Ted Slowik

Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones has been a state representative since 2011.

Column: Lawyers give cash to and get money from Southland politicians, campaign records show

April 18, 2023 at 7:28 p.m.

South and southwest suburban politicians had a busy quarter raising and spending cash leading up to the April 4 consolidated election. Calumet City Mayor and state Rep. Thaddeus Jones collected...

Clerk Nyota Figgs and Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones react during a City Council meeting Thursday at City Hall.

Column: Calumet City residents beg officials to end ugly politics as council considers new sexual harassment policy

April 14, 2023 at 6:34 p.m.

Calumet City is struggling to heal after a nasty election and series of painful incidents, but a proposed sexual harassment policy is like rubbing salt in fresh wounds. Politics can...

Warehouses loom over backyards in a subdivision in Jackson Township near Route 53 that are part of the controversial NorthPoint intermodal development,

Column: IDOT to close Interstate 80 lanes, ramp on weekends as massive rebuild project enters third year

April 13, 2023 at 7:20 p.m.

Southland motorists traveling Interstate 80 through central Will County should brace for a fresh round of disruptions as a massive project to rebuild the highway enters a new phase. Lanes...

Thornton Township Trustees Darlene Gray Everett, from left, Jerry Jones, Joyce Washington and Chris Gonzalez listen during a town hall Tuesday at Thornton Township Hall in South Holland.

Column: Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard blames Zuccarelli, state senator for $5 million deficit

April 15, 2023 at 1:28 a.m.

Tiffany Henyard supporters who packed Thornton Township Hall in South Holland Tuesday evening were treated to a master class in how a powerful authoritarian can bully critics to stifle dissent...

Voters elected Jackie McKethen to the Crete Library Board in April 2023.

Column: Transgender woman elected to Crete Library Board vows to fight hate. ‘We’re not demons.’

April 11, 2023 at 5:54 p.m.

Lifelong community servant Jackie McKethen, 76, of Crete, made history this month as the first transgender person elected to a public library board in Illinois, according to a civil rights...

Column: Public should have say in whether schools, others keep using Elon Musk’s chaotic Twitter platform

April 6, 2023 at 5:52 p.m.

People and organizations in the south and southwest suburbs using Twitter ought to be looking for an exit strategy. Twitter CEO Elon Musk's latest moves targeting The New York Times...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker makes a statement during an event in May in Chicago.

Column: Voters trounced extremists Tuesday. When will Republican Party strategists learn?

April 6, 2023 at 10:49 p.m.

Tuesday's elections appeared to deal a blow to conservatives in the south and southwest suburbs and throughout Illinois. Progressives seemed to gain ground almost everywhere, particularly in Chicago, where educator...

Election signs are shown outside Hillcrest Baptist Church in Country Club Hills.

Results in south and southwest suburban city council, village board races

April 5, 2023 at 7:13 p.m.

Tinley Park incumbents Michael Mueller and William Brennan, along with Ken Shaw, on the One Tinley Park ticket led the unofficial vote count Wednesday, each with more than 27% of...

Thornridge High School in High School District 205.

Close race for seats on Thornton District 205 Board as south suburban voters choose high school, community college board

April 6, 2023 at 2:35 p.m.

The incumbent board president in Thornton Township High School District 205 remains in a close race to keep her seat Wednesday, according to unofficial election results. In the race for...

Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in court at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Tuesday.

Column: As Trump faces historic criminal charges, will local GOP leaders support his bid for president?

April 4, 2023 at 7:59 p.m.

The majority of American voters have always opposed extremism. Back in the 1960s, fears of a radical left helped propel Richard Nixon to the White House. Liberals had no chance...

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