West Cook News

Hillside mayor accused of using village resources to aid re-election campaign

By Juliette Fairley | Feb 26, 2021

When Keegan Goss first bought a home in the village of Hillside two years ago, he paid $6,300 in property taxes. Since then, the tax bill has increased to $9,000.

Hillside residents accuse police chief of discrimination, criminal misconduct

By Juliette Fairley | Feb 13, 2021

A neighborhood group is accusing Hillside Police Chief Joseph Lukaszek of criminal misconduct and wants him prosecuted.

Hillside village administrator: 'No history' to indicate water main break problem underground

By Juliette Fairley | Jan 22, 2021

When Hillside Village Administrator Russ Wajda was informed there had been water main breaks on Forest and Madison, he was surprised.

Hillside trustee candidate accuses mayor of buying votes with real estate purchase

By Juliette Fairley | Jan 5, 2021

When Roger Romanelli discovered that the village of Hillside used $373,000 in tax revenues to acquire Stimac’s Restaurant on Butterfield Road, he was shocked after speaking with the Stimac family about renovating the building.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Principal: 'Things have been going really well' at St. Luke with COVID re-opening plan

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

When a student arrives for school at St. Luke’s every morning, they immediately undergo a temperature check. If even a slight rise is detected, the child is sent home for parental monitoring as a safety precaution against COVID-19, according to St. Luke Parish School Principal Andrew DiMarco.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois receives failing grade for budgeting from Truth in Accounting

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

Illinois received an 'F' from a nonpartisan accounting organization that measures state transparency and reliability in accounting practices

From Chicago City Wire

Cook County State's Attorney candidate demands Foxx's resignation over Smollett case

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

The Republican candidate for Cook County State's Attorney is calling for Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx to resign after a special prosecutor’s report found she allegedly lied and abused discretion in the handling of the Jussie Smollett case.

Burr Ridge mayor emeritus hopes Pritzker will rethink COVID-19 stay-at-home order

By Juliette Fairley | May 18, 2020

Federal appellate court declines to stop governor's decision

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois Health Department refutes complaints about its COVID-19 data

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

A visit to the department's website on April 13, however, failed to yield data on deaths by zip code

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois has enough ventilators for COVID-19 patients, according to state's data

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

If Gov. J.B. Pritzker gets the 4,000 ventilators he's requested, Illinois could end up with 2,280 more ventilators than it needs under worst-case scenario projections for the coronavirus crisis in Illinois, according to an analysis of recently released data from the state.