Barbara Dargis

Longtime Village Board Finance Committee Chairman Carl Ceretto questioned this week proposed increases in pay to village employees that "far exceed" the 3 percent to 4 percent cost of living...

Legislation intended to benefit low-income property owners has inadvertently upset the balance for some property owners, Village Manager Tom Mick said. A change in the way certain properties in Cook...

Trustees this week rejected a proposal to impose stiff fines on people who possess illegal fireworks. Trustee Kevin Werner proposed an ordinance that would levy fines as high as $250...

The Village Board is considering lifting residency requirements for contractual village employees. The village needs a Health Department supervisor, a position that requires a bachelor's degree and other advanced qualifications,...

Ted Lownik and Bill Tellano are carving new life into old trees that had been destined for the chipper truck. In the process, they are creating art for Alsip's new...

Trustees are considering whether to rely on property tax revenue or to dip into village funds to meet next year's debt service on the Water's Edge municipal golf course. The...

Four southwest suburbs are joining forces to fight crimes involving guns, gambling, prostitution and drugs, Alsip village officials said this week. The Alsip Village Board on Monday approved an agreement...

Don Studnicka has turned down many offers for his 1945 Harley-Davidson, including one in which an admirer wanted to swap two late-model Harleys for his classic. He can't give it...

Seven years ago, an ill-advised belly flop into shallow water in the Des Plaines River left Eric Ciesielski paralyzed from the chest down. Today the 29-year-old Ciesielski, who lives independently...

"Pucker up," his creator would say. And Eniarc would. Simulating the human kiss was just one skill that the 6-foot, 450-pound robot mastered. Eniarc's recent move from a Chicago Ridge...