Natalie Hayes

Lincolnwood to consider alternatives in streetlight installation project

May 23, 2019 at 6:19 p.m.

The village of Lincolnwood is considering changes to the final phase of a five-year, estimated $5 million plan to replace most of the streetlights along arterial roadways and install new...

Dr. Husain Sattar, director of Sacred Learning, a nonprofit Islamic education center, speaks Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, as part of the Coffee With Clerics event in Lincolnwood.

‘Coffee’ forum in Lincolnwood features area faith leaders

May 9, 2019 at 11:47 a.m.

About 75 people turned out Jan. 24 for the second Coffee with the Clerics event in Lincolnwood, a social gathering hosted by the village's Human Relations Commission and the Multiicultural...

Norridge Mayor James Chmura honored retiring Norwood Park Fire Chief Kevin Stenson.

Fond farewell: Norwood Park fire chief gets parting gift from Norridge leader

May 9, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

Before his official last day on the job, the now-retired fire chief of Norwood Park, Kevin Stenson, received a parting gift from Norridge Mayor James Chmura. The two share a...

Shining bright: Norridge honors winners in holiday light contest

May 9, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

For Norridge resident Chris O'Leary, the day he spends decorating the outside of his house for the holidays is an occasion he looks forward to all year long. The father...

Social media boost: Some embracing Eisenhower library classes

May 9, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

Technicians at the Eisenhower Public Library in Harwood Heights taught a class Jan. 27 about how to navigate the latest trends in social media. At age 23, instructor Sarah Udzielak...

Around 100 people packed the learning center at Leigh School on Jan. 23 for a special school board meeting.

Norridge School District 80 officials consider potential cuts

May 9, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

Less than a week after the Norridge School District 80 Board voted to put a $1.25 million referendum question on the April ballot, the board convened Jan. 23 for a...

A Culver's restaurant is shown in Oak Lawn. A planned Culver's location in Harwood Heights will not go forward as planned, officials have said. A Culver's spokesman said the company still has its eye on Harwood Heights.

Plans for Culver’s in Harwood Heights off, for now

May 9, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

A Culver's restaurant, which had been expected to replace the former Carson's Ribs lot on Harlem Avenue in Harwood Heights, no longer will be opening as planned, officials said. Mark...

The Norridge School District 80 Board voted 6-0 in favor of placing a referendum question on the April 4 ballot.

Norridge School District 80 Board will seek $1.25 million referendum

May 9, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

Norridge taxpayers will decide in April whether to support a $1.25 million referendum that Norridge School District 80 officials say is necessary to avoid further significant cuts and projected deficits....

Norridge District 80 board opts to keep both schools as K-8 buildings

May 9, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

The Norridge School District 80 Board rejected a proposal that would have divided Giles and Leigh schools — which both are kindergarten-eighth grade buildings — to make one building for...

Chicago teens face charges in Norridge carjacking

May 9, 2019 at 6:50 p.m.

Four teenagers from Chicago are facing charges in connection with a carjacking that was reported in Norridge. Three boys and one girl between the ages of 15 and 17 were...

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