Five Proviso Math and Science Academy (PMSA) students were honored for their enthusiasm about reading during a Top Reader Awards event at the PMSA library, the school announced recently.
Cook County's Forest Preserves is gearing up to celebrate nature on Earth Day (April 22) with a wide range of celebrations, educational programs and volunteer projects that positively impact the land.
Bellwood's W-R Industries will buy a 30,000-square-foot property that will allow it to
expand, including by creating a new position, thanks to tax incentives offered
by the Cook County Board’s Bureau of Economic Development recently.
Bellwood residents and business owners can be an active part of their village's future success by offering their thoughts and suggestions for its new website.
The Village of Brookfield would like its businesses to feature more attracting signs, both to promote the city and help shops increase sales, the village announced recently.
Illinois drivers hoping to beat a train by illegally crossing tracks after the gates are down now face not only the dangers inherent in such a move but also double the fines of previous years, Metra reminded drivers recently.
The canine flu has emerged once again in Cook County, so the county's Animal and Rabies Control department advises pet owners to vaccinate all dogs to protect their four-legged friends from the disease.
Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board of Education Superintendent Dr. Jesse Rodriguez hosted a town hall meeting in Berkeley Jan. 12 at the public library, 1637 N. Taft Ave.
The Village of Brookfield and Riverside Brookfield School District 208 (RBHS) has reached an agreement on a pending lawsuit over construction and zoning concerns at the RBHS campus.
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce said recently it is supporting the Independent Maps campaign to put a legislative redistricting map amendment question on the November ballot.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and fellow members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on the proposed Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act (S. 357), which passed the U.S. House last month.
Laura Ann Spencer of Perma-Seal Basement Systems Inc. has been named a 2016 Woman of Influence award winner by the American City Business Journal, a parent company of the Chicago Business Journal.