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Rehab center proposal brings lighting and traffic concerns to Burr Ridge

May 22, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

A $10 million rehabilitation center, providing a day program and outpatient services, is being proposed in Burr Ridge. Officials with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago say they have outgrown their...

Burr Ridge to fight proposed state law on cellular antennas

May 22, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Burr Ridge is looking to keep the next big thing in wireless technology under control within its borders. With the growing need for more cellular service for personal devices statewide,...

District 101 moves Karaoke Challenge forward

May 23, 2019 at 10:55 a.m.

With three words, a drop of the mic and a roar from the crowd behind him, Western Springs District 101 superintendent Brian Barnhart may have been as close to rock...

Shout Out: Ashley Burger, assistant principal at McClure

May 23, 2019 at 10:55 a.m.

Ashley Burger, an assistant principal at McClure Junior High School in Western Springs, answered questions while working at the District 101 Administrative Center. Q: Where do you live? A: Chicago....

Flip Flippen, founder of the Capturing Kids' Hearts program, reads "Leonard the Terrible Monster" to Gower West students during his visit.

Gower West takes recognition to heart

May 22, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

Gower West fourth-grader Adolph Galinski put it simply, but powerfully at the close of a Gower West program on superheroes. "We are brave. We are courageous. We can change the...

VFW Post 2838 member Bobby Dooley of Willowbrook sells a 50/50 raffle ticket to Anthony McLaughlin of Downers Grove at Darienfest.

Chamber rejects claim DarienFest is private fundraiser

May 22, 2019 at 5:18 p.m.

The Darien Chamber of Commerce is examining all of its options for returning DarienFest to a three-day event, but the executive director rejected city officials claim it is not a...

Burr Ridge OKs 52-home subdivision

May 22, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

What a difference four months, and plan revisions, can make. A proposed housing subdivision that was so negatively viewed when first presented in May that it never made it before...

‘Conversation with a Mystery Writer’: Fiffer heads to Eisenhower library

May 22, 2019 at 4:59 p.m.

Author Sharon Fiffer knows the ideal writing process: Get up in the morning, have a cup of coffee, and then bang out relevant and dynamic prose for three hours. On...

Maryssa Castaneda and Madelyn Bailey both of Downers Grove along with Taylor Carrera of Darien ride the Freak Out at Darienfest Sept. 10.

Future of Darienfest unknown as council balks at helping ‘fundraiser’

May 22, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

The future of Darienfest could be determined by the end of this month. Options being considered include service groups such as the Lions Club taking over the event, a private...

Pleasantdale administrators roll out karaoke video, challenge District 101

May 23, 2019 at 10:54 a.m.

What do you get when you put four school administrators in a car with wigs, sunglasses, a guitar, a microphone and a camera? A Pleasantdale School District 107 carpool karaoke...

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