ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL review NOVEMBER 2002 THE MAGAZINE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES Governor Rod Blagojevich ELECTION 2002 Secretary of State Lt. Governor Jesse White Illinois’ State Constitutional Pat Quinn Officers Attorney General Treasurer Lisa Madigan Judy Baar Topinka Comptroller Daniel W. Hynes Ad Copy Page 2 / Illinois Municipal Review / November 2002 ILLINOIS review MUNICIPAL THE MAGAZINE OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE contents 5 From The Editor's Desk 6 Applications Available for 2003 Governor's Home Town Awards 7 2002 Friend of Municipalities Awards 8 Appreciation Day Held To Celebrate Adult Literacy Programs in Chicago 9 Effects of Photoprocessing Tax Loss in Illinois Municipalities 12 Studs Terkel "Humanities Heroes" Announced 13 Studs Terkel Humanities Service Awards Nominees 14 Solving The Shortage of Engineering Technicians 15 Partnerships That Work: Financing The Future 21 A Visit From the Malaysian Highway Authority Editor KENNETH A. ALDERSON 22 Congress of Cities Update Managing Editor 23 Legal Q&A - Drug Paraphernalia GARY KOCH 25 December 2002 Municipal Calendar (ssn 0019-2139) Telephone (217) 525-1220 26 New & Noteworthy Volume 81, No 11, November 2002. Total 27 The One Stop Connection & Connectivity of number 936. THE ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL RMMAN REVIEW is published monthly at Springfield, IL, by the Illinois Muncipal League, Editorial 28 Municipal Exchange Service and Executive Offices, 500 E. Capitol Ave., Springfield, IL, 62701. Subscription per year: Member $5.00. Domestic $10.00. Periodical postage paid at Springfield, Illinois. ON THE COVER: Congratulations and best wishes to Illinois’ newly elected Constitutional officers: Governor- Postmaster: Send address changes to elect Rod Blagojevich, Lt. Gov.-elect Patrick Quinn, Illinois Municipal League PO Box 5180, Attorney General-elect Lisa Madigan, Secretary of State Springfield, IL 62705-5180. Jesse White, State Comptroller Dan Hynes and State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka. November 2002 / Illinois Municipal Review / Page 3 Illinois Municipal League Ad Copy Over 85 Years of Service to Illinois Municipalites Web Portal If Someone’s Looking - Can You Be Found? 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Michael Ingles, Pontiac SERGEANT-AT-ARMS The Village of Lake Zurich has won an award in the Mayor Gerald R. Bennett, Palos Hills category of intergovernmental cooperation from the Urban Innovation in Illinois 6th Annual Awards Competition. The VICE PRESIDENTS Mayor Arlene Mulder, Arlington Heights village won for its regional approach to beautification of the Mayor Donald L. Maue, Breese U.S. Route 12 Corridor. According to the judges, Mayor Brad Demuzio, Carlinville “Typically, each community deals with highway Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago beautification on its own turf; so this project is exceptional Village President Eugene L. Siegel, Chicago Ridge for applying the idea of regional cooperation and using Mayor Gail Mitchell, Fairview Heights state-of-the-art techniques.” Mayor Saul Beck, Ford Heights Mayor James L. Gitz, Freeport Village President Scott Newberg, Hampton National League of Cities President Karen Anderson, Village President Irwin A. Bock, Hanover Park Mayor of Minnetonka, Minnesota, has appointed Swansea Mayor Daniel M. Pierce, Highland Park Mayor Michael Buehlhorn to a 15-member Nominating Mayor Ron Tendick, Jacksonville Committee that will be responsible for recommending a Mayor Darryl Lindberg, Loves Park slate of officers and Board members to lead the NLC in Mayor THomas C. Carper, Macomb Mayor Dick Dietz, McLeansboro 2003. The committee will hold an open hearing to receive Mayor Stan Leach, Moline nominations during the Congress of Cities in Salt Lake City Mayor Mark Terry, Mount Vernon on December 4. Village President Marilyn Sindles, Mundelein Mayor Buehlhorn is a former president of the Illinois Mayor Nicholas B. Blase, Niles Municipal League and serves on the Board of Directors of Mayor Kent M. Karraker, Normal the National League of Cities. Mayor Ernest F. Kolb, Oak Lawn Mayor Rita L. Mullins, Palatine Mayor R. David Tebben, Pekin The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mayor David P. Ransburg, Peoria Mayor Charles Scholz, Quincy will raise the maximum amount of grants