West Cook News

Village of Franklin Park President and Board of Trustees met September 16

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 17, 2019

Village of Franklin Park President and Board of Trustees met Monday, Sept. 16.

Village of Forest Park Village Board met October 15

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 17, 2019

Village of Forest Park Village Board met Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Village of Berkeley Village Board met October 15

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 17, 2019

Village of Berkeley Village Board met Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Village of Brookfield Village Board met October 8

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 17, 2019

Village of Brookfield Village Board met Tuesday, Oct. 8.

Village of Berkeley Village Board met September 3

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 17, 2019

Village of Berkeley Village Board met Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Village of Bellwood Committee of the Whole met October 14

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 17, 2019

Village of Bellwood Committee of the Whole met Monday, Oct. 14.

City of Countryside Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals met October 8

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 17, 2019

City of Countryside Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals met Tuesday, Oct. 8.

Local Government

Oak Park’s Buchanan no stranger to the limelight, or to white privilege

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 17, 2019

Susan Buchanan’s shouting down her white male colleagues on the Oak Park board during a discussion about amending the village’s diversity statement fits with her radical past but is at odds with her own upbringing of white privilege.

From Prairie State Wire

Unredacted Sandoval warrant reveals 'a crime ring masquerading as a political party,' ILGOP chairman says

By Glenn Minnis | 20 hours ago

The Illinois Republican Party points to the recent raid on the home and offices of longtime state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) as an illustration of just how far the state's Democrats are willing to go to impose their will.

Village of Brookfield Village Board met October 14

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 17, 2019

Village of Brookfield Village Board met Monday, Oct. 14.

From Prairie State Wire

New Planned Parenthood mega-clinic 'preying on pregnant women in Illinois and Missouri,' group says

By Glenn Minnis | 1 day ago

With regard to Planned Parenthood's behemoth abortion facility that was built in secrecy near the southern Illinois-Missouri state line, leaders at the Thomas More Society insist they’ve seen this kind of thing before.

Village of Bellwood Village Board of Appeals will meet October 16

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 16, 2019

Village of Bellwood Village Board of Appeals will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16.

City of Countryside Flagg Creek Golf Course Administrative Board will meet October 16

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 16, 2019

City of Countryside Flagg Creek Golf Course Administrative Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Politics

Is Oak Park’s mayor white or oppressed?

By John Severance | Oct 15, 2019

The Muslim Civic Coalition, the largest statewide partnership of influencers and organizations in the Chicago area and Illinois, weighed in on a recent Oak Park board meeting that dissolved into a shouting match involving racial equity and oppression.

ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 24: National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 - Oct. 15, 2019)

By Press release submission | Oct 14, 2019

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we are proud to highlight the rich diversity of the Illinois House Democratic Caucus.

From Metro East Sun

Sen. Plummer deems Planned Parenthood's Downstate mega-clinic 'a complete disaster'

By Glenn Minnis | 7 days ago

Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) is convinced that Planned Parenthood’s secret construction of a so-called mega abortion clinic in southern Illinois is a 'disaster' for the pro-life movement as well as state taxpayers.

From South Cook News

U.S. REP. DANIEL LIPINSKI: International Religious Freedom Caucus Co-Chairs Lipinski and Bilirakis Call for Economic Sanctions Against Turkey

By Press release submission | 7 days ago

Statement from Int'l Religious Freedom Caucus Co-Chairs Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) calling for President Trump to impose economic sanctions against Turkey in the wake of its attacks in northern Syria.

Local Government

Cicero has extensive records of Sandoval’s work for the town, but public restricted from viewing them all

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 11, 2019

After a week’s delay, the Town of Cicero told West Cook News that it has 476 pages of records of payments and other records of work that state Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Chicago) has done for the community. But Cicero’s Freedom of Information (FOIA) Officer said that “certain responsive records were withheld in their entirety and certain language was redacted as it is privileged information pertaining to attorney client communications.”

City of Northlake City Council met August 12

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 11, 2019

City of Northlake City Council met Thursday, Aug. 22.

Village of Bellwood Zoning Board of Appeals met October 8

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Oct 11, 2019

Village of Bellwood Zoning Board of Appeals met Tuesday, Oct. 8.