Orland wants to hire firefighters to battle overtime costs
The Orland Fire Protection District board has voted 3 to 1 to increase its firefighter staff by more than 10 percent in an attempt to stifle growing overtime costs that...
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Fire association splits cost of new ladder truck for Tinley Park
Regular donations from Tinley Park residents are still proving indispensable to the fire department more than a century after the town's first fundraiser for firefighters. The Village Board recently agreed...
Work begins on Orland Park Metra station
Drivers on 143rd Street near the Orland Park Metra station can expect delays during the next month as crews work to relocate railroad tracks in the area, according to a...
Metra track work will delay Orland Park drivers
Drivers on 143rd Street near the Orland Park Metra station can expect delays during the next month as crews work to relocate railroad tracks in the area, according to a...
Mother says Julie’s Law honors teen killed in crash
Standing near a pink magnolia tree planted in their daughter's memory, Rich and Pam Gorczynski watched as Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed a law they say gives lasting purpose...
Quinn signs ‘Julie’s Law’ to stiffen consequences for extreme speeders
Gov. Pat Quinn today signed four road safety measures into law including one that toughens penalties for extreme speeders and was inspired by a fatal car crash in southwest suburban...
Tinley Park moves to regulate single-family rentals
Homeowners turned landlords in the face of a sluggish housing market could soon be regulated in Tinley Park, where officials said an increase in single-family home rentals has created some...
Madigan calls House back to consider expelling lawmaker charged with bribery
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan today asked lawmakers to return to Springfield for one day in August to act on a recommendation to expel Rep. Derrick Smith, a Chicago Democrat...
Quinn signs ‘Julie’s Law’ to stiffen consequences for extreme speeders
Gov. Pat Quinn today signed four road safety measures into law including one that toughens penalties for extreme speeders and was inspired by a fatal car crash in southwest suburban...
Pact with state could help Orland Park collect past-due debts
Drivers with parking tickets in Orland Park soon will be paying their overdue bills — whether they like it or not. Orland Park's Village Board on Monday approved an agreement...