Real estate peddlers attract buyers by bicycle
Maureen Daley has been trying to break her gasoline addiction in favor of healthier, more sustainable forms of locomotion. Traveling against the automobile grain has not always been easy for...
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Gay rights activists stage ‘kiss-in’
About 100 gay rights activists puckered up to prove a point at a south suburban restaurant Friday night. "It's to educate people that homophobia of any kind is unacceptable," said...
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ORLAND PARK Dial-a-ride service may stay, at a price Orland Park officials said this week that they likely will keep the village's dial-a-ride bus service next year, but the service,...
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FRANKFORT Businesses to get grants to spruce up Retailers moving to downtown Frankfort could find a touch of green added to their welcome mat. A retail grant program approved by...
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COUNTRY CLUB HILLS Principal accused of harassment A Country Club Hills elementary school teacher is suing the school district, accusing a principal of sexual harassment that allegedly once included exposing...
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CALUMET CITY Teeth-whitening firms under review The City Council has declared a moratorium until October on licensing businesses that whiten or bleach teeth. The action came after it was recently...
EPA agents seize files in raid on Crestwood
Federal agents raided government offices in south suburban Crestwood on Wednesday, less than two weeks after a Tribune investigation revealed the village had secretly pumped drinking water from a polluted...
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JOLIET Union turns out in supporting role More than 150 union members packed City Council chambers this week to show their solidarity as city officials renegotiate health benefits and talk...
Cops save an Easter parade
With Joliet's budget forecasts worsening, it looked like the annual Easter Parade would become the city's latest victim to tough times. But Joliet police stepped in last week and signed...
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HOMER GLEN Village pins hopes on stimulus money The village is hoping to secure money from the federal stimulus package for what officials called long overdue roadwork. At a recent...