The Chicago Ridge Village Board voted on Oct. 22 to reinstate the village clerk as a full-time position and confirmed the mayor’s role will also remain full-time, reflecting recent practices. Under the new measures, the annual salary for the mayor will stay at $85,000, with an additional $12,000 for serving as liquor commissioner. According to […]
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Midnight Terror marks 10 years of fear in Oak Lawn with new nightmares
The Midnight Terror Haunted House, Oak Lawn’s biggest attraction during the Halloween season, is marking its 10th anniversary at 5520 W. 111th St. “It has been 10 years doing it professionally, and 13 years doing it in my driveway in Oak Lawn,” said founding creator Justin Cerniuk, a Marine veteran who still lives in the […]
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FOP officials share Chicago policing concerns with UBAM
Two Fraternal Order of Police officials from Clearing shared insights about law enforcement at the state and local level at the Oct. 9 United Business Association of Midway meeting. Tamara Cummings, general counsel for the Illinois FOP, and John Catanzara, president of the Chicago FOP (Lodge 7)—former classmates at St. Rene School—were the guest speakers […]
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Community, officials rally for new Southwest Side police district
Neighborhood residents and local officials supporting the division of the Chicago Lawn (8th) District came out in force for a rally Saturday outside the former National Guard Armory at Midway Airport, which they hope will house a new police station. Police directed traffic as large crowds crossed 63rd Street to attend the 11 a.m. gathering […]
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Burke tells Midway area business group she will be tough on gun cases
Eileen O’Neill Burke, Democratic nominee for Cook County state’s attorney, discussed her plans to improve the justice system at the United Business Association of Midway meeting on Sept. 10. “Our justice system isn’t working right now. I think everyone can see that,” said Burke, who stepped down from her seat on the Cook County Appellate […]
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Community Fun and Fundraising at Garfield Ridge ‘Sell-a-Bration’ Yard Sale
Everything from action figures and baseball cards to zippered coats was on sale at the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch’s “Sell-a-Bration” Community Yard Sale on Saturday at the Kennedy High School parking lot. Garfield Ridge Neighborhood Watch (GRNW) Secretary Michele Doherty and Treasurer Debi Kurbac said they were pleased with the turnout as they watched shoppers […]