Stickney officials, employees, family, and friends of late Mayor Jeff Walik gathered Friday to dedicate a street in his honor, naming the 4500 block of Wenonah Avenue as Jeff Walik Parkway. Walik, a lifelong resident, died May 9. He served on the police department for 21 years before joining the Village Board as a trustee […]
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Bedford Park history club taps local memory
The Bedford Park Public Library launched its first history club in January, filling a gap in the community’s efforts to preserve and celebrate local memory. The Remember When History Club held its inaugural meeting on January 13 and now gathers the second Tuesday of each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Rubel/Rackow Building, […]
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New Jet’s Pizza opens on Archer Road in Summit
A new Jet’s Pizza location opened this week at 6100 S. Archer Road, marking the chain’s expansion into Summit and the 43rd Illinois location for the Michigan-based pizzeria. PJ, the owner, said the restaurant has drawn steady traffic since its Monday opening. The first day brought around 100 customers, with subsequent days averaging 80 to […]
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Girl Scouts discover their own back yard
Summit Girl Scout Troop 56615 is introducing its scouts to local businesses, starting with a tour of Hallett & Sons Expert Movers on West 59th Street. The “Come with the Girl Scouts Series” is designed to give scouts a closer look at businesses in their own community, troop leader Kristina Mercado said. The program also […]
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Big Boy locomotive rolls back through the area on return journey
The legendary Big Boy No. 4014 steamed through the Chicago area Friday morning on its way home to Wyoming, giving rail fans a second chance to witness the world’s largest operating steam locomotive in just over a month. The massive Union Pacific engine, which completed the eastern leg of its coast-to-coast bicentennial tour in Philadelphia, […]
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Bedalow sworn in as Justice deputy police chief
Michael Bedalow was sworn in as Justice’s deputy police chief at the village board meeting July 13, filling the vacancy left by Fred Schuerg’s retirement after more than three decades. Bedalow, a 24-year veteran of the Justice Police Department, has spent his entire law enforcement career with the department. He began as a patrol officer, […]
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Forest View honors officers for live-saving rescue, stolen vehicle arrest
The Village of Forest View recognized two police officers at its June 23 board meeting for exceptional work that prevented tragedy and solved a crime. Officer Jonathan Rodriguez received a Life-Saving Award after rescuing a driver from a burning car on May 9. Police Chief Jim Ritz said Rodriguez arrived at a motor vehicle crash […]
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Roberts Park firefighters promoted, commended for performance during June storms
Roberts Park Fire Protection District promoted three members and commended nearly twenty for their work during devastating storms at a Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday. Firefighter/Paramedic Caitlin Flood was sworn in as a full-time member after completing her probationary year. Rebecca Scanlon was promoted to lieutenant. Lieutenant James Janchenko was promoted to battalion chief. The […]
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Lyons Township hosts second annual Ice Cream Social
Nearly 60 people gathered at the Lyons Township Community Room Thursday, July 9, for ice cream, popcorn, and conversation. The second annual Ice Cream Social, held from 2:30 to 4 p.m., brought together residents of all ages for an afternoon of music and community connection on a warm day. Township Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg, who organizes […]
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Summit veteran returns to Golden Age Games, wins medal in Tampa
Therese Mines-Anderson of Summit has found her retirement calling on the badminton court, bowling lane, and cornhole board. The Air Force veteran, who served from 1979 to 1988 and left as a staff sergeant, competed in the National Veterans Golden Age Games in Tampa last week for the third time. She won a bronze medal […]