Area voters reported little to no wait at polling places during Tuesday's local election.
Diane Jennings and Catherine Morrisey-Lebert were re-elected to the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees Tuesday.
James Dodge, Brad O’Halloran and Kathy Fenton were all re-elected to the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees.
The United States Postal Service is now desperately looking for ways to check huge financial losses.
With all 43 precincts reporting, Michael Carroll, Sandra Kulak, Laura Berry and Michael Maratea have been elected to the Orland School District 135 Board of Education.
With all 119 precincts reporting, Melissa Gracias, Tony Serratore, Susan A. Dalton and Kathleen Murphy-Peterson have been elected to the Consolidated High School District 230 Board of Education.
With all 28 precincts reporting, Amy Connolly, Julie Jackson, Denis Ryan and John J. Carey have been re-elected to the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education.
With all 53 precincts reporting, John Brudnak and Jayne Schirmacher have been elected to the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees.
Six hopefuls campaigning for a seat on Community Consolidated School District 146’s Board of Education share their views on keeping the district effectively funded in our Patch questionnaire.
Five hopefuls campaigning for a seat on the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees share their views on how best to face the district’s issues.
Kirk now joins Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio as the two lone Republican senators in support of marriage equality.
Five of the eight candidates seeking a seat on the Consolidated High School District 230 Board of Education share their thoughts on the district’s recent redistricting and its effects on students and schools.
Four hopefuls running for a seat on the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees share their views on a budget that maintains the village’s qualities, while not overburdening taxpayers.
The eight hopefuls looking for a spot on Orland School District 135’s Board of Education in April share their opinions on the best way to pay the bills in our election questionnaire.
Four hopefuls running for the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees share their views on how the library can stay relevant during a major technological shift.
Five people running for seats on the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees share their opinions on how to establish a budget that allows firefighters to work effectively, while not overburdening taxpayers.
The Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to abate about $1.3 million from their property tax levy for the current fiscal year, keeping the requested levy similar to last year.
The four running for a place on the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees offer their views on how plans should proceed with the Main Street Triangle in our Patch election questionnaire.
John Carey is running for the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education in the April election.
Denis Ryan is running for the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education in the April election.
Julie Jackson is running for the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education in the April election.
Vincent J. Aiello is running for the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education in the April election.
Timothy Frederickson is running for the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education in the April election.
Amy Connolly is running for the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education in the April election.
The eight hopefuls looking to win a seat on Orland School District 135’s Board of Education in April share their thoughts on how the board can approach staff issues in our election questionnaire.
Find out how you can beat the crowds and place your vote before April 9.
Last week, a call went out to Orland Park residents denouncing Moraine Valley board candidate John Schiera for arrests, as well as Brad O’Halloran for endorsing him. Schiera said the call was “unfair” and all charges against him were dropped.
Watch a brief video rundown of recent action in Springfield that could have an impact on your tax bill and money for local schools.
County President Toni Preckwinkle is asking 1,500 inmates be transferred to home-monitoring, to prevent an overcrowding crisis, ABC7 reports.
James McCague is running for the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees in the April 2013 election.
Linda Zec-Prajka is running for the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees in the April 2013 election.
Catherine Morrisey-Lebert is running for the Orland Park Public Library Board of trustees in the April 2013 election.
Diane Jennings is running for the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees in the April 2013 election.
James Dodge is running for the Orland Park Village Board in the April 2013 election.
Kathy Fenton is running for the Orland Park Village Board in the April 2013 election.
Brad O'Halloran is running for the Orland Park Village Board in the April 2013 election.
John Fotopoulos is running for the Orland Park Village Board in the April 2013 election.
Martin McGill is running for the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees in the April 2013 election.
Glenn Michalek is running for the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees in the April 2013 election.
Jayne Schirmacher is running for the Orland Fire Protection Board of Trustees in the April 2013 election.