Jeff Borgardt

BLUE ISLAND City to get word out on new bridge rules City officials are still trying to get the word out about new regulations governing two aging bridges over the...

LOCKPORT Arborist to examine plan for new trees The city may hire an arborist to examine a developer's plan to replace trees officials say were mistakenly destroyed last year. Representatives...

LOCKPORT Commuter lot to get updated pay system The Lockport City Council this week paved the way for high-tech upgrades at the city's commuter rail station. The council approved a...

WILL COUNTY Panel backs more construction bonds The County Board Finance Committee is endorsing a proposal to issue more construction-related bonds for the County Jail expansion project. Committee members Tuesday...

HOMER GLEN Villlage makes deal on roadwork costs A proposed intergovernmental agreement would make Will County responsible for 65 percent of most costs associated with improvements to 143rd Street intersections...

BRIDGEVIEW Soccer stadium boosts budget Trustees this week passed the village's first budget since the Toyota Park soccer facility was built, nearly doubling the budget over last year's. Fortunately, revenue...

Hickory Hills city officials agreed last week to install cameras to monitor two heavily traveled intersections and to greet traffic violators the cameras catch with a mailed $100 ticket. The...

The City Council voted last week to allow smoking in public places. "We don't want to leave our business hanging out to dry," Ald. Tom McAvoy said. "This basically leaves...

Four men and a juvenile appeared in a Cook County courtroom last week, accused of kidnapping an 18-year-old Burbank youth at gunpoint, police said. Charged with aggravated kidnapping are Omar...

The Tinley Park Village Board this week selected a national consulting firm to report on a controversial smoking ban that has infuriated some local bar and restaurant owners and patrons....