Tinley Park News

By Myra Eder Contributing Writer Face with a depressed economy, interest rates at historically low levels and rampant consumer fraud, Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has had to respond to colossal challenges in his first term, and since taking office in 2007, he has not wasted any time.

Tuesday's Tinley Park Board Meeting encompassed a night of honors and congratulations to deserving community members.

ST. STEPHEN'S BRANCH 06 KJ Members of St. Stephen's Branch 06 KJ met Nov. 1 in Tinley Park.

A Joliet man serving 40 years in prison for strangling his next-door neighbor and then torching her duplex to conceal the crime made a do-or-die bid to get his case sent back to court.

The Tinley Park Board Meeting Tuesday granted a final decision regarding property located at Riverside Drive and addressed a Moraine Valley Campus Project appeal.

A coalition of families of Howe center residents, a labor union, and politicians on Monday announced a petition drive aimed at keeping open the embattled Tinley Park developmental center.

The way Michelle Maxia sees it, you have two choices when things get tough. ``You're either gonna focus on the problem or engage in the solution,'' she said.

Mike Gill has been involved in the funeral business for 31 years. He soon will be adding another line to his resume - traffic cop.

Two south suburban men are indicted on charges in connection with an off-shore sports betting ring.

Police say the turtle in her pocket gave her away. A Plainfield teenager was arrested Oct.

A Halloween dress rehearsal at Tinley Square Plaza on Sunday featured everything from dinosaurs to Star Wars characters as hundreds of early trick-or-treaters gathered for the Oak Park Avenue Mainstreet Association's "Halloween Kiddie Parade and Party."

Richard Nixon had yet to resign from office. Not everybody had a color television.

The addition of Tinley Jewelry and Loan to West 171st Street was debated at Tuesday's Tinley Park Board Meeting, which caused stern words from the Board directed toward the owner along with opposition from a concerned Tinley Park resident.

A woman caught running a puppy mill at her Peotone home recently pleaded guilty to abusing animals.

A south suburban man was killed Monday when the pickup truck he was working on rolled backward, pinning him underneath it, police said.

Sept. 26 At 5:59 a.m. an officer confirmed a vehicle traveling 75 in a 45 at the 9000 block of 191st St.

For Metra riders in the Southland, the news of a proposed price jump didn't sit well, although some accepted it.

Lincoln-Way District 210 Supt. Lawrence Wyllie says the school board "will definitely" review its zero tolerance drug policy, as it reviews all policies every spring.

Here is a look at top events you won't want to miss. Suggestions for this weekend include the 45th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, which is presented by Cinema/Chicago, professional pool champion Mike Massey at Ignorant Bliss and the festivities at the Haunted Farm at Forest View Farms.

Frankfort Public Library, 21119 S. Pfeiffer Road, will hold a two-part Online Roots workshop Saturday.