Cooper’s Hawk seeks more space
A popular Burr Ridge restaurant is looking to expand. Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant plans to add more than 2,700 square feet of space by taking over two existing storefronts...
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Willowbrook Scout driven to help kids with cancer
Zachary Fortuna wants to brighten the moods of children battling cancer. For his Eagle Scout project, the Willowbrook Troop 56 Scout is hoping to fill a 10-foot U-Haul truck with...
Hotel, event center wins final approval despite parking concerns
Burr Ridge will be getting a fifth hotel and an events center. Members of the Village Board approved a four-story, 101-room Hampton Inn and a one-story, 17,030-sqaure-foot The Falls event...
Gower West celebrates Hispanic heritage
Holding hands, a group of Gower West 3rd-graders snaked through desks in the classroom of teacher Anne Bjork. Two students formed a bridge where individuals comprising a snake moved through...
Table set for Burr Ridge event center, hotel
A plan for a hotel and event center on Harvester Drive is one step away from approval in Burr Ridge. The proposed 101-room Hampton Inn and 17,030-foot The Falls event...
Burr Ridge residents to face tax referendum in November
Burr Ridge residents will vote in the fall on whether they support allowing the village to raise its tax levy to finance road improvements. The village wants to raise its...
Area police have seen problems with license plate readers
License plate recognition cameras have had their share of issues in area communities that have already instituted the crime-fighting technology. The cameras, mounted on the front and back of police...
ACLU questions how long plate scans should be kept
As license plate recognition becomes more prevalent in area communities, so does the question about how long those license plate images should be retained. Illinois has no laws on the...
Burr Ridge police seek license-plate scanning cameras for squad cars
It may seem like something out of "RoboCop," but Burr Ridge police may soon be able to find wanted individuals through facial recognition scanning. That is just one of the...
Gower West students score big with wax museum
With the push of a button, Gower West 3rd-graders provided facts about everyone from George Washington to Michael Jackson. It was not a game, even though athletes such as Michael...