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The '60s cover band New Invaders performs at the Fall on the Green festival Sept. 11, 2016, in Oak Lawn.

Oak Lawn to limit Fall on the Green to adults citing unruly teens last year

March 23, 2022 at 9:28 a.m.

Oak Lawn will revise its Fall on the Green festival in September to be for adults only due to teenagers and adolescents becoming unruly at the festival last year. "Teens...

Tiffany Henyard smiles May 8, 2022, after being sworn in as mayor of Dolton.

With minutes to spare, Thornton Township Board names Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard to replace the late Frank Zuccarelli as supervisor

March 4, 2022 at 9:42 a.m.

Up against a midnight deadline with less than 15 minutes to spare, the Thornton Township Board Thursday appointed Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard to fill the late Frank Zuccarelli's position as...

Lisa Wiencek talks with a customer in October 2020 at the Oak Lawn Farmers Market. Wiencek said one of the things she enjoys most about floral design is the ability to connect in a different way with her customers.

Oak Lawn farmers market canceled due to lack of vendors

March 3, 2022 at 8:32 a.m.

Oak Lawn has canceled its farmers market for this year, but hopes to have it eventually return bigger and better. Village officials decided a successful market needed more than two...

Abbey Murphy talks with a supporter Thursday in Evergreen Park during her welcome home ceremony.

Evergreen Park neighbors celebrate homecoming for Olympic medalist Abbey Murphy

February 25, 2022 at 7:53 a.m.

It wasn't quite the Olympic podium, but being congratulated by neighbors and friends at the intersection of 92nd and Ridgeway Avenue in Evergreen Park was still a special celebration for Abbey...

Oak Lawn OKs up to $70 million in bonds for road work and refinancing debt

February 23, 2022 at 12:20 p.m.

Oak Lawn plans to issue up to $70 million in bonds within the next several weeks to take advantage of low interest rates before Federal Reserve Bank rate hikes anticipated...

The Darien Lions Club's Fourth of July Parade in 2019.

4th of July fireworks and parades in Hinsdale, Darien and Burr Ridge

June 28, 2021 at 2:43 p.m.

Independence Day festivities return — and here's all you need to know to catch a show near you. Hinsdale's Independence Day Parade will be Saturday, July 3 on the regular...

Pink is a big color in the shop, says Lynnie Espinosa.

La Grange’s Darling Shop, where to shop for cuteness

June 25, 2021 at 6:40 p.m.

A La Grange shop sells "Kitty Cat" clocks with a twitching tail, banana purses, and makeup bags, labeled "Selfie Prep kit." The merchandise in the Darling Shop, at 8 W....

A large uprooted tree on a home in Woodridge June 21 after an overnight tornado hit the area.

Western Springs, La Grange dispatch center investigates why tornado sirens were not activated Sunday

June 24, 2021 at 4:37 p.m.

Western Springs officials are grateful Sunday night's tornadoes did not move through their village, but wish their 911 dispatch center had sounded the emergency siren as a warning. The head...

Elmhurst police charge 17-year-old with June 8 carjacking

June 23, 2021 at 2:22 p.m.

Elmhurst police have charged a 17-year-old from Lynwood with aggravated vehicular hijacking and armed robbery for allegedly stealing a car at gunpoint during a test drive. The juvenile and another...

The owner of Blueberry Hill Cafe on the corner of La Grange Road and Harris Avenue, says business is about 75 percent of what it was pre-pandemic.

La Grange and Western Springs businesses say sales are not yet back to normal, but ‘getting there’

June 22, 2021 at 5:15 p.m.

Business is gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels, say restaurant and store owners in the western suburbs. "We are getting there," said Mark Elsey, general manager of Hillgrove Tap in Western...

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