Oak Park & River Forest H.S. celebrates football stadium’s 90th year
On Sept. 27, 1924, the first football game was held in the newly built Oak Park and River Forest High School athletic stadium, a day when 7,000 fans watched the...
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Romeoville readies for winter with anti-icing equipment
In preparation for another potentially snowy winter, Romeoville trustees on Wednesday decided to purchase new anti-icing equipment, which will allow public works officials to apply a brine solution onto village...
DUI leads to retirement decision in Westmont
Former Westmont Village Manager Ron Searl hopes people will remember the positive things he did while working for the town for more than 30 years, not as "that village employee...
Medical clinic, yogurt shop approved in Westmont
A new immediate care medical clinic and a yogurt shop have been approved for a vacant storefront in downtown Westmont. The businesses, which will be located in the same building...
Back-yard drainage fund boosted in Darien
Darien aldermen have decided to increase funding for a popular program designed to help alleviate flooding in residential back yards. The Residential Rear Yard Drainage Assistance Program, which was started...
Restoration complete on Stone Avenue station
The historic Stone Avenue train station in La Grange, which was built in 1901, has been restored to its original glory, leaving those standing near its sparkling limestone archways in...
Adventist La Grange Hospital breaks ground on new ER
A major renovation and expansion project of the emergency department will take place over the next 18 months at Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital, hospital officials said at a groundbreaking...
Woodridge eyes long-term town centre improvements
Improvements to the Woodridge downtown area could cost about $8 million, according to a town centre master plan trustees have approved. Jack Knight, assistant to the village administrator, said the...
Landfill site in Romeoville being considered for redevelopment
A plan to redevelop the site of an 83-acre landfill near the corner of Illinois Route 53 and Joliet Road in Romeoville was put before the Village Board on Wednesday...
Two Lyons Township students score 36 on ACT test
Two students from Lyons Township High School earned the highest score possible on their ACT college admission and placement exams, school officials announced recently. Stephanie Lin, 17, of Burr Ridge,...