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Olivia Stevens

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Olivia Stevens

    Supporters of laid-off custodians rally in Crestwood, cite ‘gross stuff’ at District 130 schools (opens the original)

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    Huddling under a small shelter and parade of umbrellas in front of Nathan Hale Primary School in Crestwood, about 100 union and community members rallied Wednesday to pressure the Cook County School District 130 board to reinstate laid-off custodial staff. “All we want is to come back and keep your schools clean and safe for everyone. Just like we did,” said Vicky Diaz, who worked for the district for six years before the board voted Aug. 18 to outsource its custodial positions. Diaz said she’s

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Olivia Stevens

    Judge appoints receiver to manage Calumet City’s River Oaks West shopping center in foreclosure lawsuit (opens the original)

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    Less than a month after a $45.6 million foreclosure lawsuit was filed against the owner of River Oaks West shopping center in Calumet City, a Cook County judge has appointed a receiver to manage the struggling property. Frontline Real Estate Partners was chosen to manage day-to-day operations of the shopping center at 410 to 500 River Oaks West Road as of Sept. 3, the same company currently overseeing operations of the dilapidated Autumn Ridge apartment complex in south suburban Park Forest. The

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Olivia Stevens

    Orland Park, Tinley Park libraries decry book banning, want people to ‘read what they want’ (opens the original)

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    As part of an annual push against book bans, librarians from Orland Park, Tinley Park and other area libraries will highlight materials in their collections that have been censored elsewhere. Traditionally known as Banned Books Week, the American Library Association reframed the event this year as Let Books Be, observed this year Oct. 4 to 10. “We want to focus on the positive,” said Orland Park Public Library youth services manager Brandi Smits. “To encourage people to read what they want and n

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Olivia Stevens

    Dolton police officer on administrative leave amid misconduct investigation (opens the original)

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    Dolton officials have placed a police officer on administrative leave as they investigate alleged misconduct recorded on video and posted to social media. The village did not name the officer in a statement issued Sunday but said it is aware of “a video circulating on social media involving a member of the Dolton Police Department and an incident that occurred” that morning. The video appears to show a dispute between a person and police officer on residential property, with shots ringing out as

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Olivia Stevens

    Ford Heights Village Hall raid directed by state attorney general’s office (opens the original)

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    Investigators from the Illinois State Attorney General’s Office raided the Ford Heights Village Hall on Thursday, executing a search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation. The Cook County sheriff’s office and attorney general’s office declined to provide more information Friday. Mayor Freddie Wilson denied knowing anything about the investigation. “I don’t know what they were looking for,” Wilson said. “I have no clue.” He said he hoped Village Hall would reopen to the public on Monday, af

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