Police report efforts to solve armed robberies
No arrests have yet been made in two armed robberies that occurred in January in La Grange and La Grange Park, but police say they have stepped up patrols and...
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La Grange District 105 may add bilingual 1st grade
An increase in the Spanish-speaking population is prompting La Grange-Countryside Elementary District 105 to consider adding a bilingual 1st-grade classroom. The district currently has bilingual classrooms for full-day pre-kindergarten, which...
La Grange library to hire consultant, seek community input
Change is coming to the La Grange Public Library, but not without community input and planning. The La Grange Library Board is seeking proposals from consultants to create a new...
La Grange bead store pieces together party space
When the bead store Circle of Stones was founded in 2000 in La Grange the owner imagined it as a place where people would gather and creativity would blossom. That...
La Grange District 105 plans $300,000 in summer work
La Grange Elementary District 105 is proposing a total of about $300,000 in maintenance, repair and upgrades to be done this summer at its five schools. Roof repairs at Gurrie...
West suburban basketball player’s last-second shot goes viral
Jack Hlavin, 13, of Western Springs made a buzzer-beating shot Friday that earned the 8th grade team from St. John of the Cross the Suburban Parochial League Conference Championship. With...
La Grange merchants pleased with shop local effort
The key words during the holiday season in La Grange were "shop local" and it appears that customers took heed. The La Grange Business Association is calling the holiday shopping...
La Grange area police report armed robberies
La Grange and La Grange Park police are investigating two alleged armed robberies that occurred over the weekend. In the first instance, two 16-year-old boys were robbed about 9:15 p.m....
LaGrange Highlands substitute teacher charged with sexual assault
Bond has been set at $750,000 for a substitute teacher at La Grange Highlands Elementary School charged with predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. At a bond...
La Grange sees end of emerald ash borer in sight
Seven years after the emerald ash borer was first discovered in La Grange, the village expects in 2016 to eradicate the pest from parkway ash trees. The beetle, which attacks...