News
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jul 02, 2009, 02:07 PM CDT
On June 20, an envelope containing $1,300 was stolen from inside CatNap from the Heart following an annual garage sale held to raise funds used in the care of animals, particularly cats.
By Laura M. Bollin, lbollin@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jul 01, 2009, 02:05 PM CDT
The Brookfield Jaycees will be running the concessions at this year’s 4th of July festivities.
By John Bachmann, jbachmann@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 26, 2009, 02:38 PM CDT
La Grange School District 105 has a second grade teaching position available for Spring Avenue Elementary School in La Grange.
By John Bachmann, jbachmann@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 26, 2009, 12:45 PM CDT
Residents who live or own a business in Lemont must get a vehicle sticker and have it displayed on their vehicle by July 1.
By John Bachmann, jbachmann@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 26, 2009, 12:42 PM CDT
Andrew W. Webb, 20, of 8700 Calumet Ave. in Munster, Ind., was arrested at 1:40 p.m. June 19 at 47th Street and Lawndale Ave. in Lyons and charged with indecent grooming of a child.
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jun 22, 2009, 05:41 PM CDT
About 20 demonstrators gathered at the gates of Brookfield Zoo Saturday, June 20, to call for the closing of the elephant exhibit and the relocation of its only elephant to a zoo sanctuary.
By staff reports
Mon Jun 22, 2009, 04:09 PM CDT
A car crash in West Chicago closed down two lanes of traffic on eastbound Route 64 (North Avenue) for part of the afternoon Monday and seriously injured one person, according to police.
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 19, 2009, 05:20 PM CDT
Westchester resident George Demetralis can deal with his blindness. He does so daily, walking more than a half-mile from his home to work. What he cannot deal with is getting hit by cars backing out of driveways.
By Sarah Small, ssmall@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 19, 2009, 04:41 PM CDT
It is estimated a location sells a winning lottery ticket every five years, but the Westchester 7-Eleven store owners had not seen any luck in five years of operation.
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Jun 19, 2009, 01:34 PM CDT
Elementary School District 102 Superintendent Mark Van Clay is leaving the district at the end of June after 34 years in the education field.
By Staff reports
Fri Jun 19, 2009, 11:59 AM CDT
A 29-year-old Western Springs woman has died Thursday from the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 07:04 PM CDT
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 plans to introduce the two veteran educators who will replace outgoing Principal Kevin Pobst at a special “meet and greet” this summer.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 05:00 PM CDT
Hinsdale’s Center for the Arts lost $50,000 in funding from the village this year and could see more reductions as the Illinois Arts Council faces its own budget cuts.
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 04:48 PM CDT
The man accused of killing Jason Dragos, the Highland, Ind., man who was discovered shot to death in a Burr Ridge trucking company Feb. 9, will remain in DuPage County Jail after a motion to set bail by the defendant’s attorneys recently was denied by a DuPage County judge.
By staff reports
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 02:52 PM CDT
A Chicago woman has been cited in the May 19 fatal accident that killed a Countryside woman crossing 47th Street with her two children.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 01:40 PM CDT
Recent rainy weather may be conducive to making gardens and lawns grow, but it is making havoc with public swimming pools serving customers.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Jun 18, 2009, 11:55 AM CDT
Students at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools who enroll in drivers education will have to shell out $350 to take the course starting in the 2010-11 school year.
By Don Grigas, dgrigas@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Jun 17, 2009, 04:39 PM CDT
A group of 46 volunteers from the Hinsdale and Burr Ridge recently made their way through Costa Rican communities, providing medical assistance, performing construction services and ministering.
By Staff reports
Wed Jun 17, 2009, 01:49 PM CDT
Hinsdale Central High School and Hinsdale South High School both have been named to the “Newsweek” magazine’s annual list of top public schools nationwide.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Jun 15, 2009, 12:36 PM CDT
With a zoo watchdog group planning a protest camp out, the Brookfield Zoo is set to host its own action day.
By Staff reports
Fri Jun 12, 2009, 04:29 PM CDT
Several high schools in the western suburbs, including Riverside Brookfield and Lyons Township high schools, were deemed some of the best in the nation last week when Newsweek released its annual ranking of the top 1,500 U.S. public high schools.