West Cook News

Forest Park commissioner will keep asking questions – but he's willing to talk

By Tom Lawrence | Feb 11, 2020

Forest Park Village Commissioner Dan Novak does not plan to stop asking questions.

Forest Park Commissioner rankles city workers with information requests

By Tom Lawrence | Feb 7, 2020

Forest Park Village Commissioner Dan Novak says he just wants answers, information and details in order to do his job correctly, but city workers feel he may be pushing a little too hard.

Oak Park trustees engage in fiery discussion over race, police and board appointment

By Tom Lawrence | Feb 6, 2020

The appointment of a white citizen to a police oversight commission sparked a heated argument about race relations among members of the village of Oak Park Board of Trustees on Monday night.

From Prairie State Wire

Nothing 'fair' about Pritzker's tax plan for pass-through businesses, IBA president says

By Tom Lawrence | 5 years ago

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls it a "fair tax," but critics say it is far from fair and that it would be a mistake to support it when it appears as a referendum question on ballots in November.