We would like to wish George Vallis a very happy retirement after his over 30 years of combined service as the Police Chief and then Purchasing and Personnel Director for the City of Calumet City. We hope you enjoyed your surprise party! Pictured below from left to right are George Vallis, Dennis Gianopoulos (Corporation Counsel),…
Cary Horvath, Odelson & Sterk Partner and City Attorney of Calumet City, attended the swearing-in of the new Chief of Police, Chris Fletcher, on April 14, 2016. Chief Fletcher is a 29-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush selected Chief Fletcher, who received unanimous approval from the City Council. Chief Fletcher…
The Circuit Court approved the results of the March 15th referendum where the residents of Willow Springs overwhelmingly annexed to the Tri-State Fire Protection District. This will provide a consolidation of government which is so sorely needed in Illinois. Tri-State already serves the Villages of Darien, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook and Unincorporated DuPage and will provide the…
At the Village Board meeting on April 12, 2016, Mayor Polk and the Village Board unanimously appointed Felicia Frazier of Odelson & Sterk, Ltd. as labor counsel. Felicia will be handling all matters related to collective bargaining. Congrats to the Village of Burnham and Felicia!
On Friday, April 8, 2016, Mayor Ronald Denson of the Village of Calumet Park and over 500 of his friends celebrated at Idlewild Country Club. Felicia Frazier, Claudia Castro, Luke Keller and Burt Odelson from Odelson & Sterk, Ltd. attended the event.
Many congratulations to Claudia Castro on becoming the President of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. We are very proud of her for this very admirable achievement. We wish her success during her term of office.
Odelson & Sterk is proud to announce that two recent graduates of IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law who recently passed the bar exam will be receiving their initial training here at the firm. A big welcome to Nicole Wilmet and Mike Graham. We hope your experience here with us gives you a good start into…
Claudia Castro, Mary Ryan Norwell and Michael Smith made an appearance in the March 17, 2016, edition of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin in the “In the News” column by Christine M. Pusateri. The three newest members of the firm bring decades of experience and are a welcome addition to our legal team.
Summit As Village attorneys for the Village of Summit, we were responsible for putting the referendum question for home rule on the ballot. After that was accomplished, Mayor Sergio Rodriquez, Clerk Sergio Garcia, and the Board of Trustees worked very hard to educate the voters as to the benefits of home rule. The voters said…