News
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 21, 2008, 11:00 AM CST
Even before Bobby Troup penned “Route 66” in 1946, the iconic highway had captured the imagination of the young and the restless. Now, many communities across the country see the asphalt ribbon as the road to prosperity.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 18, 2008, 03:59 PM CST
In a recent church newsletter column titled “A Still More Perfect Union,” the Rev. Joe Mills, 49, of the Westchester Community Church, reached out to his congregation to urge respect for one another and made a promise to refrain from using the pulpit as a place to endorse candidates or partisan stances. Now that the election is over, Mills talks about the need for bipartisanship and community involvement.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 18, 2008, 03:09 PM CST
Running a red light in Westchester could soon put a dent in more than your car.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 18, 2008, 01:34 PM CST
With wooden swords and slingshots, the Lost Boys of Never-Never-Land defended their home from a band of inept pirates.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 17, 2008, 06:20 PM CST
As its final collective push in community service, a local Girl Scout troop wanted to revamp a room for children.
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 14, 2008, 05:12 PM CST
Three men were arrested in a Lyons tavern Nov. 5 for trafficking cocaine following an ongoing undercover operation involving the Lyons Police Department and Cook County’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Unit.
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 14, 2008, 05:06 PM CST
The village of La Grange is getting into the theater business — just barely — following Monday’s Village Board meeting.
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 14, 2008, 05:05 PM CST
Each year some corners of the world anticipate Nov. 3 with proclamations, banners and festivals to celebrate the coming of a special crop.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 14, 2008, 03:22 PM CST
With heroism and desperation hanging in the minds of veterans, a local resident is hoping his war memorabilia will prompt former servicemen and women to share their stories.
By Cari Brokamp, cbrokamp@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 14, 2008, 11:00 AM CST
Thursday will mark the 33rd annual Great American Smokeout, a day that endeavors to reach out and help smokers trying to quit and honor the efforts of those who already have.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 13, 2008, 08:12 PM CST
Though the raging gas prices that tore through budgets have dropped, local governments are still struggling under the weight of higher pump prices.
By Andrew Westel, awestel@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 12, 2008, 02:39 PM CST
The Riverside Public Library is hosting a Marine display with World War II memorabilia. Local residents can enjoy the display. On Veterans Day people came and shared their stories about war and the memorabilia they still have.
By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 05:36 PM CST
Each time Aidan Walton opens his trumpet case, he is greeted by a picture of the father he never knew.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 04:10 PM CST
Gauntlets were thrown, bluffs were called and accusations were made — then voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed tax increase on Nov. 4.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 11:02 AM CST
After a long battle with cancer, Thom Cleveland left behind his wife, three children and an incomplete home — both emotionally and structurally.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 10:49 AM CST
A Brookfield man pleaded no contest to first degree intentional homicide of a Wisconsin woman at his recent court hearing in Jefferson County, Wis.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 07, 2008, 02:16 PM CST
Riverside’s Village Board is now faced with the task of determining which services to cut or how to raise revenue due to the failed referendum Tuesday Nov. 4.
By Staff reports
Tue Nov 04, 2008, 02:59 PM CST
The Illinois State Board of Education recently released district report cards, indicating whether adequate yearly progress is being made at schools across the state.
By Janice Hoppe, jhoppe@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Oct 31, 2008, 10:54 AM CDT
A dozen Riverside residents reported campaign signs supporting John McCain were stolen from their front lawns Monday night.
By Cari Brokamp, cbrokamp@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Oct 29, 2008, 01:43 PM CDT
The Peace Officers Memorial Foundation of Cook County will host a fundraiser next weekend to support a tribute planned in the name of the 672 peace officers that have been killed in the county’s history.
Foundation President Edward Sajdak said the nonprofit was established in 2002 to honor the memories of all of those law enforcement officers, dating back to the first officer fatality on record in the county in the mid-1800s.
By Joe Sinopoli, jsinopoli@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Oct 29, 2008, 11:24 AM CDT
A Lyons man may have escaped police if he had not take the time to scratch off lottery tickets during an armed robbery of a Lyons convenience store Friday.