Category: Suburban Chicagoland

Bullies and cliques plague Nextdoor Social Media site

May 8, 2021July 13, 2021 Ray Hanania

Opinion: Bullies and cliques plague Nextdoor Social Media site Nextdoor, the social media site that allegedly is intended to bring “neighbors” together to discuss local issues and concerns, is more of a bully pulpit for narrow-minded political partisanship where cliques dominate the discussions and censor anyone they dislike without accountability. The Nextdoor site often portrays…

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‘Light of our family’

May 7, 2021 Steve Metsch

‘Light of our family’ Justice Police Officer Peter Lenos is laid to rest By Steve Metsch Family and friends of late Justice Police Officer Peter Lenos focused on the good times – and there were plenty – as they bid him goodbye. Lenos, 39, was laid to rest on Friday. The 15-year veteran of the…

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Chicago Alderman David Moore Enters Secretary of State Race

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Ray Hanania

Chicago Alderman David Moore Enters Secretary of State Race Chicago South Side Alderman David Moore is announcing his run for Illinois Secretary of State to replace long time incumbent Jesse White, who is retiring at the end of his term in January 2023. Moore is the fifth candidate to enter the race for one of…

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Welcome back

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Steve Metsch

Welcome back Students finally return to buildings in Lyons SD 103 By Steve Metsch “It’s weird.” With those two words, seventh-grader Daniel Mercado neatly summed up the entire 2020-21 school year. Mercado was standing in line Tuesday, patiently waiting to enter George Washington Middle School in Lyons. He and his schoolmates have not been able…

Three new board members

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Steve Metsch

Three new board members Newcomers sworn in at Lyons School District 103 By Steve Metsch A changing of the guard took place at the most recent meeting of the Lyons School District 103 board. Three members bid adieu and three newly elected members were sworn in. Marge Hubacek, Sharon Anderson and Shannon Johnson are the…

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SD 103 students return today

May 4, 2021 Steve Metsch

SD 103 students return today After long pandemic delay, 36% of kids are back By Steve Metsch Tuesday afternoon will be the first time in the 2020-21 academic year that students will be permitted in Lyons School District 103 school buildings. Supt. Kristopher Rivera, at the school board’s meeting on April 27, announced that the…

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Carr gives up acting role

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Steve Metsch

Carr gives up acting role Restaurant owner is sworn in as McCook’s mayor By Steve Metsch Terrance Carr is no longer an acting mayor. Carr, who had been named acting mayor of McCook on April 1 of last year, was sworn in for a four-year term as mayor Monday night by Cook County Circuit Court…

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Right from the Middle: The Three dictators, Last time

May 3, 2021November 17, 2021 William Lipinski

Right from the Middle: The Three dictators, Last time The process of creating legislation has been undermined by personal political interests and a dictatorship of power that has corrupted the system that was originally envisioned by the Founding Fathers of America, former Congressman William O. Lipinski explains By William Lipinski and Brian Broeking We talked…