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Tinley Park Plan Commission delays vote on controversial Lenny's Gas N Wash proposal

By South Cook News Report | Jun 19, 2023

At the request of Tinley Park Village staff, the Tinley Park Plan Commission on Thursday delayed a vote on a controversial proposal to grant a special use permit and zoning change requested by Mayor Michael Glotz’s top political donor.

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Tinley Park Mayor Glotz's top political donor, Lenny's Gas N Wash, seeks third truck stop site

By South Cook News Report | Jun 14, 2023

On Thursday, the Tinley Park Planning Commission is set to consider a special use permit and zoning change that would allow Mayor Michael Glotz's top political donor, Leonard McEnery, to build a new Lenny's Gas N Wash truck stop on the southeast corner of LaGrange and 183rd Street.

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Monica Gordon; Cook County Commissioner’s incompatible office as community college trustee

By South Cook News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Monica Gordon was elected as a Commissioner to the Cook County Board (5th District) last fall while she was already an elected Prairie State Community College Trustee in Cook County.

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Pritzker: 'We’ve achieved our state’s strongest fiscal position in generations'

By South Cook News Report | Jun 14, 2023

On June 7, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the state's record-breaking $50.4 billion spending plan into law.

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Pritzker: 'We save money when we invest in health care for undocumented immigrants'

By South Cook News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is defending his decision to make healthcare benefits available to undocumented immigrants.

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Tinley Park Mayor lobbies for controversial development pitched by political donor connected to mob-tied ‘Racino"

By South Cook News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz continues to lobby the public and state officials in hopes of gaining control of over the controversial — and environmentally contaminated — Tinley Park Mental Health Center property, with plans to sell the land to developer, Rich Heidner.

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Rep. Egofske votes to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers

By South Cook News Report | Jun 12, 2023

Rep. John Egofske (R-Lemont) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”

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Pritzker nominates Gupta to secretary of Department of Innovation and Technology post

By South Cook News Report | Jun 8, 2023

According to a press release, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has nominated prominent IT expert Sanjay Gupta for the position of Secretary of the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology, pending Senate confirmation.

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St. Ignatius alum Burke votes ‘yes’ on budget that sunsets Invest In Kids tax scholarship program

By South Cook News Report | Jun 7, 2023

Despite her own private school education, state Rep. Kelly M. Burke (D-Evergreen Park) voted for a budget that lets the Invest In Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program expire.

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St. Rita of Cascia High School alum Porfirio votes ‘yes’ on budget without Invest In Kids

By South Cook News Report | Jun 6, 2023

Despite a connection to the state’s Catholic schools, State Sen. Mike Porfirio (D-Bridgeview) has not supported extending the Invest In Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program.

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Illinois Governor Pritzker: 'This bill seeks to rebalance the tax sale system in the interest of local governments'

By South Cook News Report | Jun 5, 2023

Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign legislation altering the way delinquent property taxes are auctioned, seeking to benefit residents and governments of local communities.

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Pritzker says Senate, House have 'agreed to give us the tools' to manage state's health care program

By South Cook News Report | Jun 3, 2023

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders announced May 24 that they reached agreement on a $50 billion state budget, but lawmakers quickly adjourned before the measure could go to the Senate floor for a vote.

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Tarver on Catholic education: ‘I’d be doing the entire world a disservice if I didn’t help out these kids’

By South Cook News Report | Jun 2, 2023

State Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II (D-Chicago) is one of many General Assembly Catholic school alumni who have failed to ensure the funding is in place for Invest In Kids Tax Scholarship program.

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Jones shows no support for Invest In Kids despite having a private school education; Pritzker says: 'It's not something that's in the budget agreement'

By South Cook News Report | Jun 1, 2023

State Sen. Emil Jones, III (D-Chicago) is one of several Illinois legislators who have personally benefitted from a private school education but have not shown support for extending the Invest In Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program.

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Pritzker supports Uniform Racial Classification bill for 'a more equitable Illinois'

By South Cook News Report | May 23, 2023

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is supporting a bill passed by the legislature that would require state agencies compiling or reporting statistical data with racial or ethnic classifications to include people who are Middle Eastern or North African.

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Tinley Park mayor on city carnival flash mob: 'Bad situation' will mean 'tighter controls in the future'

By South Cook News Report | May 23, 2023

Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz has issued a press release following a disruptive flash mob event that caused the cancelation of a festival event.

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Pritzker: 'This legislation finally protects Illinoisans from predatory actions by the firearms industry'

By South Cook News Report | May 23, 2023

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has vowed to sign off on a bill that paves the way for gun sellers to be sued for marketing to young people. on May 19th.

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Village of Tinley Park cancels Armed Forces Weekend events after flash mob, social media warnings

By South Cook News Report | May 22, 2023

On May 20, the Village of Tinley Park was forced to cancel a fair after 400 teenagers stormed the area as part of a flash mob.

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Oak Lawn resident suggests ‘We should be taking care of our homeless before we help anyone else’

By South Cook News Report | May 18, 2023

Oak Lawn resident Kathleen Milas-Petru is pushing back against open border policies that are seeing around 12,000 illegal immigrants per day spill over the border and into the United States.

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Illinois GOP lawmakers accuse Pritzker, AG of 'intentional effort' to entrap citizens with new gun law

By South Cook News Report | May 16, 2023

GOP state lawmakers are claiming that Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker he entrapped citizens who bought certain semi-automatic firearms during the window when the state’s gun ban was put on hold by a federal court.