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Orland Fire District swears-in 10 new firefighters

May 16, 2015 Comments Off

Orland Fire District swears-in 10 new firefighters The Orland Fire Protection District this month began a year-long training for nine recruits hired to fill existing department vacancies, and officially swore-in 10 recruits hired last year. The 10 recruits who completed more than a year of training are Brian Paliga, James Logan, Jason Postma, Justin Dublin, […]

Morton West High school confiscates unloaded weapon from student

May 12, 2015 Comments Off

Morton West High school confiscates unloaded weapon from student Morton High School District 201 officials said that the school’s safety team confiscated an unloaded handgun Tuesday afternoon from a student at the Morton West campus. Board President Jeffrey Pesek said the student, whose name is being withheld because he is a juvenile, has been immediately […]

Morton District 201 Board President outlines priorities for coming term

May 5, 2015 Comments Off

Morton District 201 Board President outlines priorities for coming term The Morton High School District 201 Board Monday (May 4, 2015) approved a reorganization plan and outlined goals that continue to make student needs a priority for the district, Board President Jeffry Pesek said following the meeting. New and returning Board members were sworn into […]

Village of Summit appoints temporary village president

May 5, 2015 Comments Off

Village of Summit Mayor Joseph Strzylczek has taken a temporary leave-of-absence to deal with health issues and the village board Monday night named Trustee Sergio Rodriguez as the temporary President-pro-Tempore of the board to act in the mayor’s place until he returns By the INN Staff Summit Trustee Rodriguez named Temporary President Pro-Tempore Mayor Joseph […]

Man charged Sunday in beating death of 18-month old Cicero toddler

April 12, 2015 Comments Off

Man charged Sunday in beating death of 18-month old Cicero toddler Martin Alvarado Jr., 23, charged in the murder of 18 month old Edwin Eli O’Reilly On Thursday April 9, 2015 the Cicero Police and Fire Dept. responded to a call of an unresponsive child in a home in the 1600 block of 49th Court. Edwin Eli O’Reilly, 18 months old, was […]

Morton unveils strategy to tear down barriers for students

March 26, 2015 Comments Off

Morton unveils strategy to tear down barriers for students Hispanics benefit from stronger push for AP Programs under District 201 leadership Morton High School District 201 President Jeffry “Jeff” Pesek presented a detailed overview of how his school is able to create new opportunities for students, especially in achieving Advance Placement at a conference for […]

Cicero moves to develop Comprehensive Development Plan

March 19, 2015 Comments Off

The Town of Cicero held its second public meeting to invite members of the public to offer their ideas and comments on the development of a new comprehensive plan for the development of the Town of Cicero. The Cicero Comprehensive Plan is a citywide effort to update the Town’s existing comprehensive plan and provide the […]

Foster Speaks Out Against GOP Budget

March 18, 2015 Comments Off

Washington, DC—Today, on the House floor, Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11) spoke out against the Republican budget proposal. Video of Foster’s speech is available here. Text of Foster’s remarks is below: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak out against the latest budget proposal from House Republicans. When Bill Clinton left office in 2001, our government […]

Walgreens Pharmacy official to speak at OFPD Senior luncheon

March 10, 2015 Comments Off

Walgreens Pharmacy official to be guest speaker at Fire District Senior luncheon A representative of Walgreen’s Pharmacy is scheduled to be the guest speaker at the Orland Fire Protection District’s Senior Advisory Council luncheon. Also addressing the attendees will be Orland Fire Chief Ken Brucki, President District Board of Trustees President Jim Hickey and Cook […]

Dominick: Cicero’s commitment to help animals is unshakable

March 9, 2015 Comments Off

Waggin’ Tails is one of the BEST animal shelters in Chicagoland. Anyone in the public can see that simply by visiting the shelter and meeting the staff and spending time with the pets. Cicero’s President Larry Dominick is an animal lover and the Town has a solid commitment to provide the best care for all stray and […]