Village switches insurance firms
The hiring of a new insurance broker is projected to save the village more than $130,000. Mayor David Heilmann and some trustees have criticized the previous administration for continuing to...
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Top fire officers get 12% pay hike
Top Fire Department officers will receive a 12 percent pay increase over three years under a contract ratified by the Village Board Tuesday. The contract gives the department's three battalion...
Gasoline tax may be hiked by 1 cent
The Village of Oak Park may add a penny to its gas tax in hopes of balancing the budget without raising property taxes. The village's gas tax is now at...
Village OKs plans for surgery center
Advocate Christ Medical Center soon will break ground for a CyberKnife surgery center, which will use a new technology to treat cancerous tumors. The Oak Lawn Village Board on Tuesday...
Neighbors drink deeply to charity
As the saying goes, if life hands you lemons, make lemonade. And lemonade helped River Forest neighbors raise $2,115 for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago. The neighbors presented...
Oak Lawn seeks to control expenses
Oak Lawn employees attending conferences and training will no longer receive a $150 per diem. Instead, they will have to submit receipts for reimbursement of legitimate expenses. The new policy...
Scouts box up good will
In gratitude to faraway soldiers and the people they've left behind, Boy Scouts and leaders of Troop 481 helped create packages for the 145 families of the Illinois Army National...
Parking lot vote is postponed
After heated debate amid allegations of secret meetings with Target officials, the Village Board on Tuesday delayed a vote on a special service area for the proposed store's parking lot....
Search set for new village manager
A new village manager could be on board by November, officials said. Village President David Heilmann announced Tuesday that the search to replace Joe Faber would formally begin Monday. Trustees...
Town homes Okd for Roosevelt Road
An 18-unit townhouse development will soon rise along Roosevelt Road in Oak Park in an area that had previously been dominated by businesses. The Oak Park Village Board approved a...