the village free press Vol. II No. 35
Taste of Melrose Park, PAG 6 PAGE
AUGUST 29, 2018
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Jesse Howard d on film, PAGE 2
Glass manufacturer looking to move to Bellwood GlassTemp Inc. will buy old Luna Carpet building if it gets tax breaks By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
GlassTemp Inc, a subsidiary of the Irvin Park-based Chicago Glass and Mirror Inc, is looking to move into the former Luna Carpet facility at 10 Davis Drive – but only if it gets tax incentives. Cook County’s Class 6(b) property tax classification temporary lowers the amount at which industrial properties are assessed in order to encourage developers to rehabilitate existing industrial buildings or build new ones. Peter Tsiolis, Bellwood’s economic development director, said that the company is looking to defray the costs of buying and renovating the building. The village granted the necessary approval for the incentive on Aug. 15, but the Cook County Assessor’s office will make the final decision. If the assessor’s See GLASSTEMP on page 3
Courtesy District 209
FLY THE W ... FINALLY: The Proviso East varsity football team, with District 209 school board President Ned Wagner, Supt. Jesse Rodriguez and D209 board member Theresa Kelly. The team won its first game since the 2014 season on Aug. 24, defeating Round Lake 20-7.
Maywood native launches tech program at D89
Former NBA player Steven Hunter’s program helps students learn computer coding By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
A Maywood native, Proviso East graduate and former NBA center is giving back
to his hometown through a significant philanthropic effort. Steven Hunter recently teamed up with Woz U Education, a technology literacy organization inspired by Steve Wozniak,
the co-founder of Apple, to implement a $5 million technology-based after school program in K-12 schools throughout the See D89 TECH on page 3