By Carol McGowan If you drive south on Harlem Avenue from Interstate 55 in Summit, you’ll likely notice something new at The Feed Store, 5408 S. Harlem Avenue. The business is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and, as a tribute to their many years in business, there’s a mural on the north wall that harkens back […]
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Countryside finally gets bids for water main project
By Steve Metsch Lo and behold, there is a bidder for a public works project in Countryside. A few months after learning no bids had been submitted for the Sunset Avenue water main replacement, city engineer John Fitzgerald was pleased to inform the city council on June 14 that an interested company has been found. […]
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Pooches may get their own park in Countryside
By Steve Metsch The city of Countryside may be going to the dogs. At a city council meeting earlier this year, Mayor Sean McDermott said he was interested in opening a dog park in Countryside. “I’ve heard a number of residents bring it up during the campaign,” McDermott said. “I’d like to ask the infrastructure […]
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Local Fourth of July celebrations say ‘Happy Birthday’ to America
By Isabella Schreck The southwest suburbs are bringing the red, white and blue spirit to the area with festivals, fireworks and fun this Fourth of July. Evergreen Park and Lyons host the earliest Independence Day events. This year’s five-day Lyons Fest begins Friday, June 30, and Evergreen Park’s parade marches the same day. Here’s a […]
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Lyons Fest offers five nights of music over holiday weekend
By Steve Metsch Lyons Fest proved so popular last year, the village has decided to add a day and night. This year’s Lyons Fest will be spread over five days and nights at Veterans Park, 4100 S. Lawndale Ave., just south of Ogden Avenue. The event kicks off on Friday, June 30, and runs through […]
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Evergreen Park parade, fireworks are tonight
The annual Evergreen Park Independence Day Parade kicks off at 95th and Springfield at 6:30 p.m. today. It will proceed east on 95th Street to Richmond, then turns north to 91st and Richmond where the parade ends. The parade will be led by a long string of fire engines that will be running sirens and […]
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Big turnout at Father’s Day Car Show in Lyons
By Steve Metsch If it’s Father’s Day, James Stano is going to be in Lyons. Stano, 58, of Berwyn, said it’s an annual tradition for he and his family to visit the Father’s Day Car Show held in Lyons’ Smith Park each June. Stano was overheard quizzing Kissi, his 13-year-old daughter, about cars. “She knows […]
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QuikTrip fueling center moves forward in Bridgeview
By Steve Metsch Bridgeview Trustee Mike Pticek was so excited to attend the latest village board meeting, he canceled a doctor’s appointment. Pticek did not want to miss a chance to vote on selling land to a developer expected to bring plenty of tax money to village coffers. A fueling center on a block-long site […]
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McCook hires mayor’s brother as police chief
By Steve Metsch McCook’s new police chief has a familiar last name. Jeremy Carr is the younger brother of Mayor Terrance Carr. His promotion from commander to chief, effective July 1, was unanimously approved by the village board on June 19. Mayor Carr after the meeting was quick to say nepotism was not involved. “He […]
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Speeding on White Avenue worries Lyons resident
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 […]