Wes Venteicher

Mike Cramer, 50, an Oak Park lawyer, poses outside his home. Cramer recently finished his second feature-length film, "Teenage Ghost Punk."

Oak Park lawyer makes second feature film: a ‘supernatural punk rock romantic comedy’

June 17, 2018 at 3:27 p.m.

Mike Cramer's first film, a personal tale about eclectic former Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych, won acclaim when it was released amid news of Fidrych's sudden death in 2009. Now...

Health care providers in Illinois would receive more money from Medicaid for providing vasectomies to men and birth control to women under proposed policy changes by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

State plans to boost Medicaid funding for contraception

June 18, 2018 at 1:59 p.m.

Medicaid patients in Illinois could gain increased access to contraception under policy changes proposed Wednesday by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Health care providers would receive more money...

Blotter: 3 kids try to steal manhole cover in La Grange

June 17, 2018 at 4:15 p.m.

The following items were taken from La Grange police reports: An officer helped a caller remove a bat from her home Aug. 8 at about 12:52 a.m. on the 400...

Endless Summer Fest draws about 10,000

June 18, 2018 at 1:43 p.m.

La Grange's Endless Summer Fest drew about 10,000 people over the three days it was held at the start of the month, according to the La Grange Park District's director....

Man robs Harlem Avenue bank in Oak Park

June 18, 2018 at 1:44 p.m.

A man took about $3,000 from a North Harlem Avenue bank in Oak Park after implying he had a gun, police said Thursday. The man, who was wearing a Chicago...

Man attacked by dog while jogging in La Grange

June 17, 2018 at 4:06 p.m.

The following were taken from La Grange police reports. A 24-year-old Bartlett woman was cited July 31 at about 8:02 a.m. for driving with a suspended or revoked license. A...

La Grange development would add 500 residents, additional tax revenues: analysis

June 18, 2018 at 1:49 p.m.

A recent analysis of a development planned for the corner of La Grange Road and Ogden Avenue in La Grange estimates the building would bring about 500 new residents and...

Scaffolding surrounds the 80-foot tower of the Grace Lutheran Church in River Forest, which is undergoing a repair project that is expected to be finished in the fall.

Tower at Lutheran church in River Forest undergoing repairs

June 17, 2018 at 4:55 p.m.

The elaborate scaffolding covering all 80 feet of a tower at Grace Lutheran Church and School in River Forest is part of a $1.2 million repair and face lift, a...

Man charged with attempted child abduction in Oak Park

June 17, 2018 at 4:35 p.m.

A Glen Ellyn man was charged with child abduction and unlawful restraint after trying to pull a 15-year-old girl into some bushes, police said. Damian Skoczylas, 21, grabbed the victim...

Preschool expanding at LaGrange’s Sedgwick Park

June 17, 2018 at 4:34 p.m.

A La Grange Park District preschool program is adding classes at a building in Sedgwick Park this fall in an effort to meet growing demand, a Park District official said....

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