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Rosemont, Orland Park mayoral pay ranks among tops in the... world?

By North Cook News | Mar 15, 2017

Tokyo has 13.29 million people. Rosemont has just over 4,200.But at $260,000 per year, Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens outearns his counterpart in Japan’s largest city, Yuriko Koike, by nine percent.

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Evanston High School announces inaugural 'LGBTQ Student Summit'

By Carol Ostrow | Mar 14, 2017

Evanston Township High School (ETHS) will hold its inaugural all-school 'LGBTQ Student Summit'

State lawmakers accused of pay raise by committee

By Carol Ostrow | Mar 14, 2017

Illinois lawmakers are using a seemingly surreptitious way to give themselves pay raises: creating new and useless committees for which they are automatically paid an extra $10,326 as chairmen, a Chicago-based think tank is arguing.

Independents look to shake up status quo in Morton Grove

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 13, 2017

A reform coalition of independent candidates is running to reshape government in Morton Grove by ending what it describes as one-party corruption plaguing the city.

Christian advocate sees lopsided school perspectives

By Chandra Lye | Mar 13, 2017

The cultural advocate of a non-profit Christian organization is accusing some Illinois schools of unfairly focusing on progressive views and not giving students any chance at considering other perspectives.

Schakowsky's time with terrorist called into question

By Carol Ostrow | Mar 12, 2017

A public policy group president expressed his outrage recently against U.S. Rep. Janice Danoff "Jan" Schakowsky (D-IL) after seeing her in a photograph standing next to a woman once convicted of a terror attack.

Tinley Park Public Works Committee discusses private roads

By Louie Torres | Mar 12, 2017

The village of Tinley Park Public Works Committee met Tuesday to discuss private roads.

Tinley Park police pensioners hold disability application hearing

By Wadi Reformado | Mar 12, 2017

The Tinley Park Police Pension Board met Tuesday to hold a disability application hearing.

Tinley Park Veterans Commission receives public comments

By Louie Torres | Mar 12, 2017

The Tinley Park Veterans Commission met Wednesday to receive public comments.

Tinley Park safety committee discusses text to 911 contract

By Wadi Reformado | Mar 12, 2017

The village of Tinley Park Public Safety Committee met Tuesday to discuss the text to 911 contract.

Tinley Park Senior Services Commission receives public comments

By Louie Torres | Mar 12, 2017

The Tinley Park Senior Services Commission met March 1 to receive public comments.

Tinley Park commercial commission plans Irish parade

By Louie Torres | Mar 12, 2017

The village of Tinley Park Economic and Commercial Commission met Feb. 27 to plan the Irish parade.

Tinley Park finance committee discusses branding plan approval.

By Wadi Reformado | Mar 12, 2017

Tinley Park Finance and Economic Development Committee met Tuesday to discuss the branding plan approval.

Maine West senior breaks 13-year-old diving record

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 10, 2017

For years, Devin Peters stepped out of his Des Plaines home and instantly got a glimpse of whom he wanted to be -- literally

New Trier independent candidates stress transparency, finances

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Mar 9, 2017

The three independent candidates running for trustee of the New Trier Township Board hosted a free event recently to get people together and talk about what they say the district needs most: more transparency and better control of its finances.

Records show New Trier paying for 'white privilege' education

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Mar 9, 2017

New Trier High School recently spent $4,200 to send Dan Paustian, coordinator of the Social Work Department, to a conference teaching about “white privilege” and “disparate impact,” the records obtained from a Freedom of Information Act request reveal.