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Jul 10, 2013
Dolton mayor suffers mild heart attack
“The mayor experienced persistent shortness of breath while driving his daughter to O’Hare Airport, so 911 was called and he was taken to...
Jun 13, 2013
Ancel Glink’s 2013 Guide for Newly-Elected Officials Now Available
The 2013 Guide for Newly-Elected Officials, approximately 80 pages in length, describes the variety of local governmental bodies in...
Jun 7, 2013
Sherman ends 40-year reign in Steger
But the 85-year-old is not quite retiring. Until earlier this month, Sherman was the village president of Steger, a position he held for...
Jun 6, 2013
Come to SSMMA’s 34th Annual Golf Outing
Outing Includes: • A Breakfast Buffet • Greens Fee and Cart • Lunch at Halfway House • Golf Prizes • Table and Door Prizes •...
Jun 3, 2013
SSMMA Announces 2013-2014 Slate of Officers
Mayor Braun has been working on legislative affairs affecting the Chicago Southland region through SSMMA and working to help bring...
May 21, 2013
More poor in U.S. suburbs than cities, report says
During the 2000s, the number of poor living in U.S. suburbs grew by 64 percent — more than twice the 29 percent growth rate in cities....
May 20, 2013
Southland communities see train stations as development destinations
The sound of a train horn has become a signal for Southland communities to Called “transit-oriented development” in the vernacular of...
May 20, 2013
New land bank will be catalyst for change
The South Suburban Land Bank was formed as a regional economic development tool for municipalities with limited resources and limited...
May 13, 2013
June 1st: Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Disposal Day in Richton Park
Please pass this on to your residents… Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Disposal Day in Richton Park When: Saturday, June 1,...
Feb 15, 2013
Jan 6, 2013
e-Team Tackles The ‘Digital Divide’
SSMMA’s new Chicago Southland Fiber Network, Partnership for a Connected Illinois (PCI) and several PCI and State of Illinois DCEO and...
Jan 6, 2013
SPC Awards Contracts
SPC Awards Financial Fuel Hedging Contract to Palatine Oil The Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC) is pleased to announce that, as an...
Dec 13, 2012
Suburbs Collaborate To Rehab Abandoned And Foreclosed Housing
Suburbs typically fight it out with each other in the battle for federal and state dollars, but now some towns have banded together to...
Dec 5, 2012
Why Invest In Employee Wellness? Healthy Employees Drive a Healthy Bottom Line
From sick leave to medical expenses, the health of your employees directly affects the performance of your organization. Every day,...
Nov 30, 2012
Illinois Open Data Challenge Begins in the South Suburbs
Participants discussed using open data in apps to get information that describes an area’s or a property’s foreclosure activity, water...
Nov 12, 2012
Midlothian Creek Workshop
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, green infrastructure planning is an approach that communities can choose to...
Oct 30, 2012
Governor’s Clean Water Initiative to Address Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Need
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the Illinois Finance Authority, will make $1 billion available in...
Oct 30, 2012
Will Peotone finally take off?
By Paul Merrion, Crain’s Chicago Bysiness A long-stymied effort to build an airport near Peotone—U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s...
Oct 28, 2012
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: SSMMA works behind scenes to improve lives
Many aren’t aware of it, but there is a committed group of people working quietly behind the scenes to renew and restore Chicago’s south...
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