Suburbs Set For Water Rate Meeting Over Chicago Proposal
Suburban officials from 72 towns meeting in Oak Lawn to discuss a Chicago water price hike. Niles Mayor Nicholas Blase urges suburban participation to oppose higher rates citing a 1975 Beck study that suburban customers pay for city services they do not use.
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James Martinez
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Oak Lawn
Niles
Nicholas Blase
R W. Beck and Associates
City Water and Sewer Department
Edward Cecil
Decorating The Malls And Suburban Water Costs
Holiday mall displays are a big business with merchant associations and mall managers shaping features at Orland Square and Lincoln Mall. Chicago Water Commissioner Richard A. Pavia argues suburban rate increases misstate costs, noting suburban distributors add about 166 percent to Chicago water prices, raising the price per 1000 gallons beyond Chicago's 38 cents.
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Orland Square
Lincoln Mall
Page
Pavia
Chicago
Nurses Strike Settled at Oak Forest Hospital
Negotiations ended near 1 30 a m with the Illinois Nurses association and Cook County Health Commission approving a two year contract. Nurses won 12 sick days annually but receive 25 percent pay on the first sick day and full pay thereafter. A seven percent raise was secured this year and next.
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Stephanie Rusnak
Pat O'Donnell
Oak Forest Hospital
Mrs. O'Donnell
Illinois Nurses’ Association
Cook County
Health and Hospitals Governing Commission
Circuit Court
Raymond Berg
Santa Claus Wants Letters From Tinley Park
The Tinley Park Jaycees will deliver letters to Santa Claus next week. Children should mail letters to Santa Claus Tinley Park by December 17 due to snow storms blocking highways. Return letters will be sent before Christmas if a name and address are included.
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Tinley Park
Jaycess
North Pole
Santa Claus
Santa
Jolly Man’s Toy Factory
Tinley Park shelter drill tests disaster readiness
Mike Haber and Roy McDonough led a 24 hour simulated emergency operations center at Tinley Park village hall with 28 residents as part of the shelter management course. Participants endured rationed water and crackers, handled staged incidents, and evaluated the village’s shelter training after a federal 1975 evaluation.
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Mitchell Golub
Tinley Park
Mike Haber
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Roy McDonough
Blue Island
Haber
McDonough
Tinley Park Village
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