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OFPD board member Blair Rhode denied there was misinformation in a robocall placed by the Voices For Orland party last year. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Election board to schedule hearing against two Orland fire board members

By Jeff Vorva | Today at 4:37 p.m.

The Illinois State Board of Elections ruled Wednesday to hold a public hearing about the Fiscal Voices for Orland, which was accused of misrepresenting itself … Read more ›

Community serviceVolunteering
Andrew High School student Alex Santillan is honored by Orland Township Food Pantry Coordinator Marianne Hill for bringing in 2,250 items of food for charity. (Jeff Vorva/Tribune)

Orland Township honors holiday donors

By Jeff Vorva | Today at 3:29 p.m.

Orland Township took in more than $21,000 and an estimated two-to-four tons of food to feed 204 underprivileged families during the holiday season. The township’s … Read more ›

People
From the community

Lemont woman to compete for title of Mrs. Illinois America

By Tammy Timm | Yesterday at 3:58 p.m.

On Mar. 25th Mrs.Tammy Timm will compete for the title of Mrs. Illinois America on her hometown stage in Elgin, Il. at Hemmens Auditorium. Tammy … Read more ›

Crime and police

Cab passenger stiffs driver for $150 fare, then hits him

By Dennis Sullivan | Today at 11:53 a.m.

A 32-year-old Chicago man who allegedly hit his cab driver in the face and stiffed him out of a $150 fare after they arrived in … Read more ›

Government, News

Palos Heights may help library, but with strings attached

By Janice Neumann | Today at 11:25 a.m.

The city may approve the Palos Heights Public Library’s request to pay off part of its indebtedness, but first wants to see some overall financial accounting. … Read more ›

Business, News

Chicago area home sales up, prices down in January

Today at 9:42 a.m.

More homes were sold in the Chicago area last month than in any January since 2007, but prices continued to slide and additional declines are … Read more ›

News, Politics and government
An inmate looks out from his cell at the Tamms Correctional Center in 2009. The super-max prison in Tamms, Ill., would close under the budget to be unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Pat Quinn. ( Chicago Tribune / February 13, 2009 )

Quinn’s bad news budget: ‘Our rendezvous with reality has arrived’

Today at 7:38 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD—Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor. “This … Read more ›

Government

Congressmen say mass transit will take hit under GOP bill

Yesterday at 3:19 p.m.

Illinois congressmen warned today that a major transportation bill being debated in Washington could cut into long-term funding for transportation projects in the Chicago area, … Read more ›

Crime and police, News
Tinley Park Police Department (Ashley Rueff/TribLocal)

Man arrested after calling 911 for woman who took heroin, and more

By Ashley Rueff | Yesterday at 3:18 p.m.

The following items were taken from Tinley Park police reports Feb. 21 Cannabis A 32-year-old Tinley Park man was arrested at his home in the … Read more ›

History
Weapons used at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
From the community

American Civil War & Indian Wars Exhibit at McCord

By McCord Gallery Cultural Center | Yesterday at 12:48 p.m.

History will come alive as the McCord Gallery & Cultural Center presents a rare opportunity to view a museum quality collection of privately owned artifacts … Read more ›

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