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12 | August 16, 2018 | The tinley junction news
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FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Video gaming ban lifted by
4-3 vote
It is “game on” for the Village
of Orland Park.
The ban on video gambling
was lifted Monday,
Aug. 6, and a new restrictive
ordinance allowing it was
approved by the Village of
Orland Park Board of Trustees
in a 4-3 vote.
Voting in favor of video
gaming were Mayor Keith
Pekau, as well as Trustees
Kathy Fenton, Carole Griffin
Ruzich and Mike Carroll.
Voting against video gaming
were trustees James Dodge,
Patricia Gira and Dan Calandriello.
The move comes after
months of discussions and
town hall meetings on the
topic, as well as two advisory
questions placed on the
April 2018 primary ballot
— the results of which were
51-53 percent against video
gaming and 49-47 percent
in favor of allowing it in
Orland Park, depending on
which referendum is used.
In November 2009, the
Village Board voted in favor
of prohibiting video gaming
in Orland Park.
But the new ordinance will
allow for businesses with
a Class A liquor license —
retail establishments where
alcoholic liquor is drawn,
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poured, mixed or otherwise
served for consumption on
the premises — that have
been “lawfully conducting
business on the premises
for at least 18 consecutive
months immediately prior to
applying” to be eligible for
the video gaming license.
Any business granted a license
will be limited to five
video gaming terminals,
and the number of Class A
license-holders allowed to
hold a video gaming license
is capped at 30 percent. Any
licenses considered beyond
that cap will be determined
on a case-by-case basis after
an initial one-year review
period.
Reporting by Jon DePaolis,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit OPPrairie.com.
FROM THE LOCKPORT LEGEND
Lockport native looks to
corner microgreen market
As the days go on, more
and more grocery stores and
restaurants are offering locally
grown foods.
Lockport native Kevin
Whitehead followed that
trend by creating his home
business, which grows plants
known as microgreens. He
started Ashley Urban Farms
more than three months ago
and is slowly expanding to
small, local shops in the area.
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Customers can order locally
grown greens from
Ashley Urban Farms online
at www.ashleyurbanfarms.
com, and Whitehead even
ships them himself. The
website includes his weekly
“fresh sheet,” where he lists
what he has available for the
entire week that can be delivered.
“I’m pretty much local,”
Whitehead said. “I’ll go
about 15 miles in any direction,
and I’ll deliver myself,
and we also sell retail, too. I
can’t go too far, because you
can’t really ship them. They
are too delicate.”
Prices may vary depending
on the size, but the average
cost for Whitehead’s
products is $4-5 for 2 ounces.
Out of that, restaurants
can get approximately 20-25
plates worth of microgreens.
“I never saw myself doing
this,” Whitehead said. “It
just fell on me. I like to grow
herbs, and I went to YouTube
one day and I saw something
about microgreens, and it
went from there. I thought,
‘Well, I’ll try that and see
if I could do one,’ and now
I have a whole business out
of it.”
Reporting by Kara Keating,
Editorial Intern. For more, visit
LockportLegend.com.
Please see NFYN, 13
Weathering the Storm
Above-normal temperatures
and some thunderstorms
July weather in
review
Mark T. Carroll
Contributing Columnist
The above-normal
temperatures we
experienced in June
continued in July.
Most of the abovenormal
temperature days
occurred in the first half
of July, with five of the
six 90-degree days we
experienced occurring on
or before July 13. July
normally produces six
90-degree days. July temperatures
were 2.2 degrees
above normal. The last six
days of the month had high
temperatures slightly below
normal.
Precipitation varied
greatly across northern
Illinois.
Precipitation was well
below normal at Chicago
O’Hare International
Airport, where only 1.14
inches of rain fell, which
was 2.56 inches below
normal. Chicago weather
records date back to 1871.
July 2018 was the seventh
driest July on record and
was the driest since 1.32
inches of rain was recorded
in July of 1991. Chicago
Midway International Airport
had 2.60 inches of
rain, which was 1.41 inches
below normal. The south
and southwest suburbs had
more rain than Midway
and O’Hare, with much
of that rain falling during
thunderstorms. Heavy rain
and thunderstorms forced
the postponement of Fourth
of July fireworks displays
in many communities,
including Oak Forest, Orland
Park and New Lenox.
Rainfall amounts from the
evening of July 4 included
the following.
• Homer Glen 2.81
inches
• Lockport 1.70 inches
• New Lenox 1.50 inches
• Mokena 0.70 inches
Spotty thunderstorm rain
on July 20 brought 1.27
inches of rain to Oak Forest,
1.03 inches in Mokena,
0.85 inches in Homer Glen
and 0.61 inches in New
Lenox.
While O’Hare Airport
only recorded 1.14 inches
of rain, monthly totals in
our area were much greater
because of thunderstorm
activity experienced during
the month. Total rainfall
for the month of July included
the following.
• Homer Glen 5.07
inches
• Lockport 4.16 inches
• New Lenox 4.02 inches
Most of the precipitation
fell during the first half of
the month, which has led to
some lawns moving toward
dormancy by the end of the
month.
Rip currents [hed]
Many like to enjoy the
beaches of Lake Michigan
during the summer
months. One of the dangers
of swimming in Lake
Michigan is dangerous rip
currents. Rip currents are
channeled currents of water
flowing from the shore.
The following are tips to
help you survive if you are
caught in a rip current.
If you are caught in a
rip current, flip on your
back and float to conserve
energy. If you can swim,
try to swim to the side of
the current (not against
the current) and head back
to shore. Don’t fight the
current. If you are too tired
to swim, keep floating and
follow the current.
If you do visit the beach
or spend time outdoors,
remember to protect you
skin with sunscreen or
protective clothing, and
protect your eyes by wearing
sunglasses.
The weather for August
and beyond [hed]
The temperature forecast
from the National Centers
for Environmental Prediction
for July was accurate,
as above-normal temperature
was predicted. The
NCEP prediction forecast
was for normal precipitation.
While O’Hare had
well below-normal precipitation,
our area experienced
normal to slightly abovenormal
precipitation, which
was enhanced by thunderstorm
activity during
July. The Centers’ forecast
for August is for normal
temperatures and normal
precipitation. The prediction
for September and
October includes abovenormal
temperature and
normal precipitation.
Mark T. Carroll is the president
of CALM Weather LLC, a meteorological
consulting service
based in Oak Forest. For more
information, visit calmwx.com.