Thursday, May 16, 2013
For the ninth time, Ed Zabrocki was sworn in as Tinley Park on Tuesday at an inauguration ceremony at Odyssey Country Club.
Mayor Ed Zabrocki has more than a passing familiarity with inauguration ceremonies. Being elected mayor of Tinley Park for nine terms will do that. But that doesn't mean the event has become old hat or that it's something he takes for granted. READ: Zabrocki, Team Tinley Incumbents Stay in Office "It never gets old," Zabrocki said during a post-inaugural reception Tuesday, May 14, at Odyssey Country Club. "Each time, it's new and exciting." Zabrocki was joined by Village Clerk Patrick Rea, trustees Dave Seaman, Brian Maher and T.J. Grady and members of the Tinley Park Public Library Board and the Tinley Park-Park District Commission during Tuesday's ceremony to swear in the recently elected village officials. The ceremony was conducted by…
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
Patch spotlights videos that give you a different look at the community, past and present. This week, we take a look at the first graduating class from the Tinley Park Police Department's 12-week citizens academy.
Village Videos features videos from Patch, from around the web and from readers that showcase Tinley Park and its residents. Want your video featured? Upload it to our Neighborhood Gallery and email me at joev@patch.com to say you want to see it in Village Videos. They didn't receive badges, and they can't arrest anyone, but the graduates of the Tinley Park Police Department's first-ever citizens academy do have a better sense of the day-to-day duties of local law enforcement officials. The 12-week program, which began Jan. 17, was an idea Tinley Park Police Chief Steve Neubauer brought with him when he was hired in 2011 from his former post in Elmhurst. The purpose of the academy is to pull back the curtain on the police department for …
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Steve Eberhardt, the former mayoral candidate who has been a staunch supporter of term limits, was invited by the head of Tinley Park's commission on term limits to speak at the panel's next meeting.
Former mayoral candidate Steve Eberhardt will be a guest speaker at next week's meeting of Tinley Park's newly formed commission on term limits for elected village officials. The meeting is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at the Village Hall. READ: Voters Pass Advisory Referendum on Term Limits for Elected Officials Eberhardt, who organized the petition that put an advisory referendum about term limits on the November 2012 ballot, was asked to speak by the head of the commission, Kenneth Slater, according to a release from the public relations coordinator of Eberhardt's campaign. The advisory referendum asked: “Shall the Village Board of the Village of Tinley Park pass an Ordinance imposing term limits on all elected officials?” It passed …
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Mayor Ed Zabrocki won a ninth term Tuesday, defeating Tinley Park lawyer Steve Eberhardt. Dave Seaman, T.J. Grady and Brian Maher also retained their seats on the village board.
Given his 40-plus years of political history in Tinley Park, Mayor Ed Zabrocki had his eyes set Tuesday to the village's future, speaking about the "leaders of tomorrow" as he won his ninth term. Zabrocki defeated challenger Steve Eberhardt, a Tinley Park lawyer, with about 70 percent of the vote in a heated and contentious race. The rest of ticket of incumbents on Zabrocki's Team Tinley also were victorious against the opponents on Eberhardt's side of the ballot. 2013 ELECTION RESULTS: Find Out How All the Races Affecting Tinley Park Turned Out Dave Seaman, T.J. Grady and Brian Maher retained their Village Board of Trustees seats. They faced Andrew DeLuca, Nancy Petro and Karen Weigand, who were part an opposition ticket led by Eberhardt…
Monday, April 1, 2013
The public body that will give its recommendations on whether the village should have term limits for local elected officials met for the first time last week. Find out what happened and what it means to you.
The first meeting of Tinley Park's newly formed commission to investigate term limits for elected village officials laid the foundation last week for its six-month mission. About 25 people attended this initial Wednesday, March 27, meeting of the commission, which was created as a response to an advisory referendum on the November 2012 ballot. That referendum posed the question: “Shall the Village Board of the Village of Tinley Park pass an Ordinance imposing term limits on all elected officials?” READ: Voters Pass Advisory Referendum on Term Limits for Elected Officials While residents voted yes on the referendum by a 3-to-1 margin, the village board is under no obligation to act on it. But village officials decided to form a commission …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The owner of Tinley Farmily Food and Liquor relinquished the convenience store's business, liquor and cigarette licenses to the village Monday. This comes less than a month after the store's manager was arrested on felony theft charges.
