Ted Slowik

Tiffany Henyard reacts after being sworn in as Dolton mayor in May 2021.

Column: Lawmakers should closely track millions in state funds headed to Thornton Township, Dolton

May 31, 2023 at 8:58 p.m.

Lawmakers have approved a state budget that proposes to send more than $9 million in state funds to Thornton Township and $6.8 million to the village of Dolton to cover...

Illinois state Rep. Tim Ozinga, R-Mokena.

Column: Rep. Tim Ozinga’s concerns about lawmakers silenced in budget negotiations reveal pitfalls of gerrymandering

May 26, 2023 at 4:59 p.m.

I applaud state Rep. Tim Ozinga of Mokena for criticizing the lopsided dynamic of Illinois politics in a newly released opinion piece. Ozinga, who chairs the Will County Republican Central...

Bishop Joseph Imesch, left, speaks at a news conference to announce his retirement May 16, 2006. His successor, Bishop James Peter Sartain, is behind him. Imesch died Dec. 22, 2015, at age 84.

Column: Attorney general’s report prompts recall of work to hold Joliet bishop accountable for child sex abuse

May 25, 2023 at 7:53 p.m.

This week's release of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's report on sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in Illinois' six dioceses unleashed a flood of recollections from 20 years...

Stanley Kusper Jr., attorney at the time for Thornton Township, and Trustee Joyce Washington, prepare for a township board meeting Jan. 25, 2022.

Column: Thornton Township officials pay tribute to longtime Trustee Joyce Washington

May 25, 2023 at 1:33 p.m.

Current and former Thornton Township officials are paying tribute to longtime Trustee Joyce Washington of Dolton, who died Sunday. "She was an incredible person," township Trustee Christopher Gonzalez told me....

The terminal building at Bult Field in Monee, a possible site for the South Suburban Airport, in March 2023.

Column: South Suburban Airport critics raise fuss, but their lame points fail to hold up under scrutiny

May 23, 2023 at 6:52 p.m.

Fresh off a big legislative win, South Suburban Airport supporters are punching big holes in tired arguments being made by airport opponents. In case you missed it, last week the...

Shepard High School senior Aiden Wright of Palos Heights shadoes Alsip Trustee Christopher Murphy Monday at Alsip Village Hall.

Column: College bound seniors learn local civics by shadowing Alsip trustees during student government night

May 16, 2023 at 6:35 p.m.

A pair of high school seniors learned the importance of a strong community when their social studies teacher took them on a field trip to study real-world civics. Alan B....

CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins and former President Donald Trump in 2018.

Column: CNN’s Trump town hall showed how our democracy remains in peril and the stakes in 2024 race

May 11, 2023 at 7:11 p.m.

People in the south and southwest suburbs who watched CNN's town hall with former President Donald Trump Wednesday night got a taste of what to expect for the next 18...

A woman signs a cross Monday that stands by others at a makeshift memorial for the victims of Saturday's mass shooting in Allen, Texas.

Column: How would showing graphic images of gun violence affect political gridlock on issue?

May 10, 2023 at 6:44 p.m.

Disturbing images of victims of Saturday's mall shooting in Texas that circulated on Twitter have prompted fresh debate about whether showing effects of gun violence would alter the gridlocked political...

Labor leader Katie Jordan is recognized on her 95th birthday Monday by U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Chicago, during a town hall at an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union hall in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood.

Column: Rep. Jonathan Jackson talks grocery prices, guns during town hall after first 100 days in Congress

May 9, 2023 at 5:12 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson saluted labor leader Katie Jordan on her 95th birthday Monday night during a town hall about his first 100 days in Congress. Jackson called Jordan out...

University Park Trustee Jewell Thompson watches as Will County Clerk Lauren Staley-Ferry signs her oath of office certificate Friday at the county clerk's office in Joliet.

Column: University Park trustee snubs village clerk’s request to consent to background check before taking oath

May 6, 2023 at 1:43 a.m.

The Will County clerk on Friday swore in a University Park trustee who said she refused to consent to a criminal-background check requested by the village clerk. Lauren Staley-Ferry administered...

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