Tax Bills Not Affected Tully Plan Lowers Assessments
Cook county residents may pay lower property tax rates as the county votes to cut home assessment rates from 22 to 17 percent. The new rate, effective by 1980, faces opposition from school boards wary of reduced budget growth and potential harm to educational quality in residential districts with little industry or business.
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James Martinez
Cook County
Thomas Tulley
Ing
Dennis Dunne
Dunne
Illinois
Carpenter
Counseling Tonight Prompts Village Orland Township Meeting
Village and Orland township officials meet at 9 p.m. in Orland township hall to discuss Tinley Park resident access to youth and family counseling. The dispute centers on equal services for Tinley Park residents versus Bremen township, with $6,500 agreed to split half salary for a counselor serving both townships.
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Tinley Park
Orland Township
West 143Rd Street
William Gaynor
Human Resources Commission
Tinley Park Orland Township
Bremen Township
the Human Resources Commission
C.R.Y
John Dunn
Gaynor
C.R. and
Family Services
Patrick Rea
C.ry., Family Services
Donald Sebek
Bremen Township Committee On Youth
Sandburg Pool Faces Crowding and Safety Questions
Community concerns rise over Sandburg high school's 1960 pool, a five-lane, nine-foot depth facility. Lee Carter, standout diver and Andrew scholarship recipient, recalls near misses and cramped spaces that hinder training. Officials note aging infrastructure amid demand from Palos Heights and Palos Park communities.
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Sandburg
Lee Carter
University of Michigan
Alan Mace
Carl Sandburg High School
Orland Park
Andrew
Carter
Stagg
Tinley Park
Plan Confuses School Officials
Local districts face uncertain effects after the Cook County approval of the Tully tax proposal. District 228 could lose about $1 million in revenue, while districts like 140 146 143 and 230 weigh state aid inflation and student growth against potential budget cuts. Officials urge guidance from state or county offices as they brace for changes and possible belt tightening.
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Bremen
Wallace Carpenter
District
Kirby
Tinley Park Community
Midlothian
Consolidated
W.O. Fisher
Fisher
Tully
Carpenter
Board of Education
Clair Chernack
Vehicle Sticker Prices Set For Tinley Park Rule Change
Village Hall shops offer Tinley Park vehicle stickers with prepaid by February 28 pricing. Fees include passenger cars 10 cents, motor trucks 16, larger commercial trucks 24, buses and taxis 15, motor scooters 3, motorcycles 3, sidecar motorcycles 5, recreational vehicles 10. Starting March 1 fees will double.
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Tinley Park
Frank German
Six hundred high school musicians perform at Palos Heights festival
Six hundred students from area high schools gathered at Alan B Shepard high school for the district music festival. After rehearsals, the band orchestra and choir gave a public concert. A closer look is on Lifestyles Page 13. A church hall project story by Joy Kampe appears in Off the Beat Page 10. Project Share driven by volunteers aims to provide food toys and gifts on Page 5.
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Orland Park
Sandburg
Andrew
Palos Heights
Palos Park
Alan B Shepard
Lifestyles
Page 13
Joy Kampe
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Santa Claus
Brementowne Mall
Chris Walker
Family and Mental Health Services
Lee
Tulley
Stephanie Rusnak
Cook County Board
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