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A flier stating that First United Methodist Church of Western Springs is a reconciling community is posted in a congregation window.

First United Methodist Church of Western Springs votes to accept gays

May 23, 2019 at 10:39 a.m.

The Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy regarding gays in the military never sat well with Jesse Otterblad during his time as a U.S. Marine. Those sentiments stayed with Otterblad when...

St. John of the Cross eighth-grader Bernadette Miao will head to Washington D.C. next week to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Accompanying her will be her parents, Jennifer Lim Miao and John Miao, and St. John librarian Sue Michalowski.

Western Springs girl looks to be letter-perfect at national bee

May 23, 2019 at 10:39 a.m.

Western Springs' Bernadette Miao will make it onto ESPN next week without making a diving catch, firing a slap shot or dunking a basketball. Miao will be heading to Washington...

Pro bike trickster Matt Wilhelm performs before Laidlaw students.

X Games medalist stresses perseverance, bike safety in Western Springs

May 23, 2019 at 10:39 a.m.

Pro bike trickster Matt Wilhelm will always remember his first X Games competition. Not because he burst on the scene and wowed the crowd and judges, walking away with hardware,...

Marmion Academy's Ben Rydecki plays "Taps" during the Burr Ridge Armed Forces Day program.

Burr Ridge lauds armed forces members

May 22, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Doug Babitzke of Burr Ridge goes into area classrooms and talks to youths about his time serving in the Army during World War II. "It puts a face on it,"...

New Burr Ridge trustees take their seats

May 22, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Anna Demacopoulos breezed through administering the oaths of office to returning Burr Ridge Trustee Al Paveza and new Trustee Paula Murphy prior to the May...

Grace Govostis and Malina Novelle practice an improv skit at Hinsdale South High School.

Hinsdale South improv members square off

May 22, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Hinsdale South's improv troupe feels as confident as you can heading into any performance that doesn't have a script. "With improv, there is only a certain level of preparedness you...

Jeans School adds math specialists

May 22, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Anne M. Jeans School will be having certain second-, third- and fourth-grade teachers just provide math instruction starting with the next school year. The new system is aimed at providing...

Burr Ridge launches revamped village website

May 22, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Feeling that the site had gotten too cluttered and was not giving residents, business owners and potential visitors to the community the information they were seeking in a quick manner,...

Burr Ridge public works director hitting the road

May 22, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Paul May has always had a fascination with water. When doing independent and group projects in school, he gravitated to work with water. Now, Burr Ridge's public works director will...

People looks at Free Comic Book Day comics at Chimera's Comics in La Grange.

Free comics capture residents’ attention

May 22, 2019 at 4:28 p.m.

Beth Vymyslicky wants to share her love of comic book art with her daughter, Alex. The two walked around Chimera's Comics in La Grange for awhile and then Vymyslicky handed...

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