New Book Joy Booktique opened in late April in a small storefront at 3741 Prairie Ave. in Brookfield.
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Lyons Township Offers Free STEM Camp
The Township of Lyons Clerk’s Office is offering a free STEM camp next month for students entering grades 5 through 9, marking the third consecutive year of the program. The camp runs August 10–14 from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 1 to 1:45 p.m. Friday at the township offices, 6404 Joliet Road, […]
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Porfirio announces over $180,000 coming to area librariesÂ
Eleven libraries and school districts across the 11th Senate District will receive more than $180,000 in state grants to upgrade security, expand collections, and boost literacy programs.Â
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Forest View holds Town Hall to discuss McCook water deal, plans $13M lead line replacement
Forest View officials outlined an ambitious plan replacing the village’s 260 lead service lines and handing over its water system to McCook.
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Weekend storms fill McCook and Thornton reservoirs to near capacity
Thanks to soggy weekend the Thornton and McCook reservoirs for the Deep Tunnel project are both near capacity.
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Bridgeview police disperse large July 4 fireworks crowd at Harlem and 84th Street
Trouble erupted Saturday night, July 4, in Bridgeview along Harlem Avenue near 84th Street, where a large gathering of people had assembled to set off fireworks. The situation deteriorated as the volume and intensity of pyrotechnics escalated beyond safe levels and the crowd began moving into nearby neighborhoods. Police Chief Ricardo Mancha described the Saturday […]
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Summit Park District, Village hold 3rd of July celebration
Stormy weather nearly derailed the annual holiday celebration at Summit Park on Saturday, but organizers moved up the fireworks and the show went on.
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La Grange village board approves three-year finance contract
La Grange hires a firm to handle the finance department.
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La Grange convenes affordable housing task force
The new affordable housing task force in La Grange held its first meeting and will report to the village board in a year.
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Porfirio law to honor Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal awardees
Illinois Creates Special License Plates for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Recipients Illinois residents who earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal can now display their service on their license plates. House Bill 2386, which took effect July 1, allows the Secretary of State to issue special registration plates to medal recipients. The law was sponsored by […]