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Forest View elects David Liska as mayor
Forest View’s current mayor, Nancy Miller is stepping down when her term is up next month, and current Trustee David Liska will take her seat.Liska finished ahead of fellow Trustee Maria Ramirez in...
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Palos Heights Mayor Straz wins overwhelming victory
After a decisive victory in Tuesday’s Palos Heights mayoral race, incumbent Robert Straz is gearing up for another term with overwhelming support from the community. Complete but unofficial results...
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Daemicke, Clifford win re-election in Palos Heights
The results of Palos Heights’ municipal election are in, and the community has spoken. Incumbent Treasurer James Daemicke secured another term, and Alderman Jack Clifford was re-elected to serve...
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Burke wins second term as Evergreen Park mayor
Kelly Burke will return as mayor of Evergreen Park after recording a resounding victory over Bill Lorenz in the general election Tuesday night.With 12 of 12 precincts reporting, unofficial totals had...
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Summit voters favor non-binding ballot questions
Voters in the Village of Summit were in favor of two questions on Tuesday’s ballot as village officials were looking for their input.One was: Shall the Village of Summit Issue Bonds to obtain...
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Dodge, Orland Park For All sweep village elections
As he made his way around Bliss Banana Café moments after he declared victory Tuesday night, Jim Dodge was greeted by several people saying “congratulations, Mr. Mayor.” “That sounds okay,” he said....
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Pekau says voters ‘get the government they deserve’ after loss
Keith Pekau didn’t sugarcoat it.“I got shellacked,” he said.The two-term mayor of Orland Park was beaten soundly 57.09% to 42.91% by former longtime trustee Jim Dodge in Cook County, according to the...
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Countryside incumbents roll to easy wins
Countryside voters evidently don’t like change and are happy with the way things are.Faced with races in each ward, they gave four-year terms to the three incumbents by impressive margins Tuesday.“I’m...
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Mary Ann Colvin, 60
Mary Ann Colvin (née Zenisek), age 82, passed away peacefully. She was the beloved wife of 60 years to Rex M. Colvin, the loving mother of Michael, Michelle Ann (Jeff) Hardie, and Heather Ann (Chris)...
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Shirley Duffy
Shirley Duffy (née Pastor), age 86, passed away peacefully. She was the beloved wife of the late Terrence C. Duffy for 64 years, the loving mother of Lynn (Jim) Dygas, Jim (Michelle) Duffy, and...
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Elizabeth “Betty” Leonardo, 66
Elizabeth “Betty” Leonardo (née Kowarsch), age 100, passed away peacefully. She was the beloved wife of 66 years to the late Dennis C. Leonardo, the loving mother of Dennis S. (Carol, née Sikon) and...
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Geraldine “Geri” Russell, 93
Geraldine “Geri” Russell (née Samp), age 93, passed away peacefully. She was the beloved wife of the late Leonard M. “Leo” Russell and the loving daughter of the late Frank and the late Helen (née...
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Richard G. Zaleski, 86
Richard G. Zaleski, age 86, of Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin, formerly of Chicago, passed away. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (née Bennek) and the loving father of Betsy (Pete Hanton) Lindemann,...
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Donald J. “Don” Murphy, 62
Donald J. “Don” Murphy, age 62, passed away after a five-year battle with multiple health issues. He was the beloved son of the late Leo A. and the late Lorraine (née Gorecki) Murphy. Don was a loving...
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Peotone Police Blotter: March 22-25
On March 22, a Peotone officer met with a resident, in the 1000 block of Mallard Drive, who reported his wallet was missing from his vehicle on the morning of March 20. The wallet contained his...
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Maynard A. Nadler, 92
Maynard A. Nadler, 92, of Peotone, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025, at his home. Born on September 7, 1932, in Peotone, he was the son of Herman and Nettie (Monk) Nadler. He married Elsie Bradley...
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Burglars hit cars in Garfield Ridge
Police in the Chicago Lawn (8th District) issued a warning to residents over the weekend after a rash of burglaries to cars in March in the Garfield Ridge area.In these incidents, residents parked...
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Manteno’s Ava Peterson outduels Peotone’s Sophie Klawitter
In a 76-minute game dominated by two elite pitchers, Manteno’s Ava Peterson knew offense would be hard to come by.Maybe not this hard, though.Peterson was one of the pitchers in an Illinois Central...
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Manteno’s Tyler Buehler delivers from leadoff spot
Tyler Buehler was part of a talented sophomore group who made the jump to varsity baseball for Manteno last spring.It was a good season for the shortstop — who batted .310 with 15 runs and 14 RBIs —...
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Argo’s Swanson Gym is one for the book
Maroon banners with the white jersey numbers of Argo basketball greats of the past hanging from the rafters in one corner. A balcony with bleachers that surrounds the entire floor and creates a truly...
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