Omission of Cook County from flood disaster aid sparks protest
Congressman Hanrahan and Governor Walker demanded federal flood assistance for south Cook County after reports that only part of Illinois was declared a disaster area. State Rep Giglio highlighted the omission and urged inclusion of all 102 counties.
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Robert P. Hanrahan
Homewood
Dan Walker
Cook County
Richard M. Nixon
Frank Giglio
Calumet City
Giglio
Thornton Township
Springfield
Hanrahan
Illinois
Cong. Hanrahan
Walker
Cook County flood damage prompts confusion over disaster status
Local residents face flood losses across Thornton and Cook counties as officials debate inclusion in federal disaster declarations. Rep Giglio and Gov Walker urged action after May floods, while SBA confirms only McHenry county was covered in the current declaration and South and Southwest Cook remain under review.
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Calumet City
Giglio
Thornton Township
Cook County
Walker
Small Business Administration
Chicago
Illinois
McHenry County
Olson
SBA
Farmers Home Administration
Bremen District 228 names Webster as assistant superintendent
Kenneth Webster, assistant superintendent in Arbor Park District 145, was appointed new assistant superintendent in Bremen Community High School District 228. The Bremen board approved the choice in a 6 to 0 vote with one abstention to assist recently appointed Superintendent Robert Wheat. Webster, a Tinley Park resident, had been the expected selection.
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Kenneth Webster
Arbor Park
Bremen Community
Bremen Board
Webster
Robert Wheat
Tinley Park
Presley Annexations Near Agreement for Tinley Park Land
Tinley Park moves toward annexation pacts with Presley of Chicago to develop Brementowne South west and Krementowne West. Orval Larson of Presley vows building, while trustee concerns about land speculators persist. Public hearing adjourned to next Monday as details on 205 and 125 acre parcels and school sites are outlined.
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Tinley Park
Presley Company of
Chicago
Presley
Orval Larson
Allied Homes
Brementowne
Mason
Larson
171St
183Rd Streets
88Th Avenue
Krementowne West
171St Street
80Th Avenue
Kenneth Fulton
John Dunn
Tinley Park Aqua Center vandalism hits grand opening
Vandals caused about 1900 damage to the Tinley Park Aqua Center concession stand before the pool’s grand opening. No valuables were taken but the building was smashed including a Dutch door lock, with candy, food, a microwave oven and the cash register overturned. The pool area has faced ongoing vandalism since 1973, prompting talk of alarms and security upgrades.
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Tinley Park Aqua Center
Lions Club
Leslie Johnson
Aids Johnson
Ben Chin
Joy Kampe
Tinley Park
van Kooten
Pool Corporation
Smerz
VanKooten
Missing $110 in cash from Tinley Park bag found by youths
Greg Luke proprietor of Clark service station in Tinley Park alleged $110 was missing from a $1,839 cash bag found by Alan Hirschfelder 12 and five friends on June 1. Luke claimed $100 of a $300 wrapper and $10 of a $50 wrapper were missing while other contents were intact. Police and witnesses offered conflicting accounts and rewards for the youths.
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Greg Luke
Clark
159Th Street
80Th Avenue
Tinley Park
Luke
Charles Campbell
Illinois Police
Crestwood
Alan Hirschfelder
Q Park Avenue
84Th Avenue
Alan
Hirschfelder
Brementowne
Thornton High Reaches State Baseball Finals
Area watchers note Thornton High School clinched a berth in the state tournament finals after a hard fought season. Coverage details appear in the sports section starting on page 33.
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Thornton
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