Grace Bardusk wants her chair back. The former Bremen Township assessor says since she left the post four years ago she has seen property taxes rising and residents receiving a lower level of service.
Mayor Dan McLaughlin has simultaneously received homeowner exemptions on his Orland Park home and his Streeterville condominium, saving himself thousands in property taxes, but violating Illinois state law.
The city of Palos Hills had the 198th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of February 2016 -- down 15 spots from its January ranking.
The village of Bridgeview had the 161th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of March 2016 -- up 20 spots from its February ranking.
The village of Homewood had the 393th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- up 25 spots from its March ranking.
The village of Chicago Ridge had the 228th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- down 39 spots from its March ranking.
The village of Crestwood had the 54th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of March 2016 -- up 48 spots from its February ranking.
The village of Dixmoor had the 833th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- down 2 spots from its March ranking.
The village of Burnham had the 138th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- up 3 spots from its March ranking.
The village of Orland Park had the 610th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of April 2016 -- up 33 spots from its March ranking.
The village of Lemont had the 494th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of March 2016 -- up 5 spots from its February ranking.
The village of Bridgeview had the 99th highest lottery ticket net sales statewide per capita for the month of July 2016 -- up 9 spots from its June ranking.
Donald Sebek has spent 45 years as the executive director of the Bremen Youth Service and is hoping his experience will help him defeat Bremen Township Supervisor M. Maggie Crotty on April 4.
A recent incident at the Orland Park Public Library (OPPL) left a citizens group saying it might elicit praise or condemnation, depending on what you read into it.