David Heitz

Western Springs garbage rates to increase while village searches for new recycling program and vendor

May 23, 2019 at 4:09 p.m.

Western Springs residents will pay $1.42 more a month for garbage pickup in the new year as part of the contract that was extended by the village that also keeps...

Construction of Foxford Station in July 2018.

Foxford to pay part of street improvement as Western Springs development nears completion

May 23, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

As one of the biggest residential developments in the village of Western Springs inches closer to a spring completion, the village will also see the benefit of a downtown roadway...

A new Western Springs sign on a renovated platform for Metra at Wolf Road and Burlington Avenue.

Western Springs to install electric vehicle charging stations in some downtown parking spots

May 23, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Drivers of electric cars, or those considering them, may soon be able to charge in downtown Western Springs while they ride Metra, shop or dine. The Western Springs Village Board...

The Western Springs Village Board will review its contract with Republic Services for trash and recycling pickup.

Western Springs may eliminate blue bag recycling program

May 23, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

The village of Western Springs may do away with its blue bag recycling program in 2019 as part of its trash pickup contract, due to negative feedback they have received...

The Lyons Township High School South Campus for freshmen and sophomores in Western Springs.

Western Springs updates tobacco law after 50 Lyons Township students caught with e-cigarettes last year

May 23, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Following more than 50 students at the Lyons Township High School South Campus being caught with e-cigarettes last school year, the Western Springs Village Board voted Monday to update the...

Erin Duffy (right), water plant superintendent, shows a portion of a video presentation about plans for improving an upgrading the village's well water system.

Western Springs waiting for loan approval before breaking ground on new well

May 23, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

Western Springs officials are waiting for approval of a loan through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade water systems, but said a new well will be drilled in 2019...

The village of Western Springs and the Cook County Forest Preserve District are close to agreement on a new bike path plan along Wolf Road, shutting down the dangerous crossing at Woodland Avenue.

Western Springs hears updated safety plans for Wolf Road bike path

May 23, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

While some Western Springs residents still have concerns about a new bike path the village is prepared to build along Wolf Road in the Bemis Woods Forest Preserve, the village...

Some areas of commuter parking ar closed through July 27 in order to allow for a crane that has been lifting steel beams into place for work at Foxford Station.

Foxford Station development rises quickly in downtown Western Springs

May 23, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

A year after the groundbreaking, the upper-story walls are beginning to rise above the landscape of downtown Western Springs as one of the largest development projects in the history of...

Western Springs approves road construction payment despite going over budget

May 23, 2019 at 4:08 p.m.

The Western Springs Village Board approved a bid contract to go forward with the 2018 Roadway Program to repair roads in the village, even though the project will go over...

Downtown road work scheduled this summer in Western Springs

May 23, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Residents in Western Springs will soon see the bond referendum money approved by voters in 2016 put to work, as the village prepares to repair one of its streets in...

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