Category: Suburban Chicagoland

Tollway contracts $83 million for professional engineering and road construction for December

December 21, 2018January 6, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Tollway contracts $83 million for professional engineering and road construction for December Illinois Tollway awards more than $83 million in contracts for construction and professional engineering services in December. Nearly $6.3 billion invested since start of Move Illinois Program The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors today approved five construction contracts and three professional engineering service contracts…

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Illinois Tollway Authority passes balanced budget

December 20, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Illinois Tollway Authority passes balanced budget The Illinois Tollway Authority, which has come under attack by the Daily Herald, has done what many public agencies continue to fail to do and that is to live within their spending approving a balanced budget for the coming year. Despite this, critics continue to play politics and attack…

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Sandoval, Schillerstrom, Gorman announce new jobs coming to Illinois

December 19, 2018January 6, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Sandoval, Schillerstrom, Gorman announce new jobs coming to Illinois Access to training, apprenticeships and careers within skilled construction trades offered through the Tollway’s new ConstructionWorks program Earlier this week, Senator Sandoval was joined by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Representative Marcus Evans, Illinois Tollway Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom and Executive Director Liz Gorman to…

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PTO Prez joins Lyons SD 103 board

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

PTO Prez joins Lyons SD 103 board Tom Weiner judged best of eight candidates By Steve Metsch As the newest board member, Tom Weiner said his main focus is making sure Lyons School District 103 continues “moving in the right direction.” Weiner, 57, on Dec. 10 was selected by the board to serve the remaining…

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Protests against “racism” must be effective and civil

December 18, 2018March 30, 2022 Ray Hanania No Comments

Protests against “racism” must be effective and civil Protestors have been disrupting meetings of the Palos Township board for nearly 18 months as a part of a political strategy devised by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to undermine her anti-tax critics led by County Commissioner Sean Morrison. They are targeting Sharon Brannigan out of…

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Tollway launches Construction Works program in Northern Illinois

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Tollway launches Construction Works program in Northern Illinois Access to training, apprenticeships and careers within skilled construction trades offered through the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Joined by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, state transportation leaders Sen. Martin Sandoval and Rep. Marcus Evans, Illinois Tollway Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom and Executive Director Liz Gorman announced today…

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Gun Violence Deaths Reach Record Highs in 2017

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Gun Violence Deaths Reach Record Highs in 2017 Congresswoman Robin Kelly, a Democrat, blames President Trump and lack of tougher gun control on the rising violence in Chicago and the suburbs, not on street gangs, criminals or failed policies of local officials like Mayor Rahm Emanuel Congresswoman Robin Kelly, vice chair of the House Gun…

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Bridgeview Police searching for suspect in Hann Funeral Home shooting

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Bridgeview Police searching for suspect in Hann Funeral Home shooting A man attending a funeral in Bridgeview was shot on Wednesday night (Dec. 12, 2018) during a brawl that took place among members of rival street gangs. other he injured man and the shooter are at large. Polic ear asking for the public’s help to…

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RTA approves $3.1 Billion 2019 Budget and $4.3 Billion Capital Program

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

RTA approves $3.1 Billion 2019 Budget and $4.3 Billion Capital Program RTA Board Approves $3.1 Billion 2019 Regional Transit Operating Budget and $4.3 Billion 2019-2023 Regional Capital Program The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Board of Directors today adopted the 2019 operating budgets for the RTA, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace Suburban Bus and…

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Sandoval attends ribbon-cutting for Pace paratransit headquarters

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Sandoval attends ribbon-cutting for Pace paratransit headquarters State Senator Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago), Chairman of the Illinois Senate’s Transportation Committee, joined several local officials last week to celebrate the completion of Pace’s new Chicago ADA Paratransit headquarters in conjunction with the United Nation’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Sandoval spoke at the event and took…

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My ongoing love affair with soda pop

December 12, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

My ongoing love affair with soda pop Soda pop defines my buying habits. If the cost of soda pop is “comfortable,” I will spend all my money at a store. But, if a store charges too much for soda pop, I will banish that store and defend the honor of my sweet love. It’s unforgivable…

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Mayor Emanuel’s disregard for the best interests of taxpayers

December 12, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Mayor Emanuel’s disregard for the best interests of taxpayers Mayor Rahm Emanuel, one of the worst mayors to ever sit in the Chicago mayor’s office, is making one last effort to slam taxpayers in suburban Chicagoland to pay for the financial shortfalls and deficits caused by his poor leadership. He wants to jack up the…

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Lyons Police charge Lyft driver with Battery over alleged sexual assault

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Lyons Police charge Lyft driver with Battery over alleged sexual assault Lyons Police said they filed Battery charges Dec. 10, 2018 against a Lyft driver who allegedly sexually harassed a 17 year old female passenger in early October after the mother brother the girl in to report the incident to police. A 40 year old…

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New truck for Summit

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

New truck for Summit Santa due at Summit Park 11 a.m. Saturday By Steve Metsch With a pickup truck that is “literally falling apart,” according to village Trustee Aleco Julius, the Summit Village Board on Monday night voted unanimously to buy a new vehicle. The board voted 5-0 – Trustee Mayra Ortiz was absent –…

McCook to have special GLo

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

McCook to have special GLo New 76-room hotel planned for 47th Street By Steve Metsch McCook is not only getting a new hotel. It’s getting a hotel that’s part of a stunning new GLo brand promoted by worldwide hotel giant Best Western. The new hotel will be built in the business park on 47th Street,…

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Bond set at $100,000 for Villa Park woman charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Bond set at $100,000 for Villa Park woman charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Mike Lay announced today that bond has been set for a Villa Park woman accused of sexually abusing two young boys age fourteen and sixteen. Stefanie Litton, 35 (d.o.b….

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Four rescued in fire in Cicero late last night

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Four rescued in fire in Cicero late last night Four residents including two children were rescued from a burning apartment building late on Tuesday night (Dec. 4, 2018) by the Town of Cicero Fire Department. A total of 18 people were displaced and assisted in finding emergency shelter. There were no injuries Cicero Firefighters extinguished…

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Waiting is over for Daly

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Waiting is over for Daly Longtime Bridgeview firefighter named chief By Steve Metsch When he was a kid, Michael Daly wanted to be a firefighter. “It’s something that always interested me. I liked how it was challenging and exciting,” he recalled. “I like that you can have an impact on the people around you. It’s…

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