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Traffic along 127th Street in Blue Island at Highland Avenue on a recent Sunday afternoon.

State Rep. Bob Rita says he will seek solutions to 127th Street safety issues in Blue Island

October 22, 2021 at 12:41 p.m.

After a car struck and killed the second pedestrian on 127th Street this year, state Rep. Bob Rita, who represents part of Blue Island and is from the city, said...

Oak Lawn Stony Creek Flooding project already showing results, trustee says

October 18, 2021 at 2:05 p.m.

The Oak Lawn sewer department is making great strides addressing flooding with its Stony Creek Flooding project, a village trustee said. The project involves creating water retention areas and was...

Traffic along 127th Street on Oct. 3, 2021, at a railroad crossing just east of Eisenhower High School on Sacremento Avenue.

Blue Island residents demand a safer 127th Street, but city officials say it’s mostly a state issue

October 14, 2021 at 4:50 p.m.

Blue Island residents concerned and upset after two pedestrians were killed this year and two high school students injured crossing 127th Street shared their grief and pleaded for action this...

CPA Matt Beran discusses an audit of Burr Ridge's finances at an Oct. 11, 2021 meeting.

Audit offers Burr Ridge praise for its finances

October 12, 2021 at 5:25 p.m.

The village of Burr Ridge got some good news Monday as its annual audit presentation. According to CPA Matt Beran, the Burr Ridge doing well financially. Beran, with Lauterbach and...

Traffic along 127th Street in Blue Island at Highland Avenue Sunday afternoon, in front of a Memorial Park asking drivers to slow down.

State continues to investigate road safety as two more people hit on 127th Street in Blue Island

October 5, 2021 at 10:52 a.m.

A pedestrian was struck and killed last week and a 15-year-old girl struck and injured Friday night on a stretch of 127th Street in Blue Island the state has been...

Zoran Kljaic (left) and Constatin Kljaic take a look at this souped up 1927 Ford T-Bucket pickup during the Burr Ridge car show in 2018. File photo.

Burr Ridge to host Taste, Car Show on Saturday

October 5, 2021 at 10:47 a.m.

Saturday will be a busy day for Burr Ridge with a variety of entertainment options from morning until evening. The Burr Ridge Car Show kicks things off at 8 a.m....

Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso, left, during the Sept. 27 village board meeting. He supported suing the federal government to recoup the village's losses over the Sterigenics leak.

Burr Ridge to file suit against EPA over Sterigenics

September 29, 2021 at 9:08 a.m.

The Burr Ridge Board of Trustees voted Monday to seek legal help in possibly recovering village costs from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the Sterigenics chemical leak. In early...

Company that got cannabis licenses in recent state lottery eye Lake Zurich for opening new dispensary: ‘It’s going to be good for us…good for you and we’re excited’

September 28, 2021 at 3:30 p.m.

After a nearly a year since the Village Board gave the OK for recreational marijuana sales in Lake Zurich, one company is looking open a dispensary there. In December 2020,...

The Lemont Tractor Club leads the parade.

Lemont High School sophomore gets wish with service dog

September 28, 2021 at 10:12 a.m.

A Lemont girl had her wish granted Sunday. Maddie Wesoloski, a high school sophomore who has a number of health issues, got a service dog puppy from the Illinois Make-A-Wish...

Lake Zurich mayor Tom Poynton, center, and other members of the Lake Zurich Village Board, are pictured during the board's Sept. 7, 2021 meeting.

Journey Cremations gets village trustee approval to build crematorium in Lake Zurich: ‘Very few people would know it’s there’

September 20, 2021 at 4:27 p.m.

The Lake Zurich Village Board gave approval earlier this month for a new crematorium to be built at 495 Enterprise Parkway. Journey Cremations has been looking to establish a location...

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