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Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso addresses the board at a recent meeting. (Jesse Wright for the Pioneer Press)

With CNH project looming, Burr Ridge to consider meaning of ‘manufacturing district’

June 11, 2024 at 3:27 p.m.

As Burr Ridge leaders begin to entertain proposals to develop the village’s CNH property, village trustees Monday heard from the planning commission that the village should revisit its definition of...

Libido Funk Circus, a '70s cover band, hit the stage in Burr Ridge Thursday with the kick-off of the community's Concerts on the Green series. (Jesse Wright for the Pioneer Press)

Burr Ridge’s Concerts on the Green kicks off with big attendance, expanded offerings

June 11, 2024 at 11:16 a.m.

On Thursday summer kicked off in Burr Ridge with the debut of the village’s weekly free music series, Concerts on the Green.

Isa Gloger, left, and Shelly Marks share a moment at the Pride Fest. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown)

Homewood-Flossmoor Pride Fest settles in as summer tradition

June 10, 2024 at 4:10 p.m.

The Homewood and Flossmoor Park District Pride Fest, in its second year, brought out locals who said they were thrilled to have an excuse to enjoy cool summer evening and...

Memorial Day in Franklin Park May 27, 2024.

Franklin Park holds Memorial Day ceremony to honor fallen, missing soldiers

June 3, 2024 at 5:48 p.m.

Dozens turned out Monday for the annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony in Franklin Park which included a wreath laying, a 21-gun salute and an old flag retirement ceremony. Village Trustee...

The village of Lake Zurich is getting state funds to help restore the erosion at Buffalo Creek.

Lake Zurich gets state grant to fix erosion at Buffalo Creek, an issue worsened by decade-old rain storm

June 3, 2024 at 5:26 p.m.

Lake Zurich village trustees have given a green light to a stabilization project for Buffalo Creek, a project capped at $518,145 and that comes nearly a decade after severe flooding...

St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Evergreen Park will hold its final Mass June 30, before OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center, seen at top left, acquires the property. (Jesse Wright/for Daily Southtown)

As St. Bernadette’s prepares to close its doors, officials make goodbye plans for Evergreen Park church

June 2, 2024 at 6:05 a.m.

When the Chicago Archdiocese announced the merger in 2022, many St. Bernadette’s parishioners were disappointed. Some had grown up going to that church, but despite entreaties to remain open and...

High school seniors returned May 24, 2024, to the James Hart Middle School in Homewood, four years after their eighth grade end-of-year celebrations were curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Elementary District 153)

After fractured goodbye four years ago, Homewood reunion helps former middle school students say farewell

June 2, 2024 at 5:10 a.m.

Superintendent Scott McAlister said the high school seniors appeared more eager than most to make up lost time. The 2020 graduating class included about 100 students, and he said the...

Lyons Township High School graduates listen to some final words of advice before graduation. (Jesse Wright)

Despite remote start to their tenure, Lyons Township High School grads wrap up as one

May 31, 2024 at 4:53 p.m.

The Lyons Township High School class of 2024 began its year apart but, on Wednesday, they graduated together, held that was by the bonds of a shared experience and a...

With hopes of building repairs, Burr Ridge greenlights Patti’s Café requests

May 14, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

After weeks of effort, the owners of Patti’s Sunrise Café at County Line Square will have a special use permit for outdoor tables and alcohol sales — though only for...

The Lake Zurich Village Board is considering a move to consolidate the town's emergency dispatch services. The police chief provided an update at the May 6, 2024 board meeting.

Lake Zurich police chief tries to sell Village Board on ‘mutually beneficial’ switch in emergency dispatch services

May 14, 2024 at 12:38 p.m.

Officials in Lake Zurich have been working for years to consolidate the town’s emergency dispatch office with a larger regional center covering more geography across Lake County, an effort that...

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