Desplaines Valley News
MVCC hosts 9th annual Halloween 5K run/walk
Break out the running shoes, grab a costume and head to the ninth annual Halloween 5K Run/Walk and Kid’s Dash on Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m., at Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W. College Parkway, Palos Hills. Participants can walk or run the officially timed 5K (3.1 mile) path throughout campus. The Kid’s Dash will…
Read MoreInterior Secretary Haaland tours site of Emmett Till Memorial
By Carol McGowan Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, visited Summit last Friday to get a first-hand look at the site of the future Mamie Till Mobley and Emmett Till Memorial at Argo High School. Haaland then met with community leaders and had lunch with Emmett’s cousin, the Rev. Wheeler Parker, at the Emmett Till…
Read MoreBrookfield Zoo sends thousands of endangered Crested Toad Tadpoles to Puerto Rico
In an effort to help increase the wild population of the Puerto Rican crested toad, last week, the Chicago Zoological Society sent just over 8,200 tadpoles that hatched at Brookfield Zoo to be released to the wild in Puerto Rico. The species, which is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, is…
Read MoreHodgkins dedicates honorary Paul G. Struve Way
By Carol McGowan Hodgkins village officials gathered last week with friends and family of Paul Struve to dedicate Wenz Avenue in honor of the late trustee who passed away earlier this year. The dedication ceremony took place October 10 at the corner of Wenz and Lyons Street before the village board’s monthly meeting. Struve was…
Read MoreChills and thrills abound at Bridgeview’s Roeback’s Nightmare
By Bob Bong Bridgeview’s Tony Roeback begins looking forward to Halloween when most people are grilling burgers and cooling off in backyard pools. Roeback begins working on Roeback’s Nightmare in mid-July to be ready to serve up chills and thrills when October rolls around. For the past two years, he has turned his home at…
Read MoreCountryside Park to get environmentally friendly parking lots
By Steve Metsch Countryside Park is getting environmentally friendly parking lots. The city council at its Sept. 28 meeting unanimously approved replaced paved lots at the south and north ends of the park with permeable pavers. The pavers are considered friendly to the environment because they allow rainwater to pass through rather than collect in…
Read MoreOak Lawn officials discuss alleviating traffic jams due to water main project
By Joe Boyle An increase in traffic congestion has brought on a series of complaints that Oak Lawn officials plan to address. The Oak Lawn Village Board on Tuesday morning approved an ordinance directing the installation of a temporary barricade just south of 108th and Cook Avenue. The board also authorized a traffic engineering study…
Read More6th District changes do not bother Pekau or Casten
By Jeff Vorva The Illinois 6th Congressional District has been re-aligned but that doesn’t bother the two guys running for Congress. The district includes all or parts of Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Park, Oak Lawn, Hickory Hills, Evergreen Park, Worth, Chicago Ridge, Palos Hills Bridgeview, Bedford Park, Willow Springs, Countryside, Hodgkins, and portions of…
Read MoreMan shot in Hodgkins Walmart parking lot
A man was shot Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of Walmart by a man who believed his car was being broken into. The victim was struck in the left ear and was taken to Loyola Hospital where he remains in stable condition. Police said the shooter has a concealed carry permit. Police said he…
Read MoreNazareth dup place in top 12 at state girls tennis finals
By Steve Millar Correspondent Makenzie Hyland advanced to the fourth round in the consolation bracket at the girls state tennis finals last season with doubles partner McCahey Hardy. This year, the Nazareth senior found herself back in the same round with new partner, junior Audrey Moster. She was determined to go beyond. “It’s my senior…
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