Ted Slowik

Signs direct visitors to an early-voting polling place at the Orland Township offices in Orland Park.

Column: Voters will decide key contests, resolve referendums during Tuesday consolidated election

March 31, 2023 at 5:59 p.m.

South and southwest suburban voters Tuesday will decide numerous contests for mayor, village trustee, alderman and school trustees as well as several binding referendums. Consolidated elections in April of odd-numbered...

Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., wipes her eye as she and Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Matteson., left, listen to testimony during a 2022 House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence.

Column: Partisan lawmakers snipe over gun violence. Does latest child massacre change anything?

March 31, 2023 at 10:43 a.m.

South and southwest suburban residents might see the White Sox win another World Series sooner than America enacts any meaningful federal laws to address gun violence. That's the sense in...

William McErlean, president of Olympia Fields Country Club, addresses the village's Planning & Zoning Commission Tuesday.

Column: Fed up with Cook County red tape, Olympia Fields Country Club asks village to annex land

March 29, 2023 at 6:11 p.m.

One of the Chicago area's most prestigious country clubs and golf courses is seeking a new home. The exclusive Olympia Fields Country Club has asked its namesake village to annex...

Harvey mayoral candidate Anthony McCaskill, seated at left at table, participates in a panel discussion on public safety Saturday at Gloria Taylor Park in Harvey.

Column: Harvey event billed as candlelight vigil for murder victims. Critics called it a campaign rally.

March 28, 2023 at 6:19 p.m.

Harvey residents gathered in a public park Saturday and mourned children and adults lost to gun violence. "Full of life and joy they were," Nevaeh Carter, 16, spoke as she...

Column: Carjacker who told cops he’d be ‘out by Sunday’ gets 22 years in prison

March 24, 2023 at 7:14 p.m.

Will County authorities have delivered a chilling message to carjackers and other criminals terrorizing citizens in Chicago and Cook County. You may get away with a slap on the wrist...

Fernando and Margarita Ruiz visit their 15-month-old son, Ricky, in February at La Rabida Children's Hospital. Ricky, who was born prematurely and has a trach and ventilator, had been unable to go home without pediatric nursing care.

Column: Families affected by lack of nurses willing to care for children in homes, Orland Park agency says

March 23, 2023 at 8:21 p.m.

Red tape is wasting taxpayer dollars and disrupting lives of families with medically fragile children in the south and southwest suburbs and elsewhere. There is a critical shortage of pediatric...

Roger Agpawa, at podium, speaks during a political rally in April 2021 at Markham City Hall.

Column: Americans should regard possible arrest of former president as a solemn moment in history

March 22, 2023 at 7:51 p.m.

Many in the south and southwest suburbs and elsewhere have endured a lot of balderdash in the nearly eight years since Donald Trump announced his bid for the presidency in...

Colton McCormick, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, stands outside of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida.

Column: Will County GOP official helps explain why Republicans rally to show support for Trump

March 22, 2023 at 8:05 p.m.

Republican Will County Board Chair Steve Balich on Tuesday did his best to help me understand the legal and political dynamics swirling around the possible arrest of former President Donald...

Jerry Weems, a Thornton Township administrator, addresses the township board about a proposed tax increase referendum during a January public meeting.

Column: Mayors, others urge Thornton Township voters to reject tax hike request for mental health services

March 17, 2023 at 7:35 p.m.

Several mayors and other elected officials are urging voters to reject Thornton Township's April 4 referendum seeking to raise taxes to fund mental health services. Eleven mayors, a Cook County...

Column: What, me worry? No need to panic over bank collapse or other financial concerns

March 16, 2023 at 8:29 p.m.

Bank customers and people with 401(k) plans and other retirement savings invested in the stock market should be concerned about last week's sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Concern is...

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