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http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-kadner-merger-st-0225-20150224-column.html

No, Government can't be totally run like a business, but like mergers in the private sector there are huge opportunities for consolidation in Illinois, a state that is riddled with govermental bodies from townships, villages, school boards, etc.

Ford Heights is 2 square miles big and a few thousand people. The existing government failed to the point where their police department disbanded.

Of course most municipal legislators wouldn't like these ideas, because that's their livelihood. So it has to be at a state level. You'd think the corporate whisperer Rauner could spearhead such stuff, instead he's spending time lopping off a million bucks from the sick and old.

Author:	Reared on the Score [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:16 am ]
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/d ... olumn.html No, Government can't be totally run like a business, but like mergers in the private sector there are huge opportunities for consolidation in Illinois, a state that is riddled with govermental bodies from townships, villages, school boards, etc. Ford Heights is 2 square miles big and a few thousand people. The existing government failed to the point where their police department disbanded. Of course most municipal legislators wouldn't like these ideas, because that's their livelihood. So it has to be at a state level. You'd think the corporate whisperer Rauner could spearhead such stuff, instead he's spending time lopping off a million bucks from the sick and old.

Author:	billypootons [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:25 am ]
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Reared on the Score wrote: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-kadner-merger-st-0225-20150224-column.html No, Government can't be totally run like a business, but like mergers in the private sector there are huge opportunities for consolidation in Illinois, a state that is riddled with govermental bodies from townships, villages, school boards, etc. Ford Heights is 2 square miles big and a few thousand people. The existing government failed to the point where their police department disbanded. Of course most municipal legislators wouldn't like these ideas, because that's their livelihood. So it has to be at a state level. You'd think the corporate whisperer Rauner could spearhead such stuff, instead he's spending time lopping off a million bucks from the sick and old. reviving an article that is 4 months old? agree that a lot of waste could be cut a t the local level by simply having one elected board control the library, school, village, parks. efficiency would theoretically be gained on a staffing level for local government by combining. combining villages would have to be throughly looked at and not just assumed because two towns are next to each other it would work

Author:	Reared on the Score [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:29 am ]
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billypootons wrote: reviving an article that is 4 months old? Was it already discussed here? I don't usually dip my toe in this sub-forum. Anyway I saw this post in the morning: http://chicagoist.com/2015/06/25/housin ... y_hope.php and googled Ford Heights and then that came up and it made me go hmmmm

Author:	Curious Hair [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:32 am ]
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We discussed this years ago! I don't think Ford Heights came up, though.

Author:	spmack [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:45 am ]
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Reared on the Score wrote: billypootons wrote: reviving an article that is 4 months old? Was it already discussed here? I don't usually dip my toe in this sub-forum. Anyway I saw this post in the morning: http://chicagoist.com/2015/06/25/housin ... y_hope.php and googled Ford Heights and then that came up and it made me go hmmmm Ha! I remember this and still agree 100% about Harwood Heights/Norridge!!! I was over there a few weeks ago around Gunnison. The way the streets change twice within blocks of each other would confuse even lifelong Chicagoan's. Edit: I meant to quote Curious Hair.

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Author:	America [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:56 am ]
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My idea was just to consolidate all of Cook County as Chicago (like Philadelphia) then secede from IL. Im surprised it didn't get any traction.

Author:	Seacrest [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 11:42 am ]
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Township government. End it.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 12:02 pm ]
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Townships make sense in Wisconsin where there's a lot of unincorporated land. The City of Lake Geneva is bounded by, clockwise from upper-left, Geneva Township (Lake Como, Geneva National), Lyons Township (Lyons, I guess), Bloomfield Township (Pell Lake), and Linn Township (the South Shore where the filthy rich live). It makes more sense than having Pell Lake, for instance, try to govern itself, because all they would do is pass laws allowing ten-year-olds to smoke in bars. Anyway, the point is that they serve a purpose there, but none in Cook County, as best I can tell.

Author:	312player [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 12:09 pm ]
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Ford heights needs to be annexed, very poor ..zero infrastructure.. Ridiculous taxes.

Author:	312player [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 12:10 pm ]
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I know at one time it had the highest property tax rate in the state! And its a shithole ..crime through the roof.

Author:	Seacrest [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 12:17 pm ]
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Seacrest wrote: Township government. End it. We have a $75K Highway commissioner for 10 miles of road.

Author:	conns7901 [ Fri Jun 26, 2015 4:13 pm ]
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Seacrest wrote: Seacrest wrote: Township government. End it. We have a $75K Highway commissioner for 10 miles of road. That is why it will never end. Too much easy money to be made in this corrupt state.

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