Tinley Board Holds Moment Of Silence For Aurora Shooting Victims

TINLEY PARK, IL — Mayor Jacob Vandenberg took a break in Tuesday night's otherwise light meeting agenda to offer a moment of silence for the victims of last week's shooting at a manufacturing plant in Aurora. He wanted their families to know that that the boards "thoughts are with them," he said.

Vandenberg asked for the short moment of silence at the end of regularly scheduled business, just before the board moved into executive session. No one objected.

Last Friday, five people were killed and six officers were injured in a shooting that rocked the western suburbs. The gunman, Gary Martin of Aurora, also died at the scene.

Among other business Tuesday night, the village board also recognized the Tinley Park Bobcats junior varsity cheer team for its state title and approved two raffles among other business.

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