Ted Slowik

Orland Park Public Library is giving homeowners added value for their tax dollars by letting people borrow a variety of items from its Library of Things at no cost. Patrons...

A federal policy that allows elevated lead levels to exist in up to 10% of homes sampled in a community seems flawed and unacceptable. The policy affects south suburban University...

Thornton Township voters in April will decide whether property owners should pay higher taxes to fund facilities and services to treat people affected by mental health and substance abuse concerns....

Many are using the word uncertainty these days to describe conditions in business, sports, government and other interests. "California facing $24 billion shortfall amid economic uncertainty," Fox Business declared in...

Several well-known south suburban politicians are tangled in challenges over nominating petitions filed as part of upcoming elections for school boards and other public offices. Authorities have launched investigations into...

Reality crept onto the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week and seemed to settle in for a prolonged stay. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California failed on...

I recall the exact moment I realized Twitter was a powerful news gathering tool and more than just a novelty where people shared funny videos of cats. It was just...

Regulators need to study an operational collapse like this week's Southwest Airlines meltdown to find out what went wrong in order to prevent similar failures from happening again. The public...

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard set a bad example for the entire south suburban region during a recent public meeting when she bragged about using grant money to fund a new...