The street that everyone forgot in Indian Head Park

INDIAN HEAD PARK — The lack of careful management of the streets in Indian Head Park is illustrated by village officials learning just this year that a road they thought belonged to the county actually is within their jurisdiction.

After Cook County repaved streets in …

How to pay for repaving streets in Indian Head Park

INDIAN HEAD PARK — Repairing village streets and how to pay for the work are among the challenges facing the newly configured Village Board.

Mayor Richard Andrews said it’s a problem he has been trying to address for the past three or four years.

Last …

Major church fest and annual gathering kick off summer in Western Springs

WESTERN SPRINGS — When I was a kid, my family attended St. Mary’s Church in Downers Grove. The church held an annual summer picnic, and when I was little, I loved going because there’s always a boatload of kids running around at a church picnic …

La Grange man loses life after saving grandson

LA GRANGE — La Grange resident Dennis Murphy lost his life in a recent canoeing accident, but he was able to save his grandson from drowning.

Murphy, 70, suffered a heart attack just after guiding his 9-year-old grandson to safety in the arms of the …

Westchester center to host geriatric depression seminar

Westchester Health and Rehabilitation Center and Silver Connections are hosting a seminar at 3 p.m., June 26 on geriatric depression. The seminar is free, however, they ask for a response for space allocation.

The center is at 2901 S. Wolf Road, Westchester. The speaker is …

Burr Ridge CEO is weekend gearhead

BURR RIDGE — Cars are more than vehicles to Rich Panico of Burr Ridge. When he’s done with them, they’re works of art. Panico will join other car enthusiasts when he takes his fully restored 1957 Corvette to the 6th annual car show on the …

Clarendon Hills residents steal the show at Daisy Dash

CLARENDON HILLS — Clarendon Hills residents stole the show when it came to Sunday’s Daisy Dash.

Billy Fayette, a Hinsdale Central alumnus who now runs at Wake Forest University, broke the course record in the adult 5K race, finishing in 15 minutes, 40 seconds. That …

La Grange veterans reverently retire flags

LA GRANGE — In less than 10 minutes, a group of veterans carried out a time-honored Flag Day tradition.

Members of the Walter E. Coulter, Jr. Post 1941 American Legion retired two flags Friday of the nearly 1,000 the La Grange post receives annually in …

Indian Head Park trustees try to balance budget

INDIAN HEAD PARK — The Village Board is reviewing this year’s proposed $4.1 million budget, which forecasts a deficit of about $19,000.

Village trustees suggested June 13 postponing the purchase of a new squad car and reducing police overtime as ways to eliminate the deficit. …

Hinsdale Humane Society’s operation manager’s clients are dogs and cats

HINSDALE — In August, Jennifery Vlazny, operations manager for the Hinsdale Humane Society, at 22 N. Elm St., will mark her 28th year working for the organiztion.

Q. How did you first come to work for the humane society?A.

I had always loved animals and …

Gurnee looks ahead to digital streaming

Libraries long ago stocked more than books as they evolved with modern media, adding vinyl record albums, cassette tapes, laser discs, and then CDs and DVDs.

Checking out the future: Libraries look beyond the shelves

Jeff Weisensel doesn’t have a job, not for the past 14 months anyway, since Kraft Foods restructured him out the door after 22 years. But he does have a library — the $28 million Glenview Public Library, opened in 2011 — whose inviting lobby is part art gallery, part cafeteria — patrons are welcome to eat and drink there ­­— and part social center.

Pedestrian work near Oakbrook Center may start this year

OAK BROOK — Three of seven projects planned to improve pedestrian circulation around Oakbrook Center stand a good chance of being completed in 2013, said the chairman of Oak Brook’s Streetscape Committee.

“The local principals are all in favor of this; it’s a matter of …

Metra cops will be spending more time on trains, platforms talking with riders

The new safety initiative merely redeploys the existing 100-person Metra police force and is not a response to a specific crime concern, Metra officials said.