Fire damages Homer Glen home
A Homer Glen home that was undergoing renovations was damaged Monday by an early morning fire, but the blaze was contained to the second floor, and a fire official estimated...
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West end project gets 146 more acres
The Village Board annexed more than 146 acres this week, extending the village even deeper into Kendall County. The development, known as Plainfield West, is located south of 127th Street...
Park District hires director
Brian Sullivan took over as director of the Lemont Park District on Tuesday, replacing the retiring Robert Porter, who had been with the district for 30 years. Sullivan, 47, was...
TWO ROAD PROJECTS WILL SOON BEGIN
Residents will face two small road-construction projects this summer, but village officials are working with the Illinois Department of Transportation to keep them from occurring at the same time. IDOT...
2 ROAD PROJECTS LIE AHEAD
Residents will face two small road-construction projects this summer, but village officials are working with the Illinois Department of Transportation to keep them from occurring at the same time. IDOT...
VILLAGE SET TO APPROVE NEW HOTEL
A five-story, 155-room Marriott Residence Inn hotel was tentatively approved by the Oak Brook Village Board on Tuesday. The board instructed its village attorney to amend three ordinances to allow...
CARNIVAL OUTING’S A SCREAM FOR A SPECIAL GROUP OF KIDS
At Norm Meyer's Special Day for Special People last week during Orland Days, 1,800 adults and children with special needs from 34 schools and organizations enjoyed a day of free...
SCHOOL PORTION OF TAX BILL MIGHT FALL
The Valley View School District 365-U board has tentatively adopted its 1996 tax levy. Although the levy is increasing, the rate that residents are taxed would drop to $4.59 per...
FIRE CHIEF REQUESTS SERVICE RATE INCREASE
Fire Chief Carl Churulo asked the Board of Trustees for approval Wednesday night to raise ambulance service rates and set up new charges for services ranging from telephone use to...
CITY COUNCIL OKS 76TH AVENUE WORK
At a special meeting Friday, the City Council voted to go ahead with improvements for 76th Avenue between 131st and 135th Streets. The city was in jeopardy of losing a...