The owner of a troubled convenience store at the corner of Oak Park Avenue and 183rd Street surrendered his business, liquor and cigarette licenses to the village Monday, almost a month after the shop was cited for numerous violations and the manager was implicated in a fencing ring, according to a village press release. Without those licenses, Tinley Family Food and Liquor, which at various times has gone under the name Always Open and Tinley 24/Seven, can no longer operate in Tinley Park. The store has been closed since late February, and the building, which is not owned by the store owner, is being foreclosed. READ: Police Bust Fencing Ring at Village Convenience Store “The village is pleased that the license situation was resolved …
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki and lawyer Steve Eberhardt both turned in their nominating petitions Monday for the village's mayoral race. Find out who else threw their hats in the ring for other races.
- ELECTIONS
- Joe Vince
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Nine candidates—including five incumbents—filed their nominating petitions for village offices up for election in April, according to the Tinley Park Village Clerk's Office. The village races on the April 9 ballot include those for mayor, clerk and three trustee seats. As expected, Mayor Ed Zabrocki, who is running for his ninth term, will be facing at least one challenger in Tinley Park lawyer Steve Eberhardt, who announced his candidacy in October. Earlier this year, Eberhardt petitioned to have an advisory referendum on village term limits added to the November ballot. Voters passed the non-binding referendum. Both candidates are running as part of larger slates. Zabrocki and the incumbents in the other races are running under the …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Candidates have until Dec. 26 to turn in their petitions if they want to be on the April 9 ballot.
- ELECTIONS
- Joe Vince
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Candidates wanting to run for offices up for election in April election have a little more time to turn in their petitions thanks to the Illinois General Assembly. The deadline has been extended until Wednesday, Dec. 26, and petitions to run in the April 9 election must be turned in by 5 p.m. that day to the Tinley Park Village Clerk's office, according to a village press release. READ: Tinley Attorney Announces Mayoral Candidacy The original deadline—Monday, Dec. 24—was changed because many clerk's offices throughout the state are closed or open limited hours on that day, which is Christmas Eve, the release stated. Candidates can begin turning in petitions Some of the local offices up for election include: Mayor Ed Zabrocki has announced …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Despite looming financial uncertainties, Tinley Park's board of trustees recommended keeping the 2012 levy at the same level as 2011, with some officials even suggesting a decrease.
- GOVERNMENT
- Joe Vince
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
When it comes to government bodies, a discussion concerning tax cuts usually comes in response to the idea of tax increases. And vice versa. But that isn't how the Tinley Park Village Board works. Even with major expenditures in the future for Tinley Park, trustees and village officials debated at its Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, Nov. 27, whether to hold the village's 2012 property tax levy at its current rate—$1.202, with a request of about $19.39 million—or decrease it slightly as a symbolic gesture to homeowners of the village government's financial commitment to frugality. READ: Tinley Park Sees Almost 50% Yearly Jump in October Home Sales Ultimately, the board recommended freezing the levy, with the majority of members …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
That's what Metra's chairman called the newly renovated station during its dedication ceremony Monday. Check out photos from the ribbon-cutting and tell us what you think of the terminal.
- GOVERNMENT
- Joe Vince
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
As he took the podium at Monday morning's dedication ceremony for the renovated 80th Avenue Metra station, Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki produced a 34-year-old photo given to him by Village Manager Scott Niehaus. It depicted—in all its aged and bleached-out color glory—a single train along a set of tracks and a parking lot, all anchored in a sea of open field and brush. READ: End in Sight for Work at 80th Avenue Metra Station "I remember sitting here as a trustee in 1977, '78, saying, 'My God, what did we build here'," Zabrocki said of the original terminal and its surrounding environs. "In those 34 years we've come a long way," he added. "And this particular area has kind of grown to be the center of our community in many different ways…
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Valley
7:24 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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