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Southland loses a great friend

May 21, 2019 at 4:52 p.m.

Suhail al Chalabi was a planner. He planned for the economic growth of the Southland through construction of an airport near Peotone, the building of the Illiana Expressway and an...

Hickory Hills resident Debbie Chafee launched a statewide campaign last year that stopped in its tracks a controversial bill that would change Illinois' school funding formula. Now she's a key adviser to lawmakers as they try to pass a new law to alter the funding formula this spring.

Meet the woman behind new school funding plan

May 21, 2019 at 4:51 p.m.

When Debbie Chafee discovered that a rewrite of Illinois' school funding formula in Springfield would cut her daughter's school district's budget by $4 million, she launched a one-woman crusade that...

Democratic lawmakers react to Rauner speech

May 21, 2019 at 4:51 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's State of the State address didn't sit well with Southland legislators who said it was more politics than substance, emphasizing that his road map to economic improvement...

Nekritz still has faith in pension reform

June 16, 2018 at 1:26 a.m.

State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Northbrook, who led the fight to pass pension reform in the legislature, told me that she believes the Illinois Supreme Court will ultimately rule that law...

In this Jan. 3, 2013 photo, a "Pension Promise" sign is seen as Illinois state union members and supporters rally in support for fair pension reform in the at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Kadner: Plan B in Springfield needs to be a miracle

May 21, 2019 at 4:49 p.m.

So what happens if the Illinois Supreme Court strikes down the pension reform deal passed by the legislature? Is there a Plan B? "Not that I'm aware of," said Steve...

Country Club Hills mayor announces retirement after 27 years

May 21, 2019 at 2:34 p.m.

The baiduhai Media Group's SouthtownStar reports : Country Club Hills Mayor Dwight Welch said Monday he will not seek re-election in April, opting to retire and end his 27-year...

Former District 128 official to pay his contract buyout

June 18, 2018 at 6:23 a.m.

The new technology director in Forest Ridge School District 142, Brian Skibinski, has decided to personally pay for the buyout of his prior contract with Palos Heights District 128, according...

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