Phil Kadner – Page 16

Preparing for tragedy at a shopping mall

May 21, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

After all the customers had left the stores, after most of the employees had gone home, Orland Park police invaded Orland Square Mall last Sunday night in what is known...

Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki bows his head while announcing Wednesday morning that he would resign as mayor, effective June 1, because of health issues. Zabrocki made the announcement at the annual Tinley Park business breakfast at the Tinley Park Convention Center.

Zabrocki helped those who couldn’t help themselves

May 21, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Ed Zabrocki's announcement that he will resign as Tinley Park mayor, effective June 1, means an end to 36 years of public service marked by many accomplishments, but perhaps none...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently held three meetings to pitch the idea of a Chicago casino and discuss the city's government worker pension challenges, a source familiar with the discussions said.

Chicago may push south suburbs out of casino lottery

May 21, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

Some of the most important political leaders in Illinois are finally talking about passing a casino expansion bill. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has had discussions with Gov. Bruce Rauner, House...

Vicki Meilach, outreach coordinator for the South Suburban Family Shelter, displays a figure that is part of the "Silent Witness Project," a traveling display used at lectures and conferences that tells the stories of clients who are victims of domestic violence.

Safe From the Start counselors not feeling so safe

May 21, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

Counselors who work with traumatized children from birth to 5 years of age — youngsters who have seen murders, domestic violence and fires that destroyed their homes — fear the...

State turns its back on chance to make big money

June 15, 2018 at 5:39 p.m.

You see a guy standing on a street corner holding a sign that says he's homeless, broke and is willing to work, do anything, to earn some money. So you...

Southland College Prep Charter High School senior Daniel Evans Jr. displays an award Wednesday at an assembly at the school in Richton Park.

Southland College Prep: Where every graduate earns a scholarship

May 21, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

Ron Anderson has a perfect record. Of the 180 students who have graduated from Southland College Prep Charter High School, every one of them has received a college scholarship, and...

Mary Ann Blakemore, who was burnt out of her public housing apartment by a boyfriend of her daughter's, subsequently sent to prison for attempted murder, sued the Housing Authority of Cook County.

Lawsuit says housing authority punishing crime victim

May 21, 2019 at 5:20 p.m.

Don't spend my tax money defending this lawsuit. That's the one thing I can say for certain about a federal lawsuit filed last week by Mary Ann Blakemore, a 55-year-old...

Dr. Zaher Sahloul joins thousands of Muslims who filled the infield at Toyota Park in Bridgeview to observe the end of Ramadan at the Eid-ul-Fitr prayer service on Aug. 19, 2012.

Oak Lawn doctor a voice for victims in Syria

May 21, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

Dr. Zaher Sahloul has crossed the Syrian border nearly a dozen times to help treat victims shot, bombed, gassed and suffering from malnutrition in a war-ravaged country where the dictatorial...

In this March 20, 2015 file photo, Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at an event in Chicago.

Mayors organize to fight Rauner’s fund grab

May 21, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

Suburban mayors have launched a public relations campaign attacking Gov. Bruce Rauner's plan to take away half of their share of state income tax revenue to patch a multi-billion dollar...

Two years, and mayor hasn’t named library trustee

June 15, 2018 at 7:17 p.m.

For two years, members of the Blue Island Public Library board have been waiting for Mayor Domingo Vargas to fill vacancies, but he has repeatedly ignored their pleas to act....

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