Developer puts off start date for Pete’s Fresh Market in Willowbrook
A new Pete's Fresh Market and other retail stores at a former Kmart site in Willowbrook won't open until late 2016, a year later than anticipated by the developer, according...
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Grant sought for emergency boat ramp
Romeoville fire officials are seeking a federal grant to construct a boat ramp adjacent to the electric fish barrier that was designed to deter the invasive Asian carp from entering...
Valley View board chooses its officers
Valley View school board members re-elected Steve Quigley to serve as their president. He's been a board member since 2007, having been re-elected in April, and president since 2009. Quigley,...
2 dead in separate McHenry County crashes
Two people have died in separate traffic accidents since Thursday in McHenry County. On Thursday, a 66-year-old man was struck by a motorcycle in the 3900 block of Ringwood Road...
Woodridge pays $8,300 for 2-year contract for emergency alert system
A new emergency notification system in Woodridge will communicate emergency alerts and other important information to those living and working in the village. The community notification system allows residents who...
Westmont to issue ‘friendly reminders’ for code violations
Westmont code enforcement officials have begun issuing "friendly reminders" mainly at properties near the downtown area that have alleyways. The notification, which is usually left on the door, includes a...
Plainfield fire guts apartment building, but no one injured
Nobody was injured early Thursday in an apartment fire in Plainfield. Crews were called to a blaze about 1:30 a.m. in a three-story building at Fox River and Ottawa streets...
Man and cat rescued from Westmont apartment fire
A man suffered smoke inhalation after his apartment in Westmont caught fire Wednesday afternoon. Craig Skala, administrative director with the Westmont Fire Department, said the man was taken to Good...
Woodridge trustee leaving post due to move out of state
There will be a vacant trustee seat on the Woodridge village board due to Trustee Tim Goodwin stepping down from his post to take a job in another state. There...
Collection of voter-approved half percent sales tax will begin July 1
Nine days after Westmont voters approved a referendum for a 0.5 percent sales tax, trustees adopted an ordinance authorizing the collection of the new tax beginning July 1. Residents voted...