Driving without a license A 27-year-old man pulled over in the 7900 block of Archer Avenue at 2:12 p.m. on June 3 received tickets for driving with suspended registration due to lack of insurance, driving without insurance, and driving on a suspended license. Driver charged with aggravated speeding A 53-year-old man was charged with aggravated […]
Author Archives: Steve Metsch
Posted inMcCook
McCook visits Bears HQ to hand-deliver stadium pitch letters
McCook Mayor Terrance Carr is leading a team of village officials to Lake Forest to hand-deliver letters inviting the Bears to build a stadium in the village.
Posted inSWNH New News
Garfield Ridge woman brings new art studio to the suburbs
Cari Smolarczyk, who runs an after-school art program in Chicago, is bringing a new art studio to Willow Springs.
Posted inWillow Springs
Work of Heart art studio comes to Willow Springs
Cari Smolarczyk, of Chicago, is bringing a new art studio to Willow Springs. She will focus on children but may be adding adult classes.
Posted inCountryside
Park delays frustrate Countryside alderman
Larry Robb Park was supposed to be finished in November 2025. It’s not even close.
Posted inLa Grange
La Grange forms Affordable Housing Task Force
The group will explore and discuss opportunities to support affordable housing in La Grange.
Posted inLa Grange
Kramer honored after 33 years with La Grange public works
Steve Kramer maintained La Grange’s water, sewer, and street infrastructure.
Posted inLa Grange
La Grange promotes two in fire department
The promotions mark the first leadership changes in the department in recent years.
Posted inCountryside
Hennessy thief, drunken driving, hit and run: Countryside police blotter
Hit and run damages vehicle A witness saw a gold Honda sedan driven by a woman back out of a parking space and hit a parked vehicle outside Jewel, 5545 S. Brainard Ave., at 6:12 p.m. on June 5. Motorcycle stolen from parking lot A motorcycle was stolen between 9:30 p.m. June 4 and 10:30 […]
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Public urination, irate gambler, fleeing and eluding: McCook police blotter
Car flees and eludes officer La Grange police were following a stolen vehicle on May 1 when McCook police spotted it speeding at Rochester Avenue and Dubois Boulevard. The officer gave chase and twice deployed the StarChase system, which fires a magnetic device that allows the vehicle to be tracked. Both attempts failed. When the […]