Local News
Pappas: tax sale coming up
Urges property owners to check status online From staff reports Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the first sale in more than two years of delinquent Cook County property…
Township of Lyons trustee scores hole in one
By Steve Metsch Township of Lyons trustee Mark Anderson figured it wasn’t his day after he scored a nine on the par-three first hole at Zigfield Troy in Woodridge. Boy,…
New bus will be rolling for Township of Lyons seniors
By Steve Metsch The Township of Lyons is getting a new bus for its popular senior services that saw 2,300 riders in the month of August. The bus is officially…
Pet Parade returns to La Grange for 75th year
By Steve Metsch After a year of not seeing folks march with their dogs, cats and other creatures down the streets, anticipation is high for this year’s La Grange Pet…
Lyons Township Democrats rally at Fall Fest’s return
By Steve Metsch The Democratic Party of Lyons Township Fall Fest reflects what the organization is all about, one official said. Brian Bernardoni, president of the Roberts Park Fire Protection…
Residents learn the benefits of canine massage at the Evergreen Park Library
By Kelly White Summer can leave some pets stressed. In order to cure some of that anxiety, the Evergreen Park Public Library held a class on understanding the benefits of…
Bahn named as superintendent for Willow Springs SD 108
By Carol McGowan There’s a new superintendent at Willow Springs School. Steve Bahn has taken over the position on an interim basis after the retirement of Frank Patrick, who was…
North Coast Music Festival rocks SeatGeek Stadium
By Carol McGowan An estimated 75,000 people flocked to SeatGeek Stadium last weekend for the annual three-day North Coast Music Festival, which was held in Bridgeview for the first time.…
Lyons summer camp gets glowing review at SD103 board meeting
By Steve Metsch The summer camp program co-presented by the Lyons Parks and Recreation Department and Lyons School District 103 was such a success, plans are underway for an encore…
Speedy Bridgeview approves tax plan for restaurant
By Steve Metsch When Trustee Claudette Struzik saw students from Reavis High School in the audience at the Sept. 1 meeting of the Bridgeview Village Board, she cautioned them that…
High School Cross Country: Stagg boys’ hard offseason work contributing to big results
By Jeff Vorva Correspondent Stagg won the boys preseason SouthWest Suburban Red cross country race on Aug. 30. But some people think it was won long before that date. The…
Football Forecast: Week 3
Millar had a great week going 10-2, two games better than anyone else, and correctly picking Marist to beat Richards in the Game of the Week to jump into the…
Anti-maskers protest on Harlem Avenue
A crowd estimated by police at between 50 and 75 people gathered near 103rd Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview Friday afternoon to wave signs protesting Governor JB Pritzker’s mask…
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Illinois News
Energy bill negotiations head to House after talks once again derailed
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate approved an energy bill in the early hours of Wednesday morning but it’s likely to change as negotiations…
UPDATED: Democrats pass new legislative maps after contentious debate
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the General Assembly pushed through a new set of legislative maps during a one-day special session Tuesday, although the…
Ethics bill fails as Republicans pull support; lawmakers override governor on ambulance veto
By JERRY NOWICKI and PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House failed to muster the votes Tuesday to accept Gov. JB Pritzker’s amendatory veto to an…
Latest legislative maps spark contentious debate, await Tuesday night action
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the General Assembly unveiled yet another set of proposed new legislative district maps Tuesday morning, just hours before the…
Energy bill could see a vote as state lawmakers return for redistricting session
By JERRY NOWICKI and PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday for what is scheduled as a one-day special session to…
Governor sends ethics bill back to lawmakers
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – An ethics bill that was hotly debated during the spring legislative session is headed back to the General Assembly with a…
State eviction moratorium stands despite U.S. Supreme Court decision on federal order
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – While the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a federal eviction moratorium Thursday, a recently-extended state stay on residential eviction enforcement remains in…
