News
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jul 03, 2009, 12:04 PM CDT
The South Berwyn Education Foundation will hold its 15th Annual Cog Hill Golf Outing from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 17.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jul 03, 2009, 12:02 PM CDT
Five Morton West High School students received college scholarships as part of the BerwynCARES annual scholarship program.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 02, 2009, 02:58 PM CDT
As an assistant public works supervisor with the village of Stickney, 2nd Ward Alderman Jeff Boyajian is lending his expertise to the city as chair of the council’s Public Works Committee.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 02, 2009, 02:53 PM CDT
More than a year after celebrating Berwyn’s 100th birthday, organizers are officially concluding the city’s centennial celebration with a time capsule burial.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 02, 2009, 02:38 PM CDT
South Berwyn School District 100 will get a bit of a makeover thanks to financial assistance approved by the City Council at its June 23 meeting.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 02, 2009, 02:34 PM CDT
Fourth of July in Berwyn will be celebrated with a little less bang this year.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 02, 2009, 02:17 PM CDT
A vacant city lot could soon become a park and garden space after the City Council approved a plan June 23 to transform the former site of the Berwyn Police Station.
By Staff reports
Fri Jun 26, 2009, 11:04 AM CDT
The third Cruise Nite of the season will be held in Berwyn’s Depot District from 6 to 9 p.m. July 7.
By Staff reports
Thu Jun 25, 2009, 11:00 AM CDT
Grand Avenue Big Band, a Chicago-area ensemble, will kick-off this summer’s free Concert in the Park series Sunday, June 28, with hits from the 40s.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jun 24, 2009, 04:51 PM CDT
Registration is due July 9 for residents wishing to participate in this year’s Planting Pride in Berwyn contest.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jun 24, 2009, 12:48 PM CDT
With less than a week to go before massive cuts to services for children, the elderly and the disabled are supposed to go into effect, one local social service provider is sending out prayers for lawmakers to fix the state’s budget shortfall.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jun 22, 2009, 03:52 PM CDT
Preliminary survey results seem to have confirmed what many Berwynites already knew — Berwyn has a burgeoning arts scene and is anxious for more.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jun 22, 2009, 02:34 PM CDT
Berwyn City Council meetings could soon be ushered into the technological age if a laptop proposal by Alderman Michele Skryd, 5th Ward, meets council approval.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 19, 2009, 01:59 PM CDT
New Alderman Nora Laureto, 8th Ward, has only been on the council for a month, but she already has plans to address blight and approve senior services.
By Staff reports
Wed Jun 17, 2009, 08:00 AM CDT
The Berwyn Fire Department will hold its monthly CPR class from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 27.
By Staff reports
Tue Jun 16, 2009, 03:01 PM CDT
The Berwyn Public Library is inviting seniors, ages 55 or older, to join a Senior Social Club, hosted every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Jun 16, 2009, 12:42 PM CDT
A Berwyn police lieutenant with more than 30 years on the force has taken over as the city’s first deputy police chief.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Jun 16, 2009, 12:40 PM CDT
With tens of thousands of Illinois workers set to receive a boost in their hourly wages next month, some local business owners, already decimated by the economic recession, are evaluating their options.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jun 15, 2009, 05:19 PM CDT
With about five months to go before the city’s new parking structure is scheduled for completion, the Berwyn City Council approved preliminary parking rates at its June 9 meeting.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jun 15, 2009, 02:41 PM CDT
The Berwyn Fire Department has called in the help of the Office of the State Fire Marshall to help investigate an early Friday, June 12, blaze that displaced 10 members of two families, destroyed three homes, and wreaked havoc on a nearby property.
By Staff reports
Mon Jun 15, 2009, 12:27 PM CDT
The second annual Depot District Clean Sweep Garage Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 20, after the original sale was rained out last weekend.