Margie Ritchie

Elementary School District 135 will introduce a number of new administrators, including Supt. Dennis Soustek, to district parents Monday. The session runs from 5-7 p.m. at the administration center's boardroom,...

Illinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan's office has ruled Orland Elementary School District 135 was in violation of the Illinois Open Meetings Act as a result of a January closed-door session...

Beginning Tuesday, Southwest Highway between 143rd Street and La Grange Road will be closed to allow for a roadway reconstruction project and expansion of the 143rd Street Metra Station. Local...

The intersection of 159th Street and Ravinia Avenue will close for two months when construction begins Monday. The roadway improvements are part of the new Costco development on the corner....

Despite questions about a tightly run hiring process, the board of Orland School Elementary District 135 this week approved the promotion of Barb Rains from director of community relations to...

The Village Board this week gave the go-ahead for a 105-acre subdivision on 153rd Street at the old Andrew Corp. location. Pegged as a transit-oriented development because of its nearness...

Village officials hope to begin the bidding process for the long-awaited reconstruction of the intersection at 159th Street and La Grange Road, but not before additional engineering, right-of-way acquisitions and...

The site plan for a shopping area at 131st Street and La Grange Road has changed since the Village Board approved it last summer. Despite that, the village's Plan Commission...

Village trustees this week approved an $8.8 million deal with the Illinois Department of Transportation for reconstruction of the two-lane Southwest Highway bridge over La Grange Road. As part of...

Village officials this week pushed back by two weeks a vote on a $6.7 million plan to reconstruct a two-lane Southwest Highway bridge over La Grange Road because some believe...