By Stephen Nelson At their January 10 meeting, the Kankakee County Board adopted a resolution to the General Assembly opposing the Protect Illinois Communities Act (HB5855). The point may be moot, since the legislation already had passed in the state House and Senate and a reconciled form of the measure is expected to be passed […]
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Letter to the Editor: Mayor Peter March
Dear Editor and All Village Residents: As we move into 2023, I feel it is important for all to see what their village government has accomplished for them in the past year. There was a great deal done with our limited budget and small staff. Here is an accounting of some of our accomplishments in […]
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Orland Grassland Volunteers to hold annual Brats n Burn
The Orland Grassland Volunteers will celebrate the winter brush clearing season with their annual Brats N’ Burn event on Saturday, January 28, from 9 a.m. to noon. After clearing small shrubs and small trees, they will be burning large brush piles to remove the debris. While they are clearing, the brats will be sizzling on the […]
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Palos West students gather mittens for charity
Students at Palos West Elementary in Palos School District 118 recently collected 945 pairs of mittens for the school’s annual mitten drive. The donated mittens were delivered to several organizations in need including a women and children’s shelter in Chicago, Joliet School District 86, a local charity collecting items for the people of Ukraine, and […]
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Trailer Code Ordinance to be Reviewed by Peotone Village Board
By Andrea Arens At the Peotone Village Board Meeting, a social media storm over the village posting a code reminder that trailers are not allowed to be parked in driveways led to one attendee showing up to address it. Justin Chapman received a violation for a parked trailer in his driveway. He addressed the board […]
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Chicago Ridge man charged in Palos Heights forgery
From staff reports A Chicago Ridge man was charged earlier this month with one count of forgery stemming from an incident that happened in October. Ammar Najjar, 45, was charged January 4 with a felony count of forgery, Palos Heights police said. Palos Heights police took the original report on October 21 from a resident […]
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Shepard JV cheerleaders win at Lockport; varsity records highest score ever
Over the long weekend, the varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders from Shepard High School hit the road twice to compete. They returned with new hardware. The junior varsity team, coached by Cecelia Welker, won first place at the Lockport Invitational and fourth place at the Oak Forest Bengal Invitational. Varsity, coached by Shepard graduate Felicia […]
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Worth welcomes new public works superintendent
By Joe Boyle Worth has a new superintendent of public works, and officials did not have to go far to find him. Ed Urban, who has served many years in the public works department, was unanimously chosen to become the new superintendent during the Worth Village Board meeting Tuesday night. Urban replaces Wayne Demonbreun, who had served […]
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Newman? Yes, Democrat Newman presented with Orland Park award by Republican Pekau
By Jeff Vorva In recent years, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau had more negative things to say about former Congresswoman Marie Newman than positive. When Pekau, a Republican, announced he was running for Congress in November 2021, he lumped the Democratic Newman in with Sean Casten and Nancy Pelosi and said they “put special interests, […]
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Kramarski to get an honorary street sign in Palos Heights
By Jeff Vorva It didn’t take long for former Palos Heights Dolores Kramarski to be honored by the city. Kramarski died Nov. 2 after spending 22 years on the city council. On Tuesday, that council voted to install a blue honorary sign at the intersection of Carmichael Avenue and 76th Avenue in her name. Alderman […]