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Safe practices for a safe Holiday season, from Cook County As Thanksgiving approaches, we wanted to wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday season. In order to ensure your health, we are sharing our holiday guidelines for safe celebrations and travel. Please take these proven precautions in all of your holiday…
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SEIU Illinois State Council endorses Marie Newman for Congress Days after rightwing extremist Keith Pekau announced he is running for the Republican nomination for Congress with the support of Tea Party fanatic Jeanne Ives, Congresswoman Marie Newman continued to rack up endorsements from the 6th District’s leading workers unions and municipal leaders. Newman faces Sean…
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Two women cited for fighting over car door incident in Tinley Park Tinley Park Police cite two women for Fighting in Public after Tutor Time DayCare incident that began when one woman opened her car door and hit the car of another, police said Two women were cited for Fighting in Public after an altercation…
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Online Book, White Flight and racism in Chicago in 1969 By Ray Hanania The online book is called “Midnight Flight,” the story of racism in Chicago in the 1960s. The book is a memoir of living on Chicago’s Southeast Side in the 1960s and how realtors using racial fears forced White homeowners to seek their…
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Cicero Police continue to search for suspects in Kevin Sanders killing Town President Larry Dominick, the Town of Cicero Board of Directors and Cicero Police Department Chief Jerry Chlada are commemorating the 11th anniversary of the tragic killing of a 15 year old Kevin Sanders on November 22, 2010. The Sanders killing has been one…
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All Adults Eligible for COVID-19 Booster Shots The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have approved the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for all adults. Boosters provide increased protection against COVID-19 infection, reducing your chance of getting sick or spreading the virus. Individuals age 18 and…
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Orland Township Receives 2021 Top Hat Award The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Chicago presented the award on Sunday, Nov. 21. On Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Chicago awarded Orland Township with their Top Hat Award during the Annual Memorial and Awards Mass held at St. Mary Magdalene,…
Orland Township’s hosts Bingo with Santa Santa’s on his way to celebrate in Orland Township! Whether you’ve been naughty or nice; don’t think twice about attending Orland Township’s Bingo with Santa! Children and their families are invited to join Santa Claus and Supervisor Paul O’Grady with the Board of Trustees in celebrating the most wonderful…