0 Politics & Government The Mokena Village Board approved an ordinance earlier this month amending the Village's water rate for the 2023 fiscal year. TJ Kremer III , Patch Staff Posted Reply MOKENA, IL — The Mokena Village Board approved an ordinance earlier this month amending the Village’s water rate for the 2023 fiscal year. The rate is made up of: A City of Chicago rate for treating and delivering water to Oak Lawn. An Oak Lawn rate for delivering water to Mokena and four other “downstream” communities. A Tinley Park rate for delivering water to Mokena and New Lenox. A local community rate for delivering water directly to Mokena residents and businesses. A $0.25/1,000 gallons adjustment in the 2023 fiscal year was agreed to by the Board. As a result, the Village’s water rate will increase from $7.89/1,000 gallons to $8.14/1,000 gallons effective July 1 (billable in August). None of the fee … [Read more...] about Village Of Mokena: Water Rate Adjustment Coming On August Bills
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WV Governor Jim Justice to appeal denial of federal flood assistance
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 6 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he plans to appeal a ruling that denied federal assistance for flooding in three counties. Justice said Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency ruled that May 6 storm damage was not severe enough to qualify for assistance in Cabell, Putnam and Roane counties. Several inches of rain flooded streets in some places. Public and private property was damaged and utility services were disrupted. Rapidly moving floodwaters several feet deep covered cars along one neighborhood in Huntington. WV TEACHING SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO 27 STUDENTS WV Gov. Jim Justice will appeal the states recent denial of flood assistance from the federal government. The governor’s request last month for a disaster … [Read more...] about WV Governor Jim Justice to appeal denial of federal flood assistance
Worcester Gage St. Fire: Many Code Violations Preceded Deadly Blaze
0 Crime & Safety The owners of the Gage Street building and other Worcester rental properties had fires, unpermitted work and more, city records show. Neal McNamara , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply 5 Eastern Ave. was badly damaged in the May 14 fire. The foundation of the former 2 Gage St. building is in the foreground. 2 Gage St. was torn down in the weeks after the May 14 fire. All that remains is the foundation and some rubble. WORCESTER, MA — The Worcester apartment building where four people died in a May fire had a history of health and safety code violations — including previous fires and alarms missing from areas where tenants smoked — according to documents provided by the city and former tenants. Huanchen Li and Wendy Wang oversee four properties in Worcester, including ones along John Street, Rena Street, Eastern Avenue and Gage Street — the six-family … [Read more...] about Worcester Gage St. Fire: Many Code Violations Preceded Deadly Blaze
Carlos Santana suffered heat exhaustion during a Michigan concert
(CNN) Legendary musician Carlos Santana suffered a medical emergency Tuesday night during a performance in Michigan, according to his management team. Santana was "over-taken by heat exhaustion and dehydration," according to a statement by his management team posted on his official Facebook page. He was performing at Pine Knob Music Theatre, an outdoor amphitheater in Clarkston, which is about 40 miles outside of Detroit. Temperatures in Clarkston reached up to 90 degrees Tuesday, nearly 10 degrees above average, according to CNN meteorologist Robert Shackelford. "He had just started a song that was about joy and love," concertgoer Alisa Zee told CNN. "He called for healing for the world. It was during that song that he collapsed." In videos recorded by fans, the 74-year-old musician sits on the corner of the stage and stops playing the guitar. Read More As medical personnel attended to Santana, the stage crew held up a black tarp to … [Read more...] about Carlos Santana suffered heat exhaustion during a Michigan concert
Elon Musk faced SEC questions over his timing in disclosing Twitter stake
New York (CNN Business) Elon Musk has faced questions from the US Securities and Exchange Commission about how and when he disclosed his large stake in Twitter last month, prior to agreeing to buy the social media company. On April 4, the same day that Musk initially revealed he had bought up a more than 9% stake in Twitter ( TWTR ) and become the company's largest shareholder, the SEC sent him a letter asking why he appeared to have delayed disclosing his stake in an apparent violation of securities law. In its letter to Musk , which emerged Friday, the SEC asked him to "please advise why the [initial disclosure] does not appear to have been made within the required 10 days" from the date on which he acquired a stake in the company greater than 5%. Deal or no deal, Elon Musk could upend Twitter's business for a long time Musk's Twitter stake topped 5% on March 14, according to a filing, in which case the public … [Read more...] about Elon Musk faced SEC questions over his timing in disclosing Twitter stake
‘My body, my choice’: How vaccine foes coopted an abortion rights rallying cry
In the shadow of Los Angeles’ Art Deco City Hall, musicians jammed, kids got their faces painted, and families picnicked. Amid the festivity, people waved flags, sported T-shirts and sold buttons emblazoned with a familiar slogan: “My body, my choice.” But this wasn’t an abortion rights rally, and it wasn’t a protest against the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gutted Roe vs. Wade. It was the “Defeat the Mandates” rally, a jubilant April gathering of antivaccine activists to protest the few remaining COVID-19 guidelines, such as mask mandates on mass transit and vaccination requirements for healthcare workers. Similar scenes have played out across the country. Armed with the language of the abortion rights movement, antivaccine forces have converged with right-leaning causes to protest pandemic precautions. They’re succeeding. Vaccine opponents have appropriated “My body, my choice,” a slogan that has been linked to reproductive rights for nearly half a century, to fight … [Read more...] about ‘My body, my choice’: How vaccine foes coopted an abortion rights rallying cry