Shout Out: Ellie Witowski, La Grange Park 15-year-old enjoys her first job
Ellie Witowski, 15, of La Grange Park, said she enjoys her first job, working at The Hot Dog & Burger Company in downtown La Grange. Q: How long have you...
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Hinsdale village president’s proposal for middle school parking deck doesn’t appear to satisfy District 181 officials
A proposal by Hinsdale Village President Thomas Cauley Jr. for the village to spend an additional $100,000 to increase the load capacity for part of a planned parking deck outside...
Clarendon Hills house fire causes $175,000 in damage, leaves home uninhabitable
A fire that appears to have started Monday morning in a utility room area of a bi-level house on the first block of Woodstock Avenue in Clarendon Hills caused an...
Butler Junior High PTO raises about $55,000 with family carnival, silent auction
Butler Elementary District 53’s biennial Parent-Teacher Organization Family Carnival and Silent Auction brought out more than 350 people despite bad weather, and raised about $55,000. The Friday event at Butler...
Walker School gym day brings parents and kids together
Walker School second-grader Ellie Patel didn’t hesitate to verify the accuracy when her mom, Lindsey, said gym day at the school Friday was her daughter’s favorite day of the year....
Clarendon Hills Library hosts Cosley Zoo animals for up-close experience
Patience was a very difficult virtue to have Thursday for 18-month-old Daniel Boutwell when he visited with three live animals, with his mother, Emily, and sister, Kaitlyn, 3, at the...
Western Springs man says he pulled 2 Fenwick students out of approaching train’s path
Jeff Pohl’s 11-year-old son told him he was a hero Wednesday evening after Pohl had pulled two teenaged girls to safety as they were crossing the railroad tracks at Grand...
Oak Brook service officer continues to write $600 tickets for unauthorized use of handicapped placards
Business continues to be strong for Terry Hill, the Oak Brook Police Department community service officer who wrote 44 tickets in a three-month period in 2018 to people using someone...
Oak Brook plans purchase of camera system that could scan license plates
Oak Brook Village Board members expressed unanimous support Tuesday to spend $166,346 on a high quality license plate recognition system to help prevent vehicle thefts and burglaries, and to catch...
Clarendon Hills plans TIF study to promote downtown development
Clarendon Hills likely will soon consider hiring a consultant to conduct a study on the feasibility of using tax increment financing to provide funds for improvements of some properties in...