Barbara Dargis

Several longtime businesses on 95th Street will soon meet the wrecking ball to clear the way for new construction. The Village Board this week agreed to split a development project...

The owner of a cremation facility got the go-ahead to proceed with plans to build a new crematory this week, but not without objections from a Park Forest village trustee....

An Oak Lawn Village Board committee may consider the financial impact that a new condominium development would have on Ridgeland Elementary School District 122. Trustee Robert Streit, who represents the...

A Park Forest village employee is accused of stealing more than $100,000 in village funds. The Cook County state's attorney's office last week charged Steven M. Landin of unincorporated University...

The Village Board on Tuesday accepted two grants from the commuter rail division of the Regional Transportation Authority. A $1.9 million grant will pay for a new train station on...

After six years of concern over a stalled residential development within a special taxing district, Park Forest officials have come to terms with a new developer. Skokie-based Econ Development Corp....

A program in Park Forest that serves young first-time offenders has been awarded funding for a third consecutive year. Youths younger than 18 who have been in trouble with the...

Village officials have agreed an increase in water rates will be necessary next year in Park Forest. Beginning in July 2005, the rate per thousand gallons of water will increase...

Village officials this week appointed Capt. Thomas Fleming as the new chief of police, replacing retiring chief Francis DioGuardi. Fleming, 47, becomes chief on Oct. 1. He holds a master's...

Starting Thursday, every village firefighter and paramedic must get a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise during each 24-hour work shift. Compulsory physical activity has been incorporated into the new...