Mayors blast idea of merging Lynwood, Ford Heights
Legislation that would create a new suburb of Lynwood-Ford Heights was blasted Tuesday by the mayors of both villages, who claim they weren't even consulted about the proposed bill. State...
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Time is now for outreach to Muslim community
A relatively minor incident, involving graffiti scrawled in an Orland Park high school bathroom, resulted in a news conference that attracted major news media attention last week. I call the...
Local government gets millions back from tax cheats
Millions of dollars collected from Cook County property owners who illegally claimed exemptions for more than one home are being redistributed to local governments, according to a spokesman for county...
The great school funding con game
Ladies and gentlemen, friends and neighbors, boys and girls, you are about to witness the ability of human beings to believe almost anything (the willingness to suspend their disbelief, as...
Rauner drops ‘bombshell’ on suburbs
While running for office last year, Gov. Bruce Rauner said he would cut state spending, and that was the key theme of his budget address Wednesday to the Illinois General...
A woman’s fight to live a normal life
It's a real big deal to some people. Almost life-and-death big. I'm referring to Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget address Wednesday, which really doesn't mean a whole lot to most people...
Waiting for Rauner’s state budget
As with any great mystery, the question is, how is Gov. Bruce Rauner going to get out of this mess? You all know the plot. The state of Illinois owes...
When baseball was all about having fun
Hey, does anyone out there remember that Little League is supposed to be fun? You know, for the kids. I have received dozens of emails about the Jackie Robinson West...
Pullman’s historic union battle
As new governor Bruce Rauner wages war against government unions, President Barack Obama heads to Chicago next week to designate the Pullman Historic District as a national monument. The designation...
Little League lying and cheating
As a fan of the old Andy Griffith TV show, I smiled listening to the public outrage over the cheating scandal involving the Jackie Robinson West baseball team in the...