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Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard, who is also Dolton mayor, presides over a township board meeting March 22, 2022, with township attorney James Vasselli at the township hall in South Holland.

Column: Dolton village trustees vote to pursue lawsuits against Mayor Tiffany Henyard

April 5, 2022 at 2:25 p.m.

Dolton Village Board members voted Monday to pursue four lawsuits against Mayor Tiffany Henyard, including one challenging her eligibility to also serve as Thornton Township supervisor. "I believe that's a...

Sonia Coffee, who manages University Park Golf Club, describes plumbing, refrigeration, ventilation and other issues that were corrected in a kitchen area during a Thursday tour of the public golf course and conference center.

Column: University Park Golf Club manager defends costs as report sheds light on police chief’s suspension

April 1, 2022 at 2:43 p.m.

The manager of the public University Park Golf Club and Conference Center is pushing back against criticism about the use of public funds to operate the facility. The golf club...

Registered nurse Tiffany Robles gives a COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine booster shot to Johnnie Adams at Atlas Senior Center on East 79th Street in Chicago Oct. 27, 2021.

Column: 2 years into the pandemic, a second booster shot can help you keep going

March 31, 2022 at 3:36 p.m.

I wasted no time getting a second booster shot of a vaccine that blunts the worst effects of the COVID-19 disease that has killed nearly a million Americans over the...

Thornton Township Clerk Loretta Wells, left, talks with township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard March 22, 2022, during a break in a township board meeting in South Holland.

Column: Dolton mayor shamelessly promotes self but shuts out citizens from government

March 30, 2022 at 2:38 p.m.

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard seems to spare no expense when it comes to promoting herself on the taxpayer supported village website and social media pages. The promotions make official communication...

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau announced Nov. 22, 2022, he will run for Congress in the newly redrawn 6th District.

Column: Campaign moves smack of shenanigans, and it’s still 3 months until Election Day

March 29, 2022 at 2:38 p.m.

A campaign kerfuffle over crime in Orland Park is rattling cages and creating tension among candidates in a Republican congressional race with three months to go until the June 28...

Kevin Krauss, program coordinator at Trinity Services in New Lenox, sets up a slide show showing a former manufacturing facility that was converted into Studio 22, which features a recording studio and space for other activities.

Column: Trinity Services shows off new space, seeks workers to serve people with disabilities

March 25, 2022 at 2:20 p.m.

New Lenox-based Trinity Services is changing with the times by converting a former warehouse into a recording studio and space for other activities. Since 1950, the nonprofit agency has served...

Cook County Officers Electoral Board members Jessica Scheller, from left, Edmund Michalowski and Gloria Chevere meet Jan. 5, 2021, at the Cook County Administration Center in Chicago to hear disputes over nominating petitions submitted by candidates in that year's election.

Column: Objectors seek to boot candidates from ballots for June 28 primary election

March 24, 2022 at 2:39 p.m.

If elections were simpler, more people would likely vote. Instead, the process for choosing people to run government often involves a dizzying number of candidates for such offices as tax...

Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard, who also serves as Dolton mayor, presides over a township board meeting Tuesday with township attorney James Vasselli.

Column: University Park citizens regain access, but Dolton residents remain shut out

March 23, 2022 at 2:32 p.m.

Citizens scored a win this week when the University Park Village Board met in person for the first time in months, but Dolton residents remained unable to directly participate in...

Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller, from left, NAACP Illinois President Teresa Haley and Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police President Mitchell Davis address an audience Monday at Oak Forest City Hall.

Column: Why hasn’t Chicago Police Department signed pledge to treat people with respect?

March 22, 2022 at 2:24 p.m.

Hazel Crest police Chief Mitchell Davis has racked up an impressive track record promoting the Ten Shared Principles of Policing. In his role as president of the Illinois Association of...

Free gas stops automatically at $50 at the BP station at North Pulaski Road and West Montrose Avenue.

Column: When a political figure gives away gas or other items, why isn’t it vote buying?

March 18, 2022 at 1:05 p.m.

Political candidates would break the law if they stood outside polling places or on street corners handing people $50 and telling them, "Vote for me." Using money to solicit votes...

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