This story is the first in a series. Hazel Crest trustees voted to annex Calumet Country Club while being nearly drowned out by a loud chorus of objections and demands to be heard from activists and residents opposed to the move. The annexation question took only a few minutes early[Read More…]
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Breaking: Hazel Crest board votes to annex Calumet Country Club despite objections of protesters
Calumet Country Club will be part of Hazel Crest as soon as the village records the Board of Trustees decision Tuesday, Feb. 14, to annex the property at the request of property owner W&E Ventures. W&E Ventures is owned by Walt Brown of Scottsdale, Arizona, whose previous attempt to redevelop[Read More…]
Project consultants, opponents campaign ahead of Hazel Crest vote on Calumet Country Club annexation
Hazel Crest could add a golf course that is poised to become a commercial/industrial development to the village with one vote on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The Board of Trustees will consider a measure at its regular meeting that would annex the portion of Calumet Country Club that was part of[Read More…]
South Suburbs for Greenspace to host informational meeting on Calumet Country Club redevelopment
South Suburbs for Greenspace (SSG) will host an informational meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Wiley’s Grill, Coyote Run Golf Course, 800 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor, regarding the industrial development plans for Calumet Country Club. The group is encouraging Southland residents, particularly Hazel Crest residents, to learn about[Read More…]
The Weeks | Jan. 29
No government board meetings this week, but South Suburbs for Greenspace is holding a meeting Sunday about the Calumet Country Club redevelopment proposal.
Hazel Crest to consider annexing Calumet Country Club at Feb. 14 board meeting
Hazel Crest trustees will consider annexing the Calumet Country Club property at their Feb. 14 meeting after discussing the issue during the administrative meeting Tuesday, Jan. 24, and hearing from a number of Hazel Crest, Homewood and Flossmoor residents on the issue. The annexation of the property at the request[Read More…]
Developers at Calumet Country Club site envision town square around warehousing, while awaiting Hazel Crest annexation
As Catalyst Consulting Group works to share its sweeping vision for the Calumet Country Club site redevelopment, they battle back against the negative narrative that precedes their involvement. The group includes five professionals, people of color with ties to the Southland, who also refer to their business proposal as a[Read More…]
Forest Preserves District: Calumet Country Club not currently an acquisition priority
When Diversified Partners of Arizona first proposed replacing Calumet Country Club golf course with a warehousing facility in 2019, opponents of the development turned to the Forest Preserve District of Cook County in hopes the agency would acquire the property and develop it as greenspace. Carl Vogel, FPDCC director of[Read More…]
Catalyst Consulting, SSG spar during discussion session Monday
Area residents will have a chance to get a clearer view of a new proposal to redevelop Calumet Country Club as Catalyst Consulting, the firm that created the plan, begins a series of open sessions intended to inform the community about the project. So far, the new plan does not appear to[Read More…]
Residents bring concerns about potential Calumet Country Club development to Hazel Crest board
The redevelopment of Calumet Country Club was not on the Hazel Crest board meeting agenda Tuesday, Sept. 27, but a number of area residents brought the issue forward anyway. During the public comment section of the meeting, residents of Homewood, Flossmoor and Hazel Crest addressed the issue, prompted by information[Read More…]
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