New law requires quick snow removal
Oak Park residents may want to make sure their snow shovels are in good working order. The Village Board unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday requiring residents and businesses to shovel...
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Baker’s bread enriches lives
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, one Oak Park bakery stepped forward to aid in the recovery effort by making King Cakes, a Mardi Gras tradition. Now the Great Harvest...
In Cicero, plumber’s no-bid deal questioned
A longtime Cicero plumbing contractor who previously came under fire in an internal audit is facing renewed scrutiny after a town trustee said his bills do not provide enough detail...
Village poised for 1st TIF district
While "blight" and "Oak Brook" are seldom, if ever, used in the same sentence, that combination will allow a developer to build a $50 million shopping site that it hopes...
Board to weigh report on TIF plan
The Village Board needs more time before it decides whether to allow the community's first tax-increment financing district. The board on Tuesday delayed action on the request by NAI Hiffman,...
5-mile paving contract approved
The Elmhurst City Council recently approved a $1.55 million paving contract as part of a series of routine spring-cleaning upgrades. At its Monday meeting, the council awarded the work for...
Trustees wary of TIF district
The developer eager to bring a tax increment financing district (TIF) to Oak Brook is facing one tough sell: the Oak Brook Village Board. Last week, trustees told the attorney...
Young political aspirant not discouraged by defeat
Brandon Peters, 20, of Oak Brook, wanted to give politics a shot. With five years' experience as a volunteer and employee with the village's Park District, it seemed only natural...
Make nice, now, you’re on camera
There were a lot of TV cameras at two Cicero Town Board meetings in March to capture the controversial changes the board was approving in the wake of Town President...
Officers to make 3 percent more
The Village Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a four-year contract with the union representing patrol officers and detectives that will increase their pay by more than 3 percent percent annually....