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Women's Juniors' tops, skirts, mernorating former Mayor prices slightly higher. dresses and more. Nicholas Blase, who is now serv- meeting, that whatever FLOOD CONTROL ing prison time after being con- victed of federal corruption we request will not be charges.- - - At the last meeting ofthe board j5ut on agenda." Niles dodgessevereflood damage now now now the trustees decided to forego "This could happen at every a popular referendum proposed meeting, that whatever we re- 12.99 14.99 4.99 by Callei'o, and agreed Lo wait to as stormwaterstudymovesalong You save65%-70% You sav65%-80% quest will not be put on agenda." You save 50%-75% conduct an internal vote on the Orig.*37.50-49.50. Orig.*49.50-$75. Orig.*9.99-1 9.99. He added that the survey By ALEX MCLEESE is studying flooding in Nues. He According to Vinezeano the Clearance., Dress Clearance. matter until its August meeting, . Clearance. Kids' tops, Contributor shirts or ties from would set a problematic stan- said that, though larger projects t'ain on July 24, which amount- Men's casual or playwear and more. when Trustee Louella Preston dard. cannot be undertaken immedi- famous makers. dress pants. Boys'2-20;girls'2-16. ed to 4 to 6 inches, was the would return from vacation. At "Will there be surveys foi' Though Niles has not been hit ately, solutions are on the hoi'i- that meeting and elsewhere, largest single-day rainfall in NUes taxes?" he asked. "With this as hard as many Chicagoland zon' since September 2008, when 720 Hanusiak, who lost to Callero in precedent, what else will we be communities by recent t'ain- "Ifwe get a call from someone the last mayoral election, has homes flooded. The 2008 i'ain led to?" storms, some residents are frus- we've never heai'd from before, was especially devastating be- consistently advocated remov- Trustee Alan Wed responded trated by persistent Ib oding. we go out and do tests. Some- ing the sign and replacing it with cause it came after substantial that the board ought to be dem- The village is providing short- thing may fail with the home sys- rainearlierinthe week. now now a memorial for fallen soldiers, ocratic. term fixes and proceeding with tern, and we always try to go out firefighters and police officers. Vinezeano said he only knows of 65%-75% off "The constituents of this corn- computer modeling that will there and do whatever we can," 15 homes that flooded because Orig.*$39-$139. Gallero has argued for keeping munity deserve a right to have a eventually suggest systemic so- he said. "Foi' big pipes, that I 9.99 12.99 the sign. of the July 24 rain, along with You save45%-55% Now 9.75-48.65. 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Bras from Bali, month's meeting Callero an- it's a compromise for us to gath- cause ofthe July 24 storm, a step big-picture repairs." sportshirts, tees and Cook County's declaration of Maidenform, Warner's, nounced that the board would er some facts for me to make a in the process tbr qualifying for Vinezeano said stoi'mwater en- more from famous Vanity Fair®, Lilyette, more. a clisastei' area is a lirst step in American designers. not be deciding the matter inter- well-rounded decision," he said. federal aid for residents. gineering firm Hey and Associ- nally until it polled citizens in the Looking at Hanusiak, Weel Debbie Babich, of7513 Nora, ates hascompleted field work in enabling residents to receive aid village newsletter, "Focus on said, "You may not want to look has lived in Nues foi' 20 years and the village, and is now putting its from the federal government. Nues." Under his plan the board at survey data because it's clear suddenly in the past four years data into computer models. Residents who suffered damage would then vote on the mattet', that your mind is made up." has been faced with constant "They're doing hydraulic mod- should photograph it and then likely at its September meeting. Citizen and former trustee can- sewer backup. Twenty-minute eling, which takes the sewer sys- fill out a Cook County Depart- the magic of Callero said he had polled the didate Rosemary Palicki, who rains can produce 2 inches of tern and niaps ofthe town, and meat of Homeland Security and trustees before the meeting, and has argued strongly for remov- flooding in hei' basement, appar- seeing where it comes out of the Emergency Management Data they had agreed. He added that ing the sign, was not persuaded. ently because of a problematic sewers, where it goes, to start Collection Questionnaire and t'e- by village rules he has the right "It looks like you don't want to parking-lot sewer near hei' that determining where the choke turn it to the village of Niles. C to decide what to put on agendas take responsibility," she said. feeds into hei' home. points are," he said. "In Novem- Questionnaii'es ai'e available mc at wwv.cookcountyhornelandse- .com for board meetings. But Callero argued that the "The village does flush out ber or December, there will be a curity.org, or by calling (847) 588- ORIG. PRICES ARE OFFERING PRICES, AND SAVINGS MAY NOT BE BASEDONACTUAL SALES. SOME ORIG. PRICES NOT IN EFFECT DURING THE PAST Open a Macy's Account for Hanusiak voiced strong oppo- board could not rely solely or the things, and everyone is very final report, and an opportunity 90DAYS. 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