{"id":7375,"date":"2025-03-16T02:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T02:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7375"},"modified":"2025-03-16T02:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T02:10:39","slug":"streator-hires-new-community-development-director-shaw-local-news-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7375","title":{"rendered":"Streator hires new community development director – Shaw Local News Network"},"content":{"rendered":"


Streator has named lifelong Streator resident Dean Chalkey as its new community development director. Chalkey will focus on revitalizing the city’s economic development and supporting capital improvement projects. <\/span>(Shaw Local News Network file photo)
Streator<\/a> officials have appointed Dean Chalkey as its new community development director.
Chalkey, a lifelong Streator resident, will begin his new role on Monday, Feb. 10.
According to a news release, Chalkey has more than 30 years of experience in the civil engineering consulting industry, will be responsible for revitalizing the city\u2019s economic development initiatives, especially following the recent closure of the Owens-Illinois<\/a> facility, which resulted in the loss of about 150 jobs.
His duties also will include overseeing the city\u2019s zoning and community planning programs and working with property owners to promote Streator\u2019s vacant and underutilized properties.
He will assist City Engineer Jeremy Palm with capital improvement projects, streamlining the city\u2019s engineering services and reducing the need for outsourcing.
Chalkey most recently worked with a civil engineering firm serving clients across North Central Illinois. He has held senior positions, including principal\/vice president, division manager and senior project manager. He has been a member of the Streator Plan Commission.
His experience includes working on large infrastructure projects, subdivisions, hotel and retail developments, as well as industrial and warehouse expansions across several counties, including La Salle<\/a>, Livingston<\/a> and Bureau<\/a>.
Chalkey lives in Streator with his wife, two daughters, and their two French bulldogs, Walter and Eddie.
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Streator has named lifelong Streator resident Dean Chalkey as its new community development director. Chalkey will focus on revitalizing the city’s economic development and supporting capital improvement projects. (Shaw Local News Network file photo)Streator officials have appointed Dean Chalkey as its new community development director. Chalkey, a lifelong Streator resident, will begin his new role on Monday, Feb. 10.According to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t