Racial Graffiti Targets New Valley Baptist Church in Oak Forest
A South Holland area church faced hate graffiti on a wall after purchasing property for the New Christian Valley Baptist Church of South Holland. The spray from the incident included KKK and other slurs. Oak Forest police and FBI are investigating as a hate crime while church leaders emphasize resilience and community impact.
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Oak Forest
James Richmond
KKK
New Christian Valley Baptist Church of
South Holland
Oak Forest Baptist Temple
149Th St
David Griffin Gunn
Oak Forest High School
Griffin
FBI
Sally Daly
Sheriff's
Richmond
H. Daniel Wilson
New Light Baptist Church
Wilson
Barb O Malley
APC
Airport buffer zone planning paused for Peotone project
Local officials delaying action on buffer zone around the proposed Peotone airport, following state lawmakers’ cue. The airport authority bill was postponed until fall, leading planning groups to halt surrounding area plans until the district is created.
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Ocal
Peotone
Will County Regional Council
South Suburban Planning Committee
Phil Peters
Northern Illinois Planning Commission
Sprin
Peters
Will County
Lansing wins grant for 4000-foot runway expansion at municipal airport
Mayor Robert West announced a 1 million dollar federal Airport Improvement Program grant to extend Lansing Municipal Airport to a 4,000-foot north south runway. U S Rep Jerry Weller called the deal a major step, with 5 percent state and local matching funds. The project aims to improve land purchase and accommodate growing pilot traffic. officials emphasized a favorable weather day for the press conference.
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Lansing
Robert West
West
U.S
Jerry Weller
R-Morris
Lansing Municipal Airport
Bob Malkas
Glenwood-Lansing Road
Burnham Avenue
Sai
Village fails to hire concession staff at Kelly Park stand
Orland Hills considers paying $7 per hour for four concession stand workers at Kelly Park while volunteers man the stand temporarily. Trustee Christine Andrews questions the rate, arguing it is too high, as the measure fails without two thirds support from six trustees. Recreation director cites meetings with Panthers and Orland Hills Youth Associations linking the stand to park activities.
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Park Forest
Village Recreation Department
Forest Trail Junior High School
Chuck Sabey
John Joyce
Kelly Park
Orland Hills
Glenn Bilina
Recreation Department
Panthers Youth Athletic Association
Orland Hills Youth Athletic Association
Brandt Building Demolished Amid Oak Lawn Redevelopment Debate
Oak Lawn tore down the Brandt Building on May 1 and 2 in a move seen as a step toward downtown revitalization by Trustee Ron Stancik, while Trustee Bob Streit lamented the loss as erasing a core piece of the village’s history and identity.
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Oak Lawn
Brandt
Ron Stancik
2Nd District
95Th Street
Stancik
Bob Streit
3Rd District
Streit
Campaign finance reform drives Illinois Senate race
Debra DeFrancesco Halvorson presses for tighter campaign limits in the 40th District against Sen. Aldo DeAngelis as she cites rising campaign costs funded increasingly by PACs and questions about public trust. A Flossmoor school incident raises concerns about campus security after a boy fled Heather Hill School and died in a house fire.
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Debbie DeFrancesco
Halvorson
Illinois
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Crete
Tinosi
Flossmoor
Daniel Byers
Heather Hill School
Daniel
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Northern Trust Bank
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South Suburban Hospital
Richton Park Medical
Glentwood Family Health Center
American Cancer Society
American College of Radiology
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Richton Park
Glenwood Family Health Center
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Glenwood
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