By Bob Bong Bill Malliaras has seen his share of ups and downs in 35 years of operating a restaurant in Palos Heights. Originally, Malliaras and his brother Perry opened a Giordano’s franchise in 1988 at 7239 W. College Drive. The chain was eventually sold, and the brothers went independent in 2001 and Julliani’s was […]
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Mama Luigi’s celebrates big on their 75th anniversary
By Carol McGowan The spotlights to the skies directed folks into the parking lot of Mama Luigi’s restaurant at 75th and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview on St. Patrick’s Day as the restaurant celebrated its 75th anniversary. More than 175 guests, including family, village officials, and the public, were on hand to celebrate and take in […]
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Comings & Goings: PGA Tour Superstore to open Saturday in Orland Park
By Bob Bong A new PGA Tour Superstore is set to open at 9 a.m. Saturday in Orland Park in the former Dania store at 14812 S. LaGrange Road, after undergoing a $1.4 million remodeling. While the 50,000-square-foot store will cater to golfers with a wide range of offerings from apparel to technology to repairs […]
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Orland Park residents vote to keep manager form of government
By Jeff Vorva Close to 10,000 voters weighed in on the Orland Park question regarding the village’s form of government and most of them want things to stay the same. The question on the April 4 ballot read “Shall the Village of Orland Park retain the managerial form of government?” The current form of government […]
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Door opens for Lewandowski’s second term in Palos Heights
By Jeff Vorva On the afternoon of April 4, Brent Lewandowski got his garage door fixed after three weeks of inconvenience. He was happy to get that task checked off his list. That night, things got even better for him. The incumbent was the unofficial winner in the race for Palos Heights Third Ward alderman. […]
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Milovich-Walters wins heavily contested Palos Park mayor’s race
By Jeff Vorva Nicole Milovich-Walters woke up on Election Day at 4:50 a.m. “I was as nervous as anything,” she said. “I’m not one to count my chickens before they are hatched. I like to stay real and stay in the moment.” It took a long time for that nervousness to go away on April […]
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Voters say ‘yes’ to Worth Park District
By Bob Bong Voters have approved the Worth Park District request to pay a little more to support development plans and park facilities. The district was asking voters on Tuesday to approve a 0.2000 percent tax rate increase, which would add about $5 more per month for every $100,000 of equalized assessed value of their […]
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Forest View incumbents beat back write-in candidates
By Bob Bong and Carol McGowan The three incumbent trustees appear to have won re-election in Forest View where results remain unofficial and incomplete because two candidates mounted a strong write-in campaign. Apparently re-elected were Maria A. Ramirez, Mike Grossi, and Jim Sudkamp. They were challenged by write-in candidates Kathleen C. Ehresman and Chad McDade, whose […]
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Voters approve bond sale for new Hodgkins Library building
By Bob Bong Voters in Hodgkins overwhelmingly approved the sale of $5.5 million in bonds to build a new library building in Tuesday’s referendum. Voters voted 3-1 in favor of the bond sale with 153 “yes” votes to only 75 “no” votes with the lone precinct in town reporting. Turnout was 25 percent. Results will […]
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McDermott and allies sweep in Countryside
By Steve Metsch In the end, it all came down to hard work, Countryside Mayor Sean McDermott said Tuesday night. “Hard work. Eight years of hard work,” he said when asked how his Countryside Leadership Party was able to post a clean sweep of six seats on Election Day. “The people recognized we have a […]