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Will County Board tells state lawmakers to pass a concealed carry law
Will County Board members Thursday sent a message to state lawmakers—pass a concealed carry law before it automatically becomes law. Board members voted 15-6, with three members voting "present," supporting a resolution backing a concealed carry...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Interior Policy, Collective Contract, Personal Weapon Control, Justice System
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Frankfort mayor, clerk, trustees back in fold
Mayor Jim Holland, Village Clerk Robert Kennedy and Trustees Todd Morgan, Dick Trevarthan and Douglas Morgan are back for four more years. They were sworn in for new terms May 6 during the Village Board meeting, with state Rep. Renee Kosel, R-New Lenox,...
Tags: Netherlands, Renee Kosel, Politics, Joliet, Elections
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Oak Park teacher receives Golden Apple
John Paulett leads almost all of his classes at Fenwick High School while the students sit in chairs formed in a circle. It's a way that provokes discussion and critical thinking for some of the tough topics he tackles in his theology classes at the...
Tags: Englewood, Colleges and Universities, Students, Oak Park, Chicago Heights
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Voice of the People, May. 08
This is in response to "Tribune Watchdog: Divorce court weds power and privacy; Well-connected politicians, prominent lawyers keep their family matters secret with consent of judges in Domestic Relations Division." The article conveniently ignores two...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Michael Madigan, Economic Policy, Interior Policy, Springfield
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Friends: Former Plainfield resident killed in Texas explosion a hero
To hear some friends tell it, Kevin Sanders was a hardcore Superman fan, the type who had a trove of figurines and other collectibles in his home. And in the end, they say, the 33-year-old Chicago area native died a hero. Sanders had moved to Texas...
Tags: Palos Hills, Emergency Incidents, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Human Interest, Explosions
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Violence is the problem, not guns
I felt compelled to share how disappointed I am with all politicians who have ignored the actual issue of violent crime in this country by using only violent crime committed with a gun as an emotional and political tool to promote disarmament. Guns are...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Tinley Park, Lincoln-Way police blotter: April 24
The following items were taken from police reports. Tinley Park •A wallet containing $200, credit cards and identification was reported taken April 12 from a 55-year-old Manhattan woman while shopping at a household decorating-organizing store at...
Tags: Misdemeanors, Theft, Manhattan (New York City), Assault, Police Arrests
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Thatcher funeral snub
It's a disgrace that the Obama administration chose not to send an official senior representative to the recent funeral of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Regardless of whether you agreed with her policies or not, England was and is one of our... -
Forum participants warn of heroin use in Will County
Fran Marinier wept softly beneath a memorial tent at Lewis University, the same campus where her 20-year-old daughter overdosed on heroin five months ago while visiting a student. The Frankfort resident said she did everything she knew to help her...
Tags: Substance Abuse, U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Epidemics and Plagues, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Heroin
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Tinley Park, Lincoln-Way police blotter: April 15
The following items were taken from police reports. Tinley Park Six rings with a total estimated value of $2,000 were reported taken April 3 from a home on the 17000 block of Circle Drive. Two Tinley Park teens, 19 and 18, are scheduled to appear...
Tags: Theft, New Lenox, Police Arrests, Target, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Tinley Park, Lincoln-Way police blotter: April 8
The following items were taken from Tinley Park, New Lenox, Frankfort and Will County sheriff's police records: Tinley Park •A 25-year-old Tinley Park man was charged with reckless driving, two counts of speeding and disobeying a stop sign during...
Tags: New Lenox, Spring Creek, Prosecution, Court Preliminary, Trials
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Tinley Park, Orland Park homes standing strong despite housing crisis
A recent study shows that Tinley Park and Orland Park homes have retained more value than other cities through the housing crisis although the suburbs continue to struggle after the market crash. "It's a little bit of good, a little bit of not so great,...
Tags: Mokena, Homes, Tinley Park, Foreclosures, Orland Park
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