Barbara Dargis

Noting the potential for environmental hazards, the Village Board this week established a special commission to monitor activity at Lucas Berg Pit. Village President Edward Guzdziol was notified several months...

The Village Board is set to approve two ordinances that would allow adult businesses in town. Adult bookstores and similar ventures fall outside the village's zoning classification, according to attorney...

The village is looking for a quick boost to its coffers after granting a temporary business license to Rizza Chevrolet in Bridgeview. Rizza plans to hold a five-day used-car sale...

The Village Board this week gave the owner of a boarded-up house and restaurant until the end of April to either sell the property or bring it up to code....

Gary Swiercz, a firefighter/paramedic and training specialist for the Chicago Ridge Fire Department, has been named Worth's fire chief. Swiercz, 42, will also oversee fire inspections and training of fire...

Increasing enrollment at nearby Marist High School is creating parking problems for some Alsip residents. The Chicago Catholic school sits on the village's northern boundary on 115th Street. Residents on...

Trustees last week unanimously passed a 5 percent hotel tax designed to boost the village's revenues and make it more attractive as a tourist destination. Worth is among several south...

Park Forest is merging its emergency dispatch operations with three neighboring suburbs in a move that village officials say will deliver long-term savings. Trustees voted unanimously this week to join...

A Chicago-based real estate agent is optimistic about development prospects for a retail strip that has a history of neglect and delinquency. The Village Board last week approved a deal...

A Chicago-based real estate agent is optimistic about development prospects for a retail strip that has a history of neglect and delinquency. The Village Board on Monday approved a deal...