Community Corner
In the Rear View: Ghost Rider Videos and Election Results
We look back at a week of brush fires, negotiation revelations, apartment complex funding, Together We Cope help, Illinois dumping costs and child pornography.
MONDAY
The first step toward funding an apartment complex in the Main Street Triangle passes the board. Read our full meeting transcript below.
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Orland firefighters, along with several other area emergency personnel, stopped a large prairie fire from engulfing nearby houses.
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TUESDAY
We are following all the races that affect Orland Park, providing real-time updates from area clerks' offices as the polling results come in. Check back for frequent updates.
The longtime Republican Blue Island mayor will challenge the nearly-just-as-longtime Democrat congressman for one of the most disparate congressional districts in Illinois.
See our March 2012 Primary topic page for all election stories
A new parents group called CARE135 sat down with Orland School District 135 staff, a board member and a union rep to find what took so long to settle on a teacher contract.
WEDNESDAY
Months after five YouTube videos were posted showing an Orland Park man weaving in and out of Orland Park traffic, speeding and taunting officers, police say they caught up to him.
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THURSDAY
Orland School District 135 is sending a resolution to the state legislature, opposing teacher pension reform that would involve putting the state's financial obligation back on to local districts. The full transcript from last night's live blog is posted.
Dean Casper, member of Community Consolidated School District 136, expresses concerns over recent movement in Springfield to put the state's commitment to teacher pensions back on local governments in full.
FRIDAY
Four measures being discussed now by state legislators could result in the state dropping its contributions to pensions and transportation, as well as further reduce collected tax money for schools.
Justin Jachimiec, the 22 year old who recorded his motorbike antics for YouTube, is accused of recklessly speeding and eluding cops. You tell us: dumb, really dumb or are people overreacting?
SATURDAY
Police said an inappropriate picture was found on the cell phone of a Park Forest man previously accused of trying to lure two girls into his car.
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