Joanne Von Alroth

With a little planning and a lot of luck, the village`s Christmas wish list could become a reality next year, officials said. During an annual review of nearly 100 goals...

Residents can thank the county and the state for the 7 percent increase in their tax bills, trustees said last week. Although trustees will lower the village`s 1992 tax rate...

Village Council members say they will rescind a resolution they passed earlier this year protesting a 5.1-acre development just outside village boundaries because developers have agreed to scale down the...

The Village Council has rejected a conservation ordinance that would have allowed residents in a neighborhood to band together and request that their area be declared a conservation zone to...

Village residents can expect their property taxes to rise slightly this year, even though the village plans to hold down its tax rate, village officials said. The proposed 1992 village...

A four-year resident has announced his candidacy for Village Board, charging that some trustees are out of touch with residents. Walter S. Kurek, president of Kurek Associates, a crisis management...

The pond in Community Park won`t be getting any bigger, but the vegetation around it will get denser, village officials said last week. The Army Corps of Engineers has rejected...

Drivers who get stopped by a police officer in the village this holiday season won`t necessarily have to make a court date. Between Thanksgiving and New Year`s Day, police will...

A landmark ordinance that would have allowed residents to protect the character of architecture in their neighborhood won`t be making its mark on the village anytime soon. Village Council members...

The village will spend nearly $17,000 to replace a broken water meter at a local college and gain some lost funds, officials said this week. The master water meter at...