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Palos Hills cited in real estate website ranking as more ‘affordable’
By Joe Boyle After experiencing an interruption to everyday life and the suspension of businesses due to the pandemic this past year, Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett was eager to hear some good news.…
Sports
Let them play: IHSA unveils amended plan for 2020-21 athletics amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Jason Maholy Sports Editor High school athletics in Illinois are set to return this fall, with modifications to the sports calendar and notice from…
Palos Hills cited in real estate website ranking as more ‘affordable’
By Joe Boyle After experiencing an interruption to everyday life and the suspension of businesses due to the pandemic this past year, Palos Hills Mayor Gerald Bennett was eager to hear some good news.…
Newman ‘in disbelief’ over Capitol assault
By Steve Metsch Cong. Marie Newman (D-3 rd ) was on the Capitol campus, in a safe place, when the riot broke out Jan. 6, but she’ll never forget that day. “ It was very tense,” she said in a phone int…
Oak Lawn father deals with complexities of home schooling with humor
By Dermot Connolly A new book by former Oak Lawn Mayor Dave Heilmann takes a humorous look at the predicament he and other parents found themselves in last spring — and still do — helping their childr…
Worth Township trustee charged for failure to file tax return
By Bob Bong A Worth Township trustee was charged Monday for failing to file an income tax return for 2018. Richard Lewandowski, 61, of Palos Heights, was named in a criminal information with one misde…
Retiring mayors have goals during final months
By Joe Boyle Two local mayors who plan to retire this spring said that they still have more work to do before they leave office. Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton has served in that role for 20 years.…