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Cicero Firefighter hospitalized in serious condition while battling home fire

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Cicero Firefighter hospitalized in serious condition while battling home fire A Cicero firefighter was hospitalized suffering from what is being described as a serious case of smoke inhalation while fighting a fire at a two-story home in the Town of Cicero Saturday afternoon. The home fire at 2112 61st Court was called in at 3:45 PM…

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Countryside alderman dies

March 10, 2021November 9, 2021 Steve Metsch

Countryside alderman dies ‘It’s a tragic loss’ mayor says of Jasinski’s passing By Steve Metsch Countryside City Hall was draped with purple-and-black bunting Tuesday after the sudden death Monday of longtime Alderman Jim Jasinski (1st Ward). “On behalf of the city of Countryside and the Countryside City Council, we are deeply saddened by the loss…

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State’s Attorney files charges against five individuals alleging voter fraud

March 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

State’s Attorney files charges against five individuals alleging voter fraud DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced today that his office has filed charges against five individuals accused of various charges related to election fraud in the 2020 general election. The charges are the result of investigations conducted by the State’s Attorney’s Office into thirty-two…

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Kreczmer turns herself in to Chicago Ridge Police

March 9, 2021March 7, 2025 Ray Hanania

Kreczmer turns herself in to Chicago Ridge Police Orland Township trustee candidate surrenders to the Chicago Ridge Police on an outstanding arrest warrant for an accident in which she was involved back in August 2017. Lora Kreczmer was charged with DUI-drugs, driving with a revoked drivers license, and failure to yield in an accident involving…

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Police presence in SD 103

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Steve Metsch

Police presence in SD 103 Lyons to hire officer liaison for middle school By Steve Metsch The Lyons School District 103 board approved a plan to have a police officer liaison stationed in George Washington Middle School, but it wasn’t a slam dunk. The hiring was approved by 4-2 vote with board member Sharon Anderson…

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Easter egg hunt in Lyons

March 9, 2021 Steve Metsch

Easter egg hunt in Lyons March 28 event will be followed by others in ’21 By Steve Metsch For the first time in roughly a year, Ted Tala is busy planning events. Like many of us, Tala, the parks and recreation director for the village of Lyons, saw his routine thrown for a loss with…

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Argo girls crush Bremen

March 9, 2021 Steve Metsch

Argo girls crush Bremen Soph Guerrero scores 21 to lead 70-19 romp By Steve Metsch When a team jumps to a 17-0 lead, it’s sometimes hard to keep the focus. It’s easy to lighten up, to let the other team back into the game. That was not the case when the Argo girls took a…

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Orland Township trustee candidate has outstanding arrest warrant

March 8, 2021March 7, 2025 Ray Hanania

Orland Township trustee candidate has outstanding arrest warrant A candidate challenging the incumbent officials in Orland Township has an outstanding arrest warrant for three charges stemming from an accident that took place in August 2017. Any police department, including the Orland Park Police, can arrest Lora M. Kreczmer who is a candidate running on the…