Friday, November 30, 2012
Six firearms the Tinley Park Police Department has had since the 1960s could be worth thousands of dollars to collectors. That's why the department wants to sell them and use the money for new equipment.
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- Joe Vince
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Friday, November 30, 2012
When people go through their attics, basements or garages to ease some of the clutter, they might end up parting with childhood keepsakes, possibly selling stacks of old comic books or baseball cards for tidy sums. It's the same idea with the Tinley Park Police Department and its storage space. Except the department's mementos pack a bit more pop than a copy of Giant-Size X-Men No. 1 or a Frank Thomas rookie card. READ: Village Board Proposes to Freeze Property Tax Levy The police department wants to sell a cache of six machine guns it owns and use that profit for needed equipment. The firearms—four Vietnam-era, Colt M-16s and two Thompson "Tommy gun" submachine guns—are coveted by collectors and could go for thousands of dollars on the …
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Despite looming financial uncertainties, Tinley Park's board of trustees recommended keeping the 2012 levy at the same level as 2011, with some officials even suggesting a decrease.
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- Joe Vince
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
When it comes to government bodies, a discussion concerning tax cuts usually comes in response to the idea of tax increases. And vice versa. But that isn't how the Tinley Park Village Board works. Even with major expenditures in the future for Tinley Park, trustees and village officials debated at its Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, Nov. 27, whether to hold the village's 2012 property tax levy at its current rate—$1.202, with a request of about $19.39 million—or decrease it slightly as a symbolic gesture to homeowners of the village government's financial commitment to frugality. READ: Tinley Park Sees Almost 50% Yearly Jump in October Home Sales Ultimately, the board recommended freezing the levy, with the majority of members …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Amendments to the ordinances dealing with Tinley Park commuter lots would waive fees on holidays, weekends and weekdays after 10:30 a.m. Currently, the village doesn't enforce parking restrictions during those times.
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- Joe Vince
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Call it words needing to speak as loud as actions when it comes to proposed amendments to the Tinley Park ordinances regulating the commuter parking lots the village runs near the Oak Park Avenue and 80th Avenue Metra stations. READ: Proposed Gas Station-Car Wash Put on Hold by Will County Committee The planned changes would make parking free in certain circumstances, codifying enforcement practices that are already in place. To park in the station lots, commuters can purchase a permit on a quarterly basis or pay a $1.50 daily fee with cash or special tokens that can be purchased at the Village Clerk's office or at the Tinley Park Police station. The amendments would let drivers park without a permit or paying the fee in the following …
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The resolution asks the Tinley Park Village Board to consider imposing limits to how long an elected official can serve. But the board doesn't have to take any action on that request.
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- Joe Vince
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
UPDATED: 1:29 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 Although the referendum is non-binding, the message from Tinley Park voters when it comes to term limits for elected village officials was clear: They want them. READ: Petition Filed for Referendum on Term Limits in Tinley Park An advisory referendum asking the Village Board to discuss imposing term limits for elected officials passed Tuesday, Nov. 6, by a 16,126 to 6,386 margin. The question on the ballot asked the following: “Shall the Village Board of the Village of Tinley Park pass an Ordinance imposing term limits on all elected officials?” Because it's only an advisory referendum, the board is not required to take any action on the request. READ: Tinley Attorney Announces Mayoral Candidacy The …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The Tinley Park café will be serving weekday morning coffee to commuters beginning Wednesday thanks to a 90-day contract it signed with the village. Officials are still looking for a permanent food vendor for the station.
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- Joe Vince
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Starting Wednesday, local eatery Diana's Kitchen will be providing commuters with their morning coffee at the newly renovated 80th Avenue Metra Station. At least for a short time. The cafe will be taking the vendor spot in the station that Palos Heights-based bakery Isn't That Sweet recently backed out of before ever opening. The owners of Diana's Kitchen, have signed a 90-day contract to sell coffee, doughnuts and other drinks and snacks at the Metra station while the village decides on a permanent vendor for the location, said Debbie Thormann, a café employee who emailed Patch over the weekend. READ: Officials OK Bakery at 80th Avenue Train Station Diana's Kitchen will be open for business at the station from 5 to 9 a.m. weekdays, …
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Tinley Park Village Board tabled a resolution that would have stocked village vending machines with fruits and other healthy snacks. The problem: The current machines can't handle some of the more nutritious food.
