La Grange volunteer helps families fund adoption dreams
Misty Mapes and her husband, Patrick, of Effingham always had a desire to add to their family through adoption. That dream became a reality in part due to Gift of...
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Thanksgiving dinner for needy to mark 18th year in La Grange
More than 18 years ago, Lynn Lacey saw what appeared to be homeless man walking along the street with an uncooked turkey under his arm. "I wondered how was he...
La Grange Village President Livingston, incumbents slated for re-election
The Citizens' Council of La Grange is backing experience as it announces the candidates it is supporting for village president and other local offices. The council held a slating session...
Charges filed in robbery of Westchester Sprint store
A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a robbery at a cellphone store in Westchester in September in which two clerks were tied up. Kantrill Robinson, 22, of...
Shout Out: Alena Murguia, public relations coordinator at Nazareth Academy
Alena Murguia of Berwyn is public relations coordinator and a parent at Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park. Q: How long have you worked at Nazareth Academy? A: It's my...
La Grange makes blue spruce its holiday tree
Sitting on a lawn chair outside her two-flat in La Grange, 92-year-old Veronika Matuzas watched as a 30-foot-tall blue spruce she planted in the early 1980s was sawed down in...
Estate sales not just for when ‘Aunt Millie’ dies, operators say
Cindy Schmidt got up before sunrise recently to be first in line at an estate sale in Western Springs. Schmidt, who is an avid shopper of estate sales, had her...
Parking still bothers some YMCA neighbors
Parking near the Greater La Grange Area YMCA still draws concerns from neighbors on one street in La Grange Park who say users take up spaces that should be for...
Date for issuing road referendum bonds not set yet in Western Springs
Voters in Western Springs favored by a ballot question authorizing the village to issue $12 million in bonds to improve roads. But the improvements funded by the bonds will not...
Small groups stage protest, counter protest at Lyons Township High School
A small group of students from Lyons Township High School staged a protest, saying they are taking a stand against racist and other derogatory remarks they've received since the election...