AT&T is expecting to have finished today fixing phone lines that were down since the Aug. 4 storm, affecting Westchester residents and businesses.

Two new attractions will be featured at the Save The Prairie Society’s annual Nature Arts and Heritage Faire — the Attic Treasures Sale with offerings ranging from slightly used to vintage antiques, and an accredited appraiser available to evaluate family heirlooms and personal collection items.

Would-be customers were driving toward the parking lot of the Egg Store Produce Market in Cermak Plaza in Berwyn  Thursday morning but first stopped and stared at the grocer’s windows covered with new signs: “Familia Foods,” “Carniceria Y Frutera,” “Gran Apertura,” and “Coming soon.”

As plans move forward to make Roosevelt Road a little more environmentally friendly, the coordinator of an upcoming street fair on the thoroughfare is following suit with a green theme for the festival.

Claiming that Cook County government has abused its power and risks bringing the state down along with the county, a few state senators have announced a proposal to fight the county’s recent 1 percent sales tax hike.

If it takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to build the children a new playground?

A 28-year-old Maywood man is being held on $500,000 bond in the DuPage County Jail on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery for allegedly driving a car that struck two people in a Woodridge bowling alley parking lot in the early morning hours of Aug. 3, police said.

The attorney representing developer Karry L. Young and K2 Architects is hopeful a July 31 court ruling will entice the village of Broadview to begin discussing a monetary settlement with his client for services rendered regarding a proposed development on Roosevelt Road.

 

They might not be “appropriate” at the zoo, but Segway dealers say the two-wheeled personal transporter is becoming more popular — and attitudes might have to adjust.

Biologist Paul Geery said resident awareness is key to preventing an increase in mosquito populations and the spread of the West Nile virus.

The La Grange Public Library will host Big Band Memories  at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

A man whose Westchester home was targeted by federal authorities July 30 has not been charged with any crime as of Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Longtime Westchester resident Nicki Antes jumped to adopt a garden bed on the Westchester Boulevard median closest to the Community Center park.

Aidan and Kendall Kelly had too much of a good thing — so they decided to share with others.

The La Grange Park Fire Department responded to Nazareth Academy High School at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning by the automatic fire alarm system.