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Shout Out: Renee Severa, likes making people look good

May 23, 2019 at 10:53 a.m.

Renee Severa of Burr Ridge is the owner of Shear Envy in Western Springs. Q: What town did you grow up in? A: Addison Q: What was your first job?...

James Holderman, who has done more than 700 hours of research on health concerns regarding radio frequency radiation, talks to Darien City Council members about health risks with smart meters.

ComEd representative says smart meter deadline may be extended

May 22, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

Area homeowners not keen on having a Commonwealth Edison smart meter in their home due to health concerns or any other issue may get longer to keep the power company...

Pleasantdale enhancing student technology with iPads

May 23, 2019 at 10:53 a.m.

Every Pleasantdale Elementary District 107 fourth- and fifth-grader will have an iPad this coming school year. The move is part of a two-year pilot program to improve technology in the...

Shout Out: Erika Sawosko, Pleasantdale secretary, motorcyclist

May 23, 2019 at 10:53 a.m.

Erika Sawosko is the superintendent's secretary at Pleasantdale Elementary District 107. She answered these questions in the administrative office. Q: What was your first job? A: Counting bingo cards for...

Burr Ridge will seek a tax rate increase to fund road work, but equal to an expected drop in taxes from an expiring bond issue.

Burr Ridge puts road referendum on ballot

May 22, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

Burr Ridge residents will be asked in November if they support increasing the village's corporate tax rate to maintain roads and other infrastructure. The $520,000 being sought for road improvements...

The national anthem is played before the 2015 Run For Veterans in Burr Ridge.

Burr Ridge run to raise money, hope for veterans

May 22, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

Pauline Ozols already has a full plate with a full-time job and going to grad school. But for the third consecutive year she will coordinate responsibilities leading up to and...

Former Burr Ridge trustee remembered for always looking out for community

May 22, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

Thomas Needham is being remembered as a Burr Ridge leader who always made decisions based on what he thought was right for the community. A former village trustee and Plan...

People participate in a yoga class at the Burr Ridge Village Center in Burr Ridge on July 2, 2016.

Millions poured into Village Center improvements in Burr Ridge

May 22, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

Running through the interactive fountains at Burr Ridge Village Center on a recent warm summer day had Mia and Leo Mitov feeling like a million bucks. Little did the youngsters...

The owners of Silver Moon Salon in La Grange, (from left) Liz Chada, Michelle Van Eaton and Kelly Douglas, are considering a move to a bigger location or opening a second location, in part, due to information gained through the Breakthrough Challenge. Van Easton participated in the local nine-month program to help small-business owners reach the next level.

La Grange program helps businesses break through to next level

May 22, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

Although not a hair stylist, Michelle Van Eaton, a partner at Silver Moon Salon in La Grange, now handles the salon's training of stylists. That switch was part of information...

Burr Ridge resident James Holderman talks to members of the Village Board about his concerns regarding the radio-frequency from ComEd's smart meters.

Burr Ridge urges opt-out option for ComEd smart meters

May 22, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

James Holderman isn't taking any chance. The Burr Ridge resident has a sign over his electric meter informing any subcontractor in the ComEd smart meter program that he has deferred...

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