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‘Somebody’s thinking of you’: Care facility residents, many who haven’t visited with family in months, get Valentines from the community

February 13, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Valentine's Day usually is a time to celebrate relationships. This year however, due to COVID-19, many people vulnerable to the virus will spend the day alone, or with care staff....

Private lakefront associate in Lake Zurich amends deal with village for policing services

February 4, 2021 at 8:16 p.m.

On Monday, the Lake Zurich Village Board approved an updated agreement that allows town police to enforce rules at the village's private lake. The measure met with no opposition at...

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Grasso, Schaus running unopposed for mayor, clerk of Burr Ridge; three trustees up for re-election

December 23, 2020 at 3:50 p.m.

Monday (Dec. 21) was the deadline for election filings in the Burr Ridge village elections next year. Those elections will be April 6. Incumbent Mayor Gary Grasso is running unopposed...

LaRoyce Hawkins from the TV show "Chicago P.D." offers support to the residents of Robbins Sunday while 5-year-old Jourdynn Lofton and her grandmother, Sherri Dotson, right, looks on.

At Christmas parade, Robbins community supports 5-year-old girl who lost both parents in car crash

December 21, 2020 at 3:57 p.m.

Robbins residents lined the street Sunday for the first ever Christmas parade and gift giveaway, but the star of the event was a 5-year-old girl who lost both of her...

Burr Ridge is soon offering a local solution to some local legal issues

December 4, 2020 at 9:44 a.m.

Next year the village will allow an adjudication officer to oversee some minor violations. The system will provide a limited legal system within the town to settle minor matters including...

Ines Lacerda and Jason Beckman stroll through the Village Center in Burr Ridge.

Burr Ridge offering Black Friday experience — but tailored to COVID-19 precautions

November 25, 2020 at 7:36 p.m.

For many folks, Thanksgiving will be scaled back, socially-distanced or maybe even remote. Black Friday, the traditional day of sales and Christmas shopping will also be adjusted to fit COVID-19...

Burr Ridge voters to decide on mayoral pay raise in 2021

November 17, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.

Voters in Burr Ridge will get the chance to decide whether or not the mayor will get a pay hike next year. The ballot measure would, if approved, raise the...

From left, parents Scott and Gladys Louchen watch their kids Jude (Batman) and Kara (Minnie Mouse) run down the block in anticipation of the Spooky Squad.

In a pandemic, Frankfort police’s Spooky Squad brings candy to the kids

November 1, 2020 at 5:48 p.m.

Along with many traditions in 2020, Frankfort's annual Trunk or Treat fell victim to Covid and fears of spreading the coronavirus. For years, the city's police have participated in an...

Animatronic skeletons that move and make sounds are among the Halloween decor filling Jose Rivera's front yard in Oak Forest, a display that attracts hundreds of onlookers each October, he said.

Every Halloween a guy named Moe turns his Oak Forest front yard into a fright fest, drawing hundreds of visitors

October 29, 2020 at 12:54 p.m.

The haunted houses in Illinois may be on hiatus this Halloween season, but that doesn't mean there aren't any scares to be had. In Oak Forest, a spooky outdoor community...

Mayor Gary Grasso talks village business in Burr Ridge Monday.

Burr Ridge trustees begin discussions about significantly raising mayor’s salary

October 27, 2020 at 12:17 p.m.

On Monday, Burr Ridge trustees as well as members of the public debated whether or not to increase the mayor's salary. Earlier this month, Mayor Gary Grasso mailed out letters...

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