Jim Dodge, who defeated Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau in Tuesday’s election, said mending relations with police is a top priority.

In west suburban Aurora, two-term Republican Mayor Richard Irvin is facing Democratic challenger John Laesch, an Aurora ...

A month before he’s due to become Orland Park mayor, Jim Dodge said he has some immediate priorities, including shoring up relations with village police officers. Dodge said that assessing ...

The suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois against the Village of Orland Park, alleges the department has a "culture of self-protection and stifling of dissent ...

ORLAND PARK, IL — Orland Park residents in the thick of a contentious local election season are likely about ready to see it end. With the consolidated election set for April 1, early voting ...

A key part of Dodge's win came from the Arab American vote. The community was upset with Mayor Pekau rejecting a Gaza ...

In response, Pekau wrote: "Implementing 12-hour shifts would require a 25% increase in staffing just to maintain the current ...

The development comes as other areas, including Aurora, Bloomingdale and Niles seek to revamp their once-bustling malls and ...