West Cook News

River Forest Village President Adduci implores Wintrust: ‘Our residents and businesses deserve better’ than stalled Lake & Lathrop project

By West Cook News Service | Nov 11, 2025

At a Cook County Court hearing, River Forest Village President Cathy Adduci urged Wintrust Bank to resolve the long-running foreclosure case over the "Lake & Lathrop" property, calling the site’s continued vacancy “a nuisance” and “a burden” on village residents and business owners.

BREAKING: Federal law enforcement officers attacked in Broadview

By West Cook News Service | Oct 4, 2025

Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Public Affairs, said immigration enforcement officers on patrol near Broadview were rammed and boxed in by 10 cars before firing on an armed individual.

Homeland Security Secretary Noem: I was ‘just blocked from accessing the Village of Broadview Municipal Building in Illinois’

By West Cook News Service | Oct 3, 2025

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem just said her team was prevented from entering a government facility while traveling through suburban Chicago.