Ted Slowik

The majority of Dolton village trustees said it’s been months since they’ve seen credit card statements, a warrants list of money owed to vendors and other financial documents.

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said a Better Government Association report about Thornton Township Supervisor and Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard cries for an investigation.

Lessons from an embarrassing debacle in Matteson-based Rich Township High School District 227, after the district distributed 600 stoles with the spelling error, “gradutate.”

Families and other visitors gathered in Blue Island Sunday to shop at a monthly outdoor market, celebrate diversity and to support drag show performers.

Thornton Township Assessor Cassandra Elston said confidential information of taxpayers appealing assessments may have been compromised after someone removed files from a private office.

State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin, congressional aide Rick Bryant and others discussed the South Suburban Airport, oppressive property taxes and other issues Monday at South Suburban College.

Rich Township Supervisor Calvin Jordan discusses how the end of pandemic-era expansion of eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has affected food pantry demand.

About 100 people dedicated “Prairie Boat” at Beaubien Woods Forest Preserve, celebrating significance of Robbins, Dolton and other communities as stops along the Underground Railroad.

Columnist Ted Slowik writes, prints and mails letters every month to his two adult children so they will have a tangible, written record of their shared history from an era of digital text messaging and social media pictures.

Departing columnist Ted Slowik writes the strength of communities will depend on the ability and willingness of citizens to ask questions, share information and pursue transparency and accountability.