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By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Fri Nov 28, 2008, 04:35 PM CST
An elderly dog that won the hearts of hundreds after his owner tried to save him from their burning Cicero home died on Thanksgiving Day.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 26, 2008, 07:39 PM CST
As teacher Chris Potts handed over his rifle, its weight seemed to catch many Morton West High School students off guard.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 26, 2008, 07:31 PM CST
The e-mail message purportedly comes from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 26, 2008, 12:33 AM CST
Precisely three weeks after the Nov. 4 general election, Berwyn aldermen already have selected the first referendum question to face voters come April.
By Cari Brokamp, cbrokamp@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 25, 2008, 04:05 PM CST
Kristie Bonner said she has been shocked to see many women her age and younger affected by skin cancer.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 24, 2008, 11:27 PM CST
With the economy grinding through a recession and Berwyn officials already having thinned city staff through layoffs and a hiring freeze, residents may face a tax increase next year.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 24, 2008, 04:03 PM CST
After a recent U.S. Department of Justice audit found that more than $760,000 in asset forfeiture money may have been spent improperly, Berwyn officials are trying to track down how the money was spent.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 24, 2008, 03:44 PM CST
As a grassroots organization works toward revitalizing Cermak Road, carving out a unique Main Street to attract shoppers, a Berwyn alderman is calling for the volunteer group to disband.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 24, 2008, 03:12 PM CST
The figures were sobering Thursday night: More than 5 percent of Berwyn’s housing stock already has hit foreclosure or gone to court-ordered auction.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 24, 2008, 02:45 PM CST
They might not know what every dish contained, but each child had to try a little — just like the pilgrims did.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 24, 2008, 11:34 AM CST
The owners of an Evanston methadone clinic, who were denied opening a facility in Berwyn earlier this year, filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the city.
By Cari Brokamp, cbrokamp@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 20, 2008, 04:01 PM CST
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month, but the staff of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago makes it their job to open the minds of west suburban residents to the condition year-round.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Nov 20, 2008, 03:28 PM CST
Some folks like tricked out cars, trucks, bikes or boats, but with this new set of wheels, these kids really can move.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 19, 2008, 04:00 PM CST
Retired schoolteacher Elizabeth Palacios is stuck smack in the middle of that proverbial rock and hard place.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 19, 2008, 03:49 PM CST
A man robbed a Fifth Third Bank branch in Berwyn Wednesday, looting a teller’s drawer of up to $8,000, police said.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Nov 19, 2008, 10:30 AM CST
A wheelchair-bound Berwyn man died Tuesday night after his brother tried to drag him out of the family’s home after finding the man in his hospital bed, which was on fire.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 18, 2008, 03:29 PM CST
Three months after a Berwyn police officer said he should have been promoted to sergeant, members of a city committee have been called to rule on the officer’s grievance.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Nov 18, 2008, 03:04 PM CST
On the surface, Clyde Senters’ job seems to have little in common with his former professional passion.
By Kristen Zambo, kzambo@mysuburbanlife.com
Mon Nov 17, 2008, 03:55 PM CST
It was in rapt attention that Arlene Woodard sat, perched on a wooden library chair, as images of colorfully dressed African men, women and children swam before her eyes.
Mon Nov 17, 2008, 03:10 PM CST
Spanish-language translators will be available during a workshop this week to help property owners try to reduce their property assessments.
Mon Nov 17, 2008, 01:58 PM CST
Residents are invited to attend an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, about the home foreclosure crisis in Berwyn.