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McClure Junior High School, a two-time winner of the Blue Ribbon Award, is one of four schools in Western Springs School District 101.

Six candidates file to fill four seats on Western Springs District 101 School Board in April election

December 29, 2020 at 1:24 p.m.

Western Springs residents will have a choice of candidates for the District 101 School Board in the April 6 election. Six people in the elementary school district have filed to...

Community helps Darien children have a happy Christmas after losing their mother

December 29, 2020 at 6:59 a.m.

When the wife of a popular Darien coach died in November, friends and neighbors decided to help his family still have a happy Christmas. Alvie Shepherd's wife, Rachel, died of...

LTHS Board members George Dougherty (center) and Thomas Cushing (second from right) shown in 2015, are not running for re-election in April 2021.

Eight candidates file to run for Lyons Township High School Board

December 24, 2020 at 1:34 p.m.

Eight people have filed to be candidates for the five seats that will be up for election on the Lyons Township High School Board in April. One of the positions...

Western Springs caucus candidates unchallenged in April elections

December 24, 2020 at 12:45 p.m.

The April election in Western Springs will be uncontested. The only candidates for Village Board, Park Board and the Thomas Ford Memorial Library Board of Trustees to appear on the...

Six people to vie for three seats on Indian Head Park Village Board in 2021

December 24, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.

Indian Head Park has an abundance of residents who want to help run village government. Six people have filed to run for the three seats on the Village Board which...

Western Springs police investigate shooting on Ogden Avenue east of Interstate 294

December 24, 2020 at 10:35 a.m.

Western Springs police are investigating a shooting Wednesday afternoon on Ogden Avenue just east of Interstate 294 and have increased police patrols in the area. At 4:24 p.m. Dec. 23,...

Four seats on the Darien City Council will be up for election in April 2021.

Three Darien City Council incumbents face challengers in April election

December 22, 2020 at 4:40 p.m.

Three of the four aldermen positions in Darien will be contested in the April election. The aldermen seats in Wards 1, 3, 5 and 7 are all up for election...

April election for Hinsdale Village Board is uncontested

December 22, 2020 at 3:23 p.m.

The April 6 election for the Hinsdale Village Board will be a quiet one. The terms of three village trustees are expiring, and three people have filed to be a...

Chicago man charged with threatening state trooper on I-55 in Darien released on bond

December 22, 2020 at 2:23 p.m.

A Chicago man, who is accused of telling an Illinois state trooper he would come to his house with a gun and was charged with threatening a public official, was...

La Grange Park Santa parade cheers residents and collects food pantry donations

December 22, 2020 at 12:52 p.m.

La Grange Park firefighters planned a Santa parade to bring holiday cheer to residents Saturday. Recognizing how difficult the year has been for many families, the firefighters decided to collect...

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