La Grange, Western Springs districts have questions on new school funding law
Local school districts are happy to know that money owed to them will be paid now that Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law that revises the way that Illinois...
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Western Springs train platform upgrades on schedule, but parking suffers
Upgrades to the east side Metra train platform in Western Spring are making progress. Matt Supert, director of municipal services, said workers have both sides of the platform excavated and...
Rally cats: A look inside student mascot auditions at Lyons Township High School
Evan Hermann is ready to sacrifice for his school, even if it means having his tail pulled or his eyes poked. Those are two of the hazards of being a...
Shout Out: David Hartley, choir teacher at LT
David Hartley of Lake in the Hills is a choir teacher at the Lyons Township High School South Campus in Western Springs. Q: How long have your worked at Lyons...
La Grange to perform first tree inventory in 25 years
The village of La Grange will use a federal grant to do a comprehensive tree inventory. The Village Board approved Monday a $37,200 contract with Graf Tree Care of Batavia...
LaGrange Highlands students celebrate new school year with party
If students at La Grange Highlands Middle School weren't amped for the start of the school year, they should be now. The middle school hosted 300 fifth- to eighth-grade students...
Alleged drunken driver crashes into La Grange squad car and ambulance
A police squad car and an ambulance were damaged in La Grange Friday when they were struck by an alleged drunken driver while police and fire were responding to another...
Libraries track one-on-one time with patrons
Libraries throughout the state this year are starting to track the time staff spends teaching or tutoring patrons on one-to-one basis. Patrons' need for one-on-one time with staff has prompted...
La Grange police say 16 cars entered, ransacked
The La Grange Police Department is reporting that 16 unlocked vehicles were entered over a few days. The incidents occurred on residential streets Tuesdayand Wednesday in the 0-800 block of...
La Grange Park boy donates 20 inches of hair from first-ever haircut
He's nearly 10 years old, but Anthony Hernandez had not yet gone through a rite of passage for many boys — his first haircut. That was until this month when...