Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Share your views on the debate in real time in Patch's Debate Live Blog. Or come to one of Patch's debate viewing parties. The blog starts at 8 p.m.
Looking to find some community while watching the presidential debate tonight? We're here to help. Patch will be live-blogging the first debate, which starts at 8 p.m. Wednesday night, and we're hosting debate viewing parties throughout the Chicago suburbs. Tune in online and share your reactions to the debate on our live blog, or join us in person at a viewing party. The parties are being held at: The 90-minute debate features six 15-minute segments on domestic policy topics selected by the moderator, Jim Lehrer. There will be three segments on the economy, a discussion on health care, and a segment on the role of government and governing. Lehrer says the subjects could change based on news developments. WGN will be on hand with a camera…
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Orland Park saved more than expected Monday after refunding bonds from 2006. The Public Safety, Public Works and Development Services committees will also met. Read our live blog transcript for more details.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Orland Park saved more than expected Monday after refunding bonds from 2006. The Public Safety, Public Works and Development Services committees will also met. Read our live blog transcript for more details.
Update, 8:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 Orland Park refunded a set of bonds that garnered savings of about $180,000 more than was originally estimated Monday. The village put up bonds issued in 2006 to help pay for construction of the current Orland Park Police Department on Monday. Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC. from Philadelphia offered the winning bid among eight total bidders. The result from selling about $9.2 million worth of bonds is a savings of $832,444.44 over the life of the bonds. The original estimate for savings from refunding was about $657,000. Barbara Chevalier, vice president from Speer Financial, Inc., described the auction Monday night at Orland Park's Village Board meeting as "very competitive," and that ratings of Aa1…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Homeowners and dog owners alike will be getting something from the village next year. Read on for our full transcript of Monday night’s village board meeting.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Homeowners and dog owners alike will be getting something from the village next year. Read on for our full transcript of Monday night’s village board meeting.
Update: 10:15 p.m., Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 Orland Park home and property owners will be getting a property tax rebate from the village in 2013. Orland Park’s Village Board all voted in favor of the rebate. Trustee James Dodge did not attend the meeting. Each person who qualifies will be getting the same amount of money out of a total of $2.5 million that will be rebated from village funds. Exactly how much money that will be depends on the number of qualifying applicants, though the villages has estimated that if about 19,000 property owners qualify they will receive about $131 each. Orland Park staff will be working on ways to make portions of the application process electronic, though previous application methods will still likely be used…
Monday, July 16, 2012
Orland Park’s finance, development services and public safety committees met Monday night along with the full board. Take a look back at our live blog transcript for more details.
Update: 1:25 a.m., Tuesday, July 17 Parkview Christian Church's expanison plans got through the development services committee Monday night, but must get a majority vote from the full village board to move forward. During the public safety committee meeting, Orland Park Police Chief Tim McCarthy proposed adding an ordinance that specifically prohibits dumping in dumpsters not assigned to people's residences. Currently people are charged with trespassing, and can be fined as little as $25 all the way up to $750, McCarthy said. The new ordinance, should it pass the full board's vote, would not change the fines, McCarthy said. Original Post: 5:55 a.m., Monday, July 16 Orland Park and Parkview Christian Church have been talking for over a …
Monday, June 18, 2012
The Orland Park Village Board met Monday night, as well as the development services, public works and public safety committees. Read our live blog transcript of the meeting.
Update: 11:45 p.m., Monday, June 18, 2012 People with three traffic tickets from Orland Park police might be facing a big inconvenience soon, if those tickets remain unpaid. In 2011, the Orland Park Village Board gave the go-ahead for police to tow or boot a vehicle with three unpaid tickets, down two tickets from the previous policy of five tickets. During Monday night's Public Safety Committee meeting, Chief Tim McCarthy told the trustees that the three-ticket rule will now be going into effect. By the end of the month, all Orland Park residents with three outstanding tickets will receive a letter from the MCA collection agency, letting the registered owner know that their vehicle will soon be towed or booted. Residents living outside of…
Monday, June 11, 2012
Two new assistant principals are also hired on, and other details from last night's Orland School District 135 school board meeting. Read our live blog transcript from Monday night's meet.
Updated, 1:20 a.m., Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Orland School District 135 board members expressed confidence in their choice for superintendent before unanimously approving a one-year contract for Carol Kunst, the outgoing Burbank School District 111 superintendent. Kunst, from Hickory Hills, will take over duties of D135's superintendent on July 1. "We all met with Carol, and we have a high level of confidence in her," said board president John Carmody. Board members Mary Bragg and Tom Cunningham interviewed Kunst to serve as a full-time superintendent for one year, after the D135 board did not pick a permanent superintendent in April. Current interim superintendent Dennis Soustek was only able to serve for 100 days. "Dennis has been so …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Take a look at the live blog transcript that remains with the article for a full rundown of Monday night's Orland Park Village Board meeting.
Update: 10:15 p.m. Monday, May 21 Orland Park staff and members of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning will continue to work on new water regulations, probably through the summer. Water rates and usage rules, including summer watering restrictions, are expected to stay as they are until new water conservation code suggestions are back in front of village trustees for a read in July. Among what will likely be recommended are more water-efficient requirements for new buildings, including Low-flow toliets. Another suggestion is to cut down watering days over summer to two days, instead of every other day, but to extend the time allowed for watering during those days. Also during Monday night's meeting, the Orland Park Police …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Seeking out a cheaper electricity provider for the whole village will be talked about during Monday night’s Orland Park Village Board meeting. We’ll have the live blog online for the latest updates.
Residents will have one last chance to say what they think about the village going in search of a more affordable power provider. A public hearing is scheduled for tonight’s Orland Park Village Board meeting for residents to offer any thoughts on electricity aggregation. This will be the last hearing and a vote could happen tonight on participating in this program, of which the purpose is to save money. Read on for more information on electricity aggregation. The development services, public works and public safety committees are also up tonight. The live blog through Cover It Live will provide minute-by-minute updates from the meeting on this page. Look in the Cover It Live window, and you’ll see an area where you can join in and offer …
Tom Koz
11:52 pm on Tuesday, October 9, 2012
CofB, we ALL need to start backing / voting for / pushing our elected officials to follow / enforce the Constitution!!! more ›