`CSI: Kids’ plays out at university
Patti Baldino offered a sobering account of the crime and prepped her crew of 3rd and 4th graders for the scene they were about to encounter inside a science research...
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A free tour? Let’s be Frank
Maybe there's no such thing as a free lunch, but tourists visiting Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple in Oak Park can get a free tour--providing they have "Frank" in their...
Village’s Times has come
When more than a million people see a story touting your village, you might as well flex your pride muscles. And that's what Oak Park officials did after the New...
Soldier talked of buying ring for girlfriend
Spec. Juan M. Torres plowed through life with a determination to get as much done as possible. "He achieved more in his 25 years than anybody I knew at age...
Marines gave young man a feeling of belonging
Painfully shy as a teenager, Manuel A. Ceniceros seemed to come out of his shell when he found his niche in the Marines after high school. "All through school he...
School hid letter, suit says
South Berwyn Elementary School District 100 officials concealed a 1999 letter in which three 10-year-old girls said they were molested by band teacher Robert Sperlik Jr., then misled parents about...
Fire investigation focuses on sealer
A machine used to seal pavement cracks is the focus of an investigation into a July 31 fire in Oak Park that destroyed the village's public works storage facility. On...
City’s no-bid limit raised to $10,000
Berwyn aldermen on Tuesday unanimously agreed to increase the city's no-bid limit to $10,000. For years, Berwyn's ordinance called for a competitive bid process for supplies, materials and services exceeding...
Even as kid, GI stuck up for underdog
From an early age, Brian M. Wood, 21, searched for answers to life's questions by delving into books on philosophy and history, chemistry and physics. His father, Greg, said he...
Boy, 16, charged as adult in killing
A 16-year-old Maywood boy was charged as an adult and ordered held without bail Thursday in the death of a Proviso West High School junior last month. Judge Judy Mitchell-Davis...