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New faces in Tinley Park Village position: 'I’m really looking forward to it'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 27, 2022

The Tinley Park Village Board hosted a meeting where they added four locals into leadership positions for the village.

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Illinois ends cash bail: 'You cannot place a band-aid on a serious issue'

By Steven Hughes | Sep 2, 2022

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed policies that ended Illinois Judge’s ability to set cash bails before a defendant’s first court appearance, a victory for criminal reform and grabbed Republican attention.

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Pekau calling out Inflation Reduction Act: 'Just 1.3% of respondents identified Climate Change as a priority'

By Steven Hughes | Aug 25, 2022

President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act that’ll allocate $369 billion towards climate change and add a 15% corporate minimum tax; however, it garnered heated comments from Republicans.

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Mayor Pekau blames 'synthetic opioids such as fentanyl' for opioid crisis in Illinois

By Steven Hughes | Aug 2, 2022

The Mayor of Orland Park voiced his concerns about the increased use of opioids such as fentanyl.

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Pekau thanks police for arrest of man facing drug, theft charges

By Steven Hughes | Jul 26, 2022

The Orland Park Police arrested a man after they said they found approximately 7.6 pounds of cannabis and 29 catalytic converters in his car on Thursday afternoon near 288 Orland Square Drive in Orland Park.

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Illinois school boards leave National School Boards Association 'without making any contact of membership'

By Steven Hughes | Jul 22, 2022

Dean Barnett, president of Elementary School District 159, voiced his opinion during a board meeting regarding the actions of the Illinois Association of School Boards.

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Charleston on raising subs' pay: 'Raising the rate might in a way lower our overall cost'

By Steven Hughes | Jul 12, 2022

At its June 6 meeting, the Community Consolidated School District 146 board heard from Jeff Charleston, director of business services, who said the district might have to raise the pay of substitute teachers to keep competitive.

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Pekau: 'I’m ready to show Republicans they made the right choice in nominating me'

By Steven Hughes | Jun 30, 2022

Keith Pekau’s victory at the polls garnered him the Republican nomination to represent Illinois' 6th congressional district.

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Pekau weighs in on nation's growing debt: 'We can’t spend more than we bring in'

By Steven Hughes | May 28, 2022

As the nation’s debt grows, many Representatives’ concerns grow along.