By Steve Metsch A Lyons man brought to the village board his concerns about vehicles speeding down his normally quiet residential street. Kyle Comstock, 32, of the 8000 block of White Avenue, told the board at its June 20 meeting that he worries about the safety of his 2-year-old son playing outdoors. Motorists are speeding […]
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Countryside mum on rehiring woman fired over COVID vaccine
By Steve Metsch During the public comment portion of the May 24 city council meeting, Countryside resident Maria Nedelcu again questioned the officials about her daughter, Julia Torres, getting her job back with the police department. Torres had been fired in November 2021 for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. She had been a community service officer. […]
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Festival crowd smashes attendance record at SeatGeek Stadium
By Bob Bong When SeatGeek bought the naming rights to Toyota Park in 2018, it promised to bring premier concerts, international sporting events and music festivals to Bridgeview. That promise was delivered in spades last weekend when more than 100,000 people descended on Bridgeview to attend the three-day Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival, breaking attendance […]
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Justice Park District welcomes The Lunch Bus
From staff reports The Justice Park District welcomed The Lunch Bus back for the third year in a row on June 12. The Lunch Bus is possible through the Greater Chicago Food Depository, and offers free meals for children and teens this summer. Children and teens 18 and under will receive nutritious meals for free […]
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Countryside denies gas station proposal
By Steve Metsch Taking a cue from the plan commission and zoning board of appeals, the Countryside City Council denied a request to build a service station in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn. “They didn’t have a specific (gas station) in mind,” City Attorney Erik Peck said after the council meeting on May […]
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Comings & Goings: Jason’s Deli closes in Oak Lawn
By Bob Bong Jason’s Deli, which had been open in Oak Lawn for more than 10 years, closed its doors for the last time on May 31. According to employees, the Beaumont, Texas-based restaurant at 6260 W. 95th St. closed because the lease was up and the company decided not to renew. Messages to the […]
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Repaving project set for part of 44th Street in Lyons
By Steve Metsch Residents of 44th Street in Lyons, between Riverside and Lawndale avenues, can look forward to smoother driving on an improved roadway. The village board on May 16 unanimously approved a resolution regarding the awarding of a Cook County Community Development Block Grant for the work. M&J Asphalt Paving Company Inc., based in […]
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Klimek promoted to police chief in Countryside
By Steve Metsch That didn’t take long. Just two weeks after he was named acting police chief, Paul Klimek was officially named police chief by a unanimous vote of the Countryside City Council on May 24. Klimek, 42, had been with the department since 2004 and replaces Joe Ford, who retired earlier this month after […]
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Couple, Countryside at odds over land sale
By Steve Metsch Albert and Rosemary Dostal want to sell their empty land in Countryside. But they are finding that a difficult task. The couple, which lives in the 9500 block of 56th Street, owns nine wooded acres south of 57th Street and west of La Grange Road. It’s been in the family for 50 […]
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Water study finds 12 leaks in McCook system
By Steve Metsch A water study that McCook’s village board approved in March is paying dividends just two months later. Mayor Terrance Carr said that a dozen leaks have been found in the city’s water system, which had been losing 5 million gallons each month. “We found 12. We fixed all 12 of them. We […]