Lacy
Ed Lahead
Gough, Serbon and
Costello
Daniewicz and
Jennings
Lahead
Civil Service Commission
Plan boards limits rezoning for post office site
Dolton Village board learned the plan commission recommended rezoning only portions of the block needed for the new post office, specifically lots 7 12 and 29 37, with final approval pending the zoning board's August 14 recommendation and village board action. Nearby, dust and road concerns around 142nd and Dante were raised as Chi Land Ltd develops an industrial complex. bids on the Hanschmann house were sought with offers due by July 30, and sewer work on 154th street was discussed to curb flood risks.
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Dolton
Plan Commission
Harold Summerfield
LaSalle National Bank
Summerset
Cottage Grove
Evans
142Nd
143Rd
Summerfield
Gordon Young
Zoning Board
Village Board
Dante
Chi-Land Ltd
Hanschmann
Park Avenue
David Dillner
LaVerne Cothroll
Gouwens Orders 9 P.M. Park Closing For So. Holland
Trustee John Vinke told the So. Holland village board Monday that a new order by Gouwens would enforce a 9 p.m. closing time at local parks, affecting residents and park use.
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South Holland Village
John Vinke
Harold Gouwens
South Holland
Wampum Lake Forest Preserve
Roger Themstra
Swets Lake
Harvey Post Office roof repairs bid sought
U S Postal Service seeks bids for Harvey Post Office improvements including roof masonry and damaged plaster. Bid documents available from Lester B Knight and Associates Chicago with bids due August 1. Local officials discuss park closing orders and village permits for groups and facilities in South Holland and Thorn Lakes Estates development plans.
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Robert P. Hanrahan
R-3rd
Pointer
U.S. Postal Service
Harvey Post Office
Harvey
Hanrahan
Lester B. Knight and Associates
W. Randolph
Chicago
Dalton Public Works Busy Clearing Wind Damaged Trees
Trustees report heavy winds and rain last week felled trees, public works crews clearing branches and responding to residents. Walter Nelson notes missing sewer covers raise replacement costs and the sidewalk repair program remains underway.
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Dalton
Department of Public Works
Public Works Department
Walter Nelson
Public Works Committee
Nelson
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Allan Glaser
Glaser
Youth Commission
Doug Reiner
Reiner
Superintendent of Public Works
Police Department
Plan Board of
Daltonave
Chi-Land
Norman MacKay
Stan Fryzel
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Bob Stohrer
154Th St
Cathryn
Thorn Lakes Estates
Vollbrecht Road
172Nd St
Robert Nowicki
Stohrer
172Nd Ave
Thorn Creed
Veteran’s Park
Riverview Park
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