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The Park Ridge City Council heard comments from the public at the Dec. 16, 2024 meeting lamenting the handling of the city's welcome sign project. (Jesse Wright/for Pioneer Press)

Residents sound off about ‘objectionable’ handling of welcome sign project in Park Ridge

December 20, 2024 at 6:26 p.m.

A welcome sign project that has been ongoing this year in Park Ridge has not drawn a warm reception from some residents who say it’s moving too fast and doesn’t...

Laura Rosas helps daughter Antonella Rosas make a gingerbread house during a party last week at Angel's Closet. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

In Franklin Park, a store’s anniversary celebrates the gift of gratitude

December 13, 2024 at 5:09 a.m.

Angelita Bracero marked one year her downtown Franklin Park store, Angel’s Closet, by throwing a party for area families.

Park Ridge City Council discuss possible incentives for construction of Hilton-brand hotel

December 10, 2024 at 12:03 p.m.

After years of back-and-forth, the Park Ridge City Council now seems amenable to a new development incentive plan that uses some city resources – including money – to lure a...

Carolers perform for children alongside an inflatable penguin costume Dec. 7, 2024, at Santa on the Green in Oak Lawn. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown)

First tree lighting caps off Oak Lawn’s Santa on the Green

December 8, 2024 at 1:07 p.m.

Oak Lawn capped its annual Santa on the Green with its first tree lighting, as Mayor Terry Vorderer flipped the switch.

Park Ridge residents welcomed Santa and the official start of the holiday season at "Winterfest" Nov. 29, 2024 at City Hall in Park Ridge. (Courtesy/City of Park Ridge)

‘Winterfest’ at Park Ridge City Hall kicks off holiday season

December 3, 2024 at 1:37 p.m.

Despite temperatures in the teens, Santa showed up at City Hall in Park Ridge the day after Thanksgiving just in time for “Winterfest.” Santa came in with a flourish, in...

Sawmill Sports Hub, a training facility for teams that would otherwise practice in parks and public spaces, is set to open this month in Willowbrook. (Sawmill Sports Hub)

Recreational sports training facility set to open in Willowbrook

December 3, 2024 at 10:53 a.m.

Sawmill Sports Hub in Willowbrook will offer training space for teams and athletes in a variety of sports.

Santa Claus meets with children Nov. 30, 2024, at the New Lenox City Hall. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown)

Santa comes to New Lenox Commons, and with him the crowds

December 1, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

Christmas on the Commons runs every weekend until Christmas with food trucks, crafts booths and the lighted walkway in New Lenox.

Displaced Bristol Court condo owners in Park Ridge hoping for a Christmas miracle, but expect ‘to be losers’ as insurance spat holds up rebuild

November 25, 2024 at 2:41 p.m.

Residents of a burned out, unlivable condominium building held a meeting last Wednesday hoping to hear from the homeowners association or construction company whether their units will be rebuilt soon....

Construction fencing and equipment surrounds the Bristol Court Condominiums building, 200 Thames Parkway in Park Ridge, on Nov. 19, 2024. At the Nov. 18 City Council meeting, residents displaced by a May 2022 fire at the building ask the city's help with getting moved back in. (Jesse Wright/for Pioneer Press)

2 years after fire destroyed a Park Ridge condo building, residents paying mortgage and fees but can’t go home: It’s a ‘hardship for many’

November 20, 2024 at 3:31 p.m.

More than two years after a fire gutted a Park Ridge condominium building, rendering the structure uninhabitable and displacing dozens of residents, some of them are calling for the city...

Lincolnwood resident Howard Gillman, left, discusses with Stephanie Nappa his concerns about seniors having better sidewalk access in the village. The discussion took place Nov. 13, 2024 at a special meeting the village held. (Jesse Wright/for Pioneer Press)

‘This village is sidewalk-challenged’: Lincolnwood residents say seniors need better access to sidewalks

November 19, 2024 at 1:17 p.m.

Some seniors in Lincolnwood are sounding off about sidewalks – or lack of – in the north suburb, using scheduled in-person community survey encounters with village leaders and contractors to...

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