At a recent meeting, the Forest Park Village Council approved a labor agreement between the village and Automobile Mechanics' Local 701 IAM&AW.

At a recent meeting, the Hillside Village Board approved an ordinance to increase village liquor licenses from five to six so that Hot and Spicy, 450 N. Mannheim Road, can sell alcohol for consumption on its premises.

Operational spending at Proviso West High School in Cook County is 1 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

Operational spending at Lincoln Elementary School in Cook County is 35 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

The Lyons Board of Trustees will consider resolutions to appropriate over $600,000 in fuel-tax revenue for local road projects at its 7 p.m. meeting today in Village Hall Council Chambers, 4200 S. Lawndale Ave.

The Maywood Board of Trustees will consider a measure to accept a bid contract with Unique Plumbing and other contractors to provide emergency water and sewer repairs, during the board next meeting 7 p.m. today at Village Hall, 125 S. Fifth Ave.

Operational spending at Stevenson Elementary School in Cook County is 16 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

Operational spending at Roosevelt Middle School in Cook County is 28 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

The Forest Park Public Library Board of Trustees will discuss sensitive personnel matters during executive sessions at its next meetings 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Monday and Tuesday in the library's Austin Room.

At a recent meeting, the Forest Park Public Library Board of Trustees discussed Internet service woes tied to electrical problems with Comcast cables that caused problems for four days.

Operational spending at Proviso East High School in Cook County is 1 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

Operational spending at Melrose Park Elementary School in Cook County is 35 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

Operational spending at Emerson Elementary School in Cook County is 40 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

Operational spending at McKinley Elementary School in Cook County is 22 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

The River Forest Committee of the Whole discussed the fiscal 2017 budget and related issues at a recent meeting.

At a recent meeting, the Westchester Library Board of Trustees' Committee of the Whole discussed renovation plans to make the upstairs restrooms more accessible for disabled visitors.

Operational spending at Westchester Middle School in Cook County is 30 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

Operational spending at Willard Elementary School in Cook County is 2 percent less than the average Chicago public school.

The Westchester Dist. 92.5 Board approved a tentative, amended fiscal 2016 budget recently at a special meeting.

The River Forest Committee of the Whole discussed the fiscal 2017 budget at a recent meeting.