By Amy Derby For folks seeking cheap beer and a place to watch the game, Durbin’s is a score. Couples and guys of all ages, but not an abundance of single ladies – sorry, fellas – make up the scene on a typical evening. Hot wings, burgers and ribs are good here. Nightly specials offer discounted [...]

As winter weather finds its way to Tinley Park, we’re looking forward to warming up indoors with some of the upcoming events at the Tinley Park Library. Especially: The Art of Marc Chagall: Paintings, Mosaics, Stained Glass January 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM Learn about world-renowned artist Marc Chagall, whose famous stained-glass window work appears [...]

With prices rising on everything from lunch meat to toothpaste, many Tinley Park residents are clipping coupons and scanning the sale papers. For those of us who are adapting to more frugal living in these tough economic times, here are some of the specials Tinley Park grocery stores are running this week: ALDI ALDI’s special [...]

Although the Tinley Park Library is closed Monday, January 2, 2012, to celebrate the New Year, there are plenty of events and activities going on at the library the rest of this week. If you’re on break from school – or your kids are on winter break – or you have time off from work, [...]

With the new year here, and many of us in Tinley Park out of work, it’s a great time to ramp up the job search. We’re going to try to help make things a little easier by gathering up some local job leads and posting them here. The following Tinley Park jobs are local jobs [...]

Don’t forget to bring the kids (ages 5-8) to the Tinley Park Park District tonight, January 2, at 6:00 p.m. to listen to favorite stories, make crafts, and eat pizza. It’s a pajama party, so don’t forget to dress up in PJs. The event lasts from 6:00-7:30pm. Registration is required. Fee is $12 for residents [...]

By Amy Derby With winter around the corner and so many in the neighborhood struggling economically, local food banks are reaching out to the community to help keep everyone in Tinley Park fed. Although the holiday spirit inspires many folks to give a little extra at this time of year, let’s not forget that there [...]

By Amy Derby If you follow what serves as local news these days, you might have read about Tinley Park’s latest ice rink. Built on private property by a few guys who plan to play hockey this winter, the ice rink caused quite a commotion when local police got involved. The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday [...]

By Amy Derby On 11:30 a.m. on December 3, Tinley’s Toyland Parade can be viewed from 175th Street to Zabrocki Plaza. Special guests Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at the Oak Park Avenue train station right after the parade. Families are encouraged to bring a new unwrapped toy to donate to a local charity. [...]