Manure spread on parked vehicle Someone spread what appeared to be manure across the windshield, hood, and driver’s door handle of a vehicle parked in the Chick-fil-A lot at 6007 S. La Grange Road around 10:45 p.m. May 15, police said. Fake IDs used to buy alcohol Two 19-year-old men — one from Hinsdale, one […]
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Drunken driving, graffiti, identity theft, hit and run: Countryside police blotter
Citizen helps nab suspected drunken driver Police at 1:05 p.m. April 30 received a 911 call from a citizen reporting a suspected drunken driver in the area of 55th Street and La Grange Road, police said. The caller followed the vehicle until it stopped near 55th Street and Spring Avenue, police said. When an officer […]
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3 new golf carts at Flagg Creek
Golfers at Flagg Creek Golf Course will have three new carts to use on the nine-hole course. Countryside City Council will offset the $25,035 cost by trading in three 2014 EZGO golf carts. The council unanimously approved the purchase at its April 22 meeting. The council also approved replacing a 2020 ranger cart with a […]
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Countryside upgrades memorial park honoring 2 firefighters killed in 1981
The new playground will feature a firefighter theme, including a new monument and plaque honoring the two men for whom the park is named.
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Silly String vandal, Supper Club behavior, bank scam: Countryside police blotter
Vehicle vandalized with lipstick, Silly String A car parked in the 5400 block of La Grange Road was covered with Silly String and marked with a profane message written in lipstick sometime between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. May 5, police said. Customer warned after disruptive behavior at Revel Supper Club Police responded to the […]
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Countryside to improve park
The city of Countryside is spending $622,147 to upgrade Srejma-Michalek Memorial Park, a playground dedicated to two firefighters who died in the line of duty in 1981. Jerome “Jerry” Srejma and Gary Michalek were killed Oct. 26, 1981, fighting a commercial building fire in Countryside. Both worked for the Pleasantview Fire Protection District. The city […]
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Duck Stop Travel Center now open on 75th Street
The Duck Stop Travel Center opened Dec. 8 at 10000 W. 75th Street and is located partly in Hodgkins and partly in Countryside.
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Countryside to pay $165,565 for demolition of old city hall
The old Countryside City Hall building at the southwest corner of East Avenue and 55th Street will soon come tumbling down.
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Countryside goes green for annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The weather in Countryside was cloudy, windy and cool on Saturday but Irish eyes were smiling for the city’s 10th St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
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Countryside announces queen and court for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Countryside’s parade is traditionally one of the first St. Patrick’s Day parades in the Chicago area and is set for March 7.