South Cook News

Massive village debt weighs down Orland Park home values, longtime mayor’s re-election campaign

By LocalLabs News Service | Mar 14, 2017

When the shopping spree started back in 1998, Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin was warned. One trustee asked village leaders “not do something comparable to going to Disney World on a credit card.”

South Suburban homeowners suffocated by property taxes

By LocalLabs News Service | Feb 13, 2017

Last June, Charlene M. Ward paid $9,000 for an 850 square foot townhome at 13642 S. Parnell Street in Pacesetter Gardens, a 1960’s-era development on the northwest side of Riverdale.