Driver dies in rollover crash near Ogden Avenue in Western Springs
A driver died when his car rolled over after exiting Interstate 294 at Ogden Avenue and hitting a guard rail and a tree Monday afternoon in Western Springs, according to...
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Hinsdale High School District 86 plans virtual graduation ceremonies and online summer school
Hinsdale High School District 86 will not have final exams next month, nor are proms likely, but will hold virtual graduation ceremonies. The district will have a livestream video and...
Parents and young children navigate challenges of remote learning from home
Learning from home is going as Katharine Camarena of Burr Ridge expected. "I knew it was going to be hard," said Camarena, who has four children ages 2 to 8....
Hinsdale family supports Loyola Medicine emergency coronavirus funds
Loyola Medicine has raised more than $250,000 in donations to philanthropic funds to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Loyola officials created the Loyola Medicine COVID-19 Medical Response Fund to buy...
Construction of Hinsdale District 86 referendum projects begins in schools empty due to coronavirus shutdown
The first phase of construction has begun at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools as the contractor takes advantage of the empty buildings, closed due to the coronavirus. At...
LaGrange Highlands mattress company makes organic face masks in Willowbrook factory
A family-owned LaGrange Highlands mattress store is making face masks for health care workers at its Willowbrook factory. Tim Masters, who owns the Quality Sleep Shop store, on 55th Street...
Local high schools report how remote learning is progressing a month into the coronavirus shutdown
Remote learning is meant to keep students in local high schools moving forward during the coronavirus shutdown, but how that is accomplished varies from school to school and from teacher...
Teachers from Pleasantdale Middle School in Burr Ridge drive by students’ home to lift their spirits during the shutdown
Teachers at Pleasantdale Middle School in Burr Ridge closed the social distance warranted by the coronavirus last week with a drive-by visit to their students. Fifth-grade teachers got the idea...
Remote Easter services, with homemade communion bread and virtual choirs, bring congregations together
Easter was a very different experience Sunday for those who usually have attended a local church service in person. With the coronavirus pandemic resulting in a statewide shelter in place,...
Western Springs congregations sends snacks to La Grange Hospital workers
The staff at La Grange Hospital is getting fed with the help of thoughtful community members. Not only are businesses and individuals ordering meals for the hard-working healthcare workers, members...