Bridgeview firefighter Tony Roeback’s graveyard-themed haunted house display is back for locals and neighboring townies to enjoy this Halloween season. The go-to haunted house at 7216 W. 72nd St. is back, featuring popular animatronics from Halloween movie classics, unique light fixtures, projection shows, and live performances to get neighbors into the Halloween spirit. Ringleader Tony […]
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Road work to begin on Harlem Avenue and 95th Street
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced last week that an improvement project on Harlem Avenue (Illinois 43) over 95th Street (U.S. 12/20), from 92nd Place, in Bridgeview, to south of 99th Place, in Chicago Ridge, passing through Oak Lawn, will begin, weather permitting, Monday, Sept. 30. The project is scheduled to be completed in several […]
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District 230 appoints Orland Park’s Chris Kasmer to school board
The Consolidated High School District 230 Board of Education appointed Orland Park resident Chris Kasmer to serve out a vacant term of office until April 2025. Kasmer serves as president of Carpenters Union Local 1027 and is in his 14th year as a trustee to the Chicago Transit Authority’s Retiree Health Care Trust. He is […]
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Local Lions clubs celebrate Oktoberfest
The Bridgeview, Justice, and Argo-Summit Lions Clubs held their third annual Oktoberfest at the Branding Iron in Bridgeview on Saturday. The celebration was highlighted by the polka music of Eddie Korosa Jr. and his band. At one point in the evening, emcee and Justice Lion Brian Bernardoni joined Korosa on the mic to sing “Roll […]
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Lyons Township Dems hold annual Fall Fest in Summit
The Lyons Township Democratic Organization held their annual Fall Fest this past Saturday. It took place from 11:00AM-1:00PM outside of their headquarters at 63rd Street and Archer Road in Summit. They welcomed approximately 300 people to the event and this year was no disappointment. Food was a plenty with grilled burgers, italian sausage, and hot […]
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Stagg High Welcomes 3,500 for Marching Band Competition
Marching bands came together last weekend to share their love of music. Stagg High School, 8015 W. 111th St., Palos Hills, welcomed more than 20 marching bands from around the area at its annual March Band Jamboree on September 7. The Jamboree began with the national anthem performed by area middle schoolers from Palos South […]
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Orland Park man charged for shooting tow truck, taking victim at gunpoint
A 26-year-old Orland man was arrested last week after he fired shots at a tow truck driver and took another person hostage at the auto repair shop where he worked, Chicago Ridge police said. Mahyoub Dawabsha was taken into custody on Tuesday, August 20, by Chicago Ridge officers who responded to a call of shots […]
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October hearing next for man charged with Bridgeview murder
Three months to the day after Arturo Cantu Jr. was shot to death outside his Bridgeview apartment, his alleged killer was back in court. Anthony Calderon, 20, of Bedford Park, appeared in Room 101 at the Bridgeview Court House before Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Margaret M. Ogarek for a status hearing. Unlike his […]
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‘Time to shine, babe
Woman urged lover to kill her boyfriend With the chilling text message “time to shine, babe,” Agnieszka Rydzewski allegedly urged her lover to kill her live-in boyfriend, prosecutors said in court Wednesday. At a status hearing Wednesday in Room 101 of the Bridgeview Court House, Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Naheda Zayyad laid out in […]
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Bridgeview crowd celebrates its own UFC champion
Bridgeview celebrated UFC Champion Belal Muhammad’s victory with a vibrant parade, complete with Middle Eastern dancing, a motorcade, and cheering crowds on Sunday afternoon. A crowd of about 600, united in their support for the local hero and the first Palestinian welterweight world champion, gathered at 2 p.m. near Menards to honor Muhammad’s accomplishment with […]