The Congressman is one of three Illinois representatives refused to attend Tuesday's State of the Union address.
“Illinois’ veterans have valuable on-site educational experience,” Hastings said.
Steve Eberhardt is seeking more than $1M in damages against the lawsuit's defendants.
Steve Eberhardt's defamation lawsuit claims actions by the Tinley First candidates damaged his reputation and legal practice.
An ethics investigation found Mayor Jacob Vandenberg's actions following a July concert to be inappropriate but not criminally punishable.
Stopping Mayor Jacob Vandenberg's appointment has to do with the process, not the person chosen, according to one of the opposing trustees.
The village will spend up to $170,000 to install 8 new cameras that will provide higher resolution and more detailed images.
During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Hastings reminds residents that domestic violence is a daily issue that affects many Illinoisans.
A long Facebook post from Concerned Citizens for Tinley Park is critical of two of its former members.
Trustee Michael Glotz and Clerk Kristin Thirion cite disappointment in mayor as a reason to separate from political party.
Full-time employees for the village of Tinley Park will still have to live within 30 miles of the center of town.
Officials are ready to move forward with getting a new fountain in Zabrocki Plaza one year after the old one was damaged and removed.
Village officials are mulling the cost of an expanded security program weeks after a home invasion shook the community.
Hastings’ legislation, Senate Bill 189 that gives survivors of sexual abuse the ability to confront their attackers, was signed into law.
This is the fifth time Hastings voted to cut his own pay. He has voted stop automatic pay increases for general assembly members every year.
A judge has ordered the village of Tinley Park to respond to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice by mid-August.
Pregnancy Aid South Suburbs is among the Christian groups claiming their rights are violated by “right-of-conscience” law.
The Tinley Park Plan Commission won't recommend a plan to build 144 apartment units near 191st Street and 80th Avenue.
"If people back home are suffering and not getting a pay increase, we should not either"- Sen. Michael E. Hastings
Committee meetings for Tuesday night have been moved to the Kallsen Center at Village Hall.
“The goal is to save money, reduce taxes and make sure government is working for the people." - State Senator Michael E. Hastings (edit)
Negotiations between the union and village may result in new contract that drops longtime residency requirement in Tinley Park.
“The balance between workers and businesses is essential; one cannot thrive without the other,” Hastings said.
Steve Tilton has left Tinley Park for a position in Texas as 911 communications director will fill in temporarily.
Amy Connolly is alleged to have intentionally misled the village when it came to zoning requirements for an affordable housing development.
The Concerned Citizens for Tinley Park slate, led by Trustee Jacob Vandenberg, swept the Tinley Park election Tuesday night.
Political office seekers in Tinley Park are aligned with Tinley First and Concerned Citizens for Tinley Park.
The Tinley Park Village Board meeting originally set for Election Day will now take place the day before.
Watch here as the Tinley Park Village Board met on Tuesday, March 21.
The Tinley Park Village board met on March 7.
Both Mayor Dave Seaman and challenger Jacob Vandenberg think so. But a format has not been agreed upon.
The threshold for a felony retail theft charge in Tinley Park is now $300.
Village won't force employers to raise wages to at least $10 an hour this year by opting out of Cook County law.
Former Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki was appointed to fill a vacancy.
Village says attorney acting on the DOJ's behalf did not have proper standing at time lawsuit regarding low-income apartments was filed.
Patrick Hoban comes to Tinley from his previous role as Economic Development Officer with the City of Decatur.
Settlement discussion with Buckeye Community Hope is only preliminary at this time, and any offer would go up for vote by the Village Board.
Current mayor joined by longtime clerk and newbie trustee on the slate.
The suit seeks a court order requiring Tinley Park to approve the hotly debated Buckeye development The Reserve.
The majority of Cook County voters selected Hillary Clinton.