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Pappas: tax sale coming up
Urges property owners to check status online From staff reports Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the first sale in more than two years of delinquent Cook County property…
Residents learn the benefits of canine massage at the Evergreen Park Library
By Kelly White Summer can leave some pets stressed. In order to cure some of that anxiety, the Evergreen Park Public Library held a class on understanding the benefits of…
High School Football: Riverside-Brookfield puts bite on Chicago Christian
By Steve Metsch Correspondent A lethal combination of mistakes and a quality opponent resulted in a loss for Chicago Christian. The host Knights fell 42-6 to Riverside-Brookfield in Metro Suburban…
High School Football: Shepard still winless after loss to Lemont; battle with Richards awaits
By Steve Millar Correspondent Shepard coach John Rone believes he has seen steady improvement from his team each week. But at 0-3 with a game against Richards looming in…
High School Cross Country: Stagg boys’ hard offseason work contributing to big results
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Stagg won the boys preseason SouthWest Suburban Red cross country race on Aug. 30. But some people think it was won long before that date. The…
Fall on the Green returns for 25th year
From staff reports Although last year’s event was called off because of the pandemic, the Village of Oak Lawn is bringing back Fall on the Green this weekend. This year’s…
Football Forecast: Week 3
Millar had a great week going 10-2, two games better than anyone else, and correctly picking Marist to beat Richards in the Game of the Week to jump into the…
MWRD worker killed at Melvina Ditch worksite
By Bob Bong A worker for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District was struck and killed this morning by an excavator driven by another worker at the Melvina Ditch restoration project…
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Energy bill negotiations head to House after talks once again derailed
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate approved an energy bill in the early hours of Wednesday morning but it’s likely to change as negotiations…
UPDATED: Democrats pass new legislative maps after contentious debate
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the General Assembly pushed through a new set of legislative maps during a one-day special session Tuesday, although the…
Ethics bill fails as Republicans pull support; lawmakers override governor on ambulance veto
By JERRY NOWICKI and PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House failed to muster the votes Tuesday to accept Gov. JB Pritzker’s amendatory veto to an…
Latest legislative maps spark contentious debate, await Tuesday night action
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the General Assembly unveiled yet another set of proposed new legislative district maps Tuesday morning, just hours before the…
Energy bill could see a vote as state lawmakers return for redistricting session
By JERRY NOWICKI and PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday for what is scheduled as a one-day special session to…
Governor sends ethics bill back to lawmakers
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – An ethics bill that was hotly debated during the spring legislative session is headed back to the General Assembly with a…
State eviction moratorium stands despite U.S. Supreme Court decision on federal order
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – While the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a federal eviction moratorium Thursday, a recently-extended state stay on residential eviction enforcement remains in…