that are available Mayor Doug Scott, Rockford through the Individual and Family Grants programs and the Village President B.J. Hackler, Saint Joseph Small Project Grants, which are given to state and local Mayor Leonard E. Ferguson, Salem governments and private nonprofit organizations. FEMA Village President Al Larson, Schaumburg must annually adjust grant disbursements to reflect changes Village President David Owen, South Chicago Heights in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers. This Mayor Karen Hasara, Springfield year individual and family assistance has been increased to Village President Louis Sherman, Steger $15,000 and small project grants have been increased to Mayor Ted Aggen, Sterling $53,000. Village President James A. Leather, Stillman Valley Village President Edward J. Zabrocki, Tinley Park For more information, call Magda Ruiz at (202) 646-2705. Mayor Tod Satterthwaite, Urbana PAST PRESIDENTS The Illinois Municipal League mourns the passing of: Mayor James E. Kingston, Paxton Matt Bildhauer, 95, former mayor of La Salle. He Mayor William F. Murphy, Woodridge served as mayor from 1949 to 1953. Village President Ray J. Forney, Ashton Leland Boblitt, 76, former village president of Mayor Greg Sparrow, DeKalb Divernon. He was village president from 1953 – 1957. Mayor Neil Dillard, Carbondale Joseph C. Moore, 74, former mayor of Hoopeston and Mayor Michael S. Buehlhorn, Swansea Village President Frank Meredith, Sherman retired judge. He served as mayor from 1961 to 1965. Mayor Roger Claar, Bolingbrook November 2002/ Illinois Municipal Review / Page 5 Applications Available for 2003 Governor’s Home Town Awards Everyday across Illinois, volunteers unconditionally give of their time and efforts to improve the quality of life for the citizens of their communities. Many times, however, those efforts go unrecognized. It’s time to make a change! Illinoisans have an excellent opportunity to recognize the outstanding contributions of their fellow citizens by nominating volunteer efforts for the 22nd annual Governor’s Home Town Awards competition. Administered by DCCA’s Bureau of Community Development, Governor’s Home Town Awards are presented in eight categories, based on community population. Applications for awards may be submitted by a variety of community representatives, such as local governments, schools, community organizations, chambers of commerce, community action agencies, area agencies on aging, local job training organizations, etc. Applications are reviewed by a team of impartial volunteer judges, who conduct site visits to finalist communities before deciding on winners. The judges also select one project from among the first place Ad Copy winners to receive the coveted Governor’s Cup, a traveling silver trophy which signifies the project deemed most representative of the spirit of Illinois volunteerism. Past Govenor’s Cup winners have ranged from a Crisis Nursery in Champaign County to a downtown revitalization project in Fairbury. Both individual category winners and the Governor’s Cup designee are announced during the annual Governor’s Home Town Awards banquet each June in Springfield. The deadline to apply for the 2003 Governor’s Home Town Awards is February 14, 2003. For more information, or to receive an application guidebook, contact Lou Ann Ladage at DCCA, phone 217-558- 2838, e-mail: [email protected]. Ad Copy Page 6 / Illinois Municipal Review / November 2002 2002 Friend of Municipalities Award Recently the Illinois Municipal League recognized four Representative Sidney legislators through the newly created Friend of Mathias is a Republican from Municipalities Award. The Award is designed to honor Buffalo Grove and has those in the General Assembly whose invaluable assistance represented the 51st District in not only helped turn our legislative initiatives into law, but the Illinois House for the past also were willing to help out in any way they could. four years. He currently serves This year’s recipients are: Representative Frank as the minority spokesman on Mautino of Spring Valley, Senator Evelyn Bowles of the House Cities & Villages Edwardsville, Senator Stanley Weaver of Urbana, and Committee. Prior to that, he Representative Sidney Mathias of Buffalo Grove. Each served in municipal government were recognized for their contribution to preserving the in a variety of leadership interests of municipalities. positions