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Congressional candidate Kaspar releases anti-crime video to detail his safety plan

Posted on March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Congressional candidate Kaspar releases anti-crime video to detail his safety plan
Congressional candidate Kaspar releases anti-crime video to detail his safety plan

Congressional candidate Kaspar releases anti-crime video to detail his safety plan Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau who is running for Congress as a Republican in the new 6th District, released a statement Sunday (March 27, 2022) that attacked his chief Republican rival this week, Scott Kaspar, falsely accusing Kaspar of attacking the Orland Park Police…

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Mundelein native serves U.S. Navy at Assault Craft Unit Five 

Posted on March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Mundelein native serves U.S. Navy at Assault Craft Unit Five 
Mundelein native serves U.S. Navy at Assault Craft Unit Five 

Mundelein native serves U.S. Navy at Assault Craft Unit Five  By Jeffery Tilghman Williams Chief Mass Communication Specialist Navy Office of Community Outreach Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Gielczyk, a native of Mundelein, Illinois, serves the U.S. Navy at Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) operating out of San Diego, California. Gielczyk joined the Navy eight…

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Orland Hill house fire Friday night, no injuries

Posted on March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Orland Hill house fire Friday night, no injuries
Orland Hill house fire Friday night, no injuries

Orland Hill house fire Friday night, no injuries The Orland Fire Protection District (OFPD) responded to a report of a house fire on the 9100 block of 169th place in Orland Hills on the evening of March 18, 2022. The 911 call was from the homeowner who reported a fire in a back bedroom of the…

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Cook County Sheriff Dart says suspect in Las Vegas stabbings apprehended

Posted on March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Cook County Sheriff Dart says suspect in Las Vegas stabbings apprehended
Cook County Sheriff Dart says suspect in Las Vegas stabbings apprehended

Cook County Sheriff Dart says suspect in Las Vegas stabbings apprehended Members of the Cook County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the US Marshals Great Lakes Regional Task Force arrested a 26-year-old man wanted for stabbing three people in a Las Vegas hotel parking lot, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Friday March 18, 2022. Bradley…

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U.S. District Court orders suburban Chicago company to stop distribution of adulterated and misbranded nutritional supplements

Posted on March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on U.S. District Court orders suburban Chicago company to stop distribution of adulterated and misbranded nutritional supplements
U.S. District Court orders suburban Chicago company to stop distribution of adulterated and misbranded nutritional supplements

U.S. District Court orders suburban Chicago company to stop distribution of adulterated and misbranded nutritional supplements In a consent decree entered Monday, a federal court ordered a Waukegan, Illinois, company to stop distributing nutritional supplements that violate the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…

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Illinois has second highest property tax rate in country study shows

Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Illinois has second highest property tax rate in country study shows
Illinois has second highest property tax rate in country study shows

Illinois has second highest property tax rate in country study shows A study by the Washington D.C. financial analysis company WalletHub shows that Illinois has the 2nd worst effective property tax rate of any state. By Ray Hanania Illinois ranks 50th out of 51 in a study of property taxes of all states and Washington…

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Worth’s Crossing Bar and Grill won’t reopen after shooting

Posted on February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 By Bob Bong No Comments on Worth’s Crossing Bar and Grill won’t reopen after shooting
Worth’s Crossing Bar and Grill won’t reopen after shooting

Worth’s Crossing Bar and Grill won’t reopen after shooting By Bob Bong  The Crossing Bar and Grill in Worth, where two men were shot and killed the night of January 10, is permanently closed. The bar had been closed since the shootings.  At a village board meeting after the shootings, a resident brought up her…

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School bus stalls on tracks hit by train in Orland Park, no injuries

Posted on February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 By Ray Hanania No Comments on School bus stalls on tracks hit by train in Orland Park, no injuries
School bus stalls on tracks hit by train in Orland Park, no injuries

School bus stalls on tracks hit by train in Orland Park, no injuries The Orland Fire Protection District (OFPD) responded to an emergency call Friday when a school bus stalled on railroad tracks at 167th and 109th Avenue in Orland Park and was hit by a METRA train. Fire Chief Michael Schofield said that fast…

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