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- Joe Vince
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
All vending machines are not created equal And the difference of what can go in them can be as great as apples and … well, Snickers candy bars. READ: Trustees Take Steps Toward Improving Community Health The Tinley Park Village Board tabled a proposal Tuesday that would've outfitted village vending machines with healthy snacks and drinks after it was discovered that the current machines aren't built with a one-food-fits-all standard in mind. "Apparently our vending machines are not healthy. They can't digest good food," joked Village Trustee Greg Hannon, who sponsored the resolution, at Tuesday's meeting. The resolution, which is part of the village's initiative to create a healthier environment for Tinley residents and employees, would …
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Trustees gave the go-ahead Tuesday night to a plan that maps out changes for Tinley Park, including the downtown area, over the next 50 years.
The Tinley Park Village Board gave its stamp of approval Tuesday night to several motions that will overhaul downtown Tinley Park zoning to pave the way for the village’s future bustling commercial core. The Legacy Code is guided by the Legacy Plan, which the board approved more than a year ago to help guide downtown development over the next 50 years, said Trustee Greg Hannon, chairman of the village board’s Planning and Zoning Committee. It has been met with scrutiny by some local business owners, but officials recently held several public forums and individual meetings, and even brought interested residents on a bus tour to identify its potential changes. "Over the course of discussion I think we have what it is— a legacy plan," Hannon …
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The Tinley Park Village Board approved a contract Tuesday for a group that will guide a local effort to improve health.
Village trustees officially appointed a firm Tuesday that will be tasked with creating a community wellness plan. The $40,000 contract with the Chicago-based MSC Consulting will be funded with help from a $116,000 grant from the Model Communities Program. The village received that money in January, according to board documents. The plan will encompass local schools, the park district, library and health organizations, said Trustee Greg Hannon, chairman of the Village Board’s Planning and Zoning Committee. Two candidates were interviewed for the job in May but the board opted for Tom Mahoney, of MSC Consulting, because of "his experience working with public policy and … facilitating programs," officials have said. Other initiatives that …
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Friday, June 17, 2011
A local man would like to see at least one stop sign erected on his street, which has five uncontrolled intersections and children who play outside. Tinley Park officials say such requests require study.
As the father of a 4-year-old girl, Tinley Park resident Jeff Bolam doesn't appreciate the seemingly inattentive drivers who use his street as a cut-through. "It's (parallel to and) one street off Oak Park Avenue," Bolam said of 68th Court. "It's not necessarily that people are driving that fast, it's that they are unaware. There are five intersections on my street that have no stop signs." Bolam said he would most like to see a stop sign at 176th Street and 68th Court—a four-way intersection with no signage that's near where his little girl and other neighborhood kids often play. Signs are also not in place along 68th at 175th Street, 175th Place, 176th Place and 177th Street, which are all three-way, T intersections. Bolam has reached …
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The village board on Tuesday night approved a $23.5 million levy. Here's what that levy didn't include.
Tinley Park has a number of general obligation bonds that have levy requirements attached. Basically, when these bond sales were approved, the deal also said the village had to put a certain amount on the tax bill each year until the money is repaid. But rather than put the repayment amount on the tax levy, making residents pay for them through tax bills, Tinley Park each year pays for as much as they can out-of-pocket so the money never even sees the tax bills. This is called tax levy abatement and without this, the tax levy the village board approved Tuesday would be 27 percent higher than last year instead of 3.2 percent higher. Here's how the village is paying for these bonds this year, as approved Dec. 21: $25,197 Water & Sewer $8,…
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Joe
4:02 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Automatic weapons are illegal in Illinois. Everywhere else, a federal permit is required.. These guns are worth some serious money and anyone who gets them will surely take reasonable care of them, just like any other valuable possession. Cut the melodrama. more ›