Victoria Pierce

Oak Park Chicago will back fight against guns The Oak Park Village Board has accepted Chicago's offer to cover some potential costs in the fight against the National Rifle Association's...

OAK PARK Field lighting proposal falls short A proposal to install stadium lights at Oak Park and River Forest High School will require a supermajority of votes from the Village...

CLARENDON HILLS Road program open for discussion Concrete would replace gravel shoulders along six blocks of village streets under a proposed road program to be discussed March 18 at a...

BENSENVILLE Subdivision to benefit from county grant Bensenville is getting nearly $500,000 in grant money from the DuPage County Community Development Commission to help with street widening, curbs and gutters,...

DOWNERS GROVE Emergency alert system purchased Downers Grove has purchased a $41,000 communitywide notification system that will allow residents to be contacted quickly by telephone or other devices in the...

One of two partners in a major redevelopment in downtown Oak Park has pulled out, leaving the project in limbo. AvalonBay Communities cited "national changes in its investment strategies" in...

If Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison were alive, Bell likely would be thrilled to see cell phones and other advanced telecommunications inventions in wide use, while Edison would see...

DOWNERS GROVE Village told to brace for water rate raises A countywide rate increase will force village residents to pay more for their water starting early next year. The village...

WESTERN SPRINGS Village raises its fees for ambulance service Ambulance fees will go up in October under an ordinance unanimously approved during this week's Village Board meeting. Non-residents will pay...

OAK PARK Village scales back hike in parking-meter rates Village shoppers won't have to carry quite so many quarters to feed the meters this fall. A fierce and immediate outcry...