5:50 p.m.: Post Offices post holiday hours

4:25 p.m.: Tumblers motivate students for the new school year

4:23 p.m.: Pedestrian tunnel will be closed for good

2:10 p.m.: Surprising Magic Angle Sculptures exhibit to debut

12:41 p.m.: WSSRA Staff: Volunteers are the face of the agency

10:32 a.m.: Best picks for weekend of Aug. 29

6:15 a.m.: Berwyn City Council rejects nonpartisan referendum

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Local police were disappointed Thursday to learn that a Riverside man whose car slammed into the Berwyn train station two years ago, killing the attendant, was sentenced to probation, not jail time.

Young women who live or work in the Cicero region have until early next week to submit applications for the chance to be this year’s Houby queen.

Gretchen Dennis, inclusion and staff coordinator with the West Suburban Special Recreation Association, said the organization’s volunteers are its lifeblood and best connection to the community.

It was like any other afternoon at Yoda’s house in Downers Grove. Eat some food, find a sunny spot to nap for a few hours and peer out the screen door for any chipmunks making a move.