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Weekend Break: Bounce the City makes a stop in Orland Park
ORLAND PARK, Ill. — There’s a festival of fun — in inflatable form — that bounces from city to city. It’s called, appropriately, Bounce the City, and its motto is “fun for the whole family.”. This traveling festival of inflatable attractions is currently bringing...
Proposed street resurfacing list, Napleton Kia, Ozinga at the airport – Village Board agendas 6/4/24
The June 4 Lansing Village Board meetings begin at 6 p.m with the regular board meeting, which is followed by the Committee of the Whole meeting. Meetings take place at the Village Court Complex at 2710 170th Street. Need an introduction to a Lansing Village Board meeting? We’ve got you...
Crown Point Honors Various Community Stakeholders During State of the City
Mayor Pete Land and the City of Crown Point recognized various community stakeholders during Wednesday evening’s State of the City Address. Land and the City awarded Civil Engineer and Development Manager Jeff Ban of DVG Team, Inc., with the Excellence in Development award, which recognizes an outstanding commitment to development in Crown Point.
‘Flash mob' involving hundreds of teens leads to cancellation of suburban carnival: police
A large fight resulting in several arrests shut down a suburban carnival early, marking the latest in a string of carnival cancellations in the Chicago area due to safety concerns. Posen police said just before 7 p.m. Sunday that officers were working to disperse crowds after a "large fight" broke...
Lawsuit: Court should pull the plug on police license plate readers in Illinois
CHICAGO — Two Cook County residents have filed a class action lawsuit seeking to end the use of license plate reader technology by law enforcement agencies in Illinois. In their suit, filed Tuesday, Stephanie Scholl and Frank Bednarz of Chicago call the devices, which record license plates of vehicles that pass by, an unconstitutional “system of dragnet surveillance.”
AG Rokita threatens legal action against locals with ‘sanctuary city’ laws
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Friday publicly threatened four local units of government with legal action unless they repeal so-called “sanctuary city” ordinances by July. Lawmakers last session gave his office the power to enforce a state ban on local policies that restrict immigration-related cooperation with federal...
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