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Park students bowled over learning the French version of bocce ball
Afterschool activities are going continental at Park Junior High in LaGrange Park with a taste of bocce from Italy and petanque, the French version. Standing inside small hoops on the ground, students took turns throwing colorful balls toward a small squishy ball serving as the …
Group to restore graves, memory of Lyonsville’s Civil War vets
Dave Bailey had a mystery on his hands: Where was the body of Civil War veteran James Henry Nash? The missing veteran was an early resident of the area — and records from the 1920s showed that Nash was buried in Indian Head Park’s Lyonsville …
La Grange Park ambulance fees to increase
An ambulance ride will cost more in La Grange Park after village trustees agreed to raise rates for the first time since 2003. The board voted unanimously to increase fees for a basic life support response from $400 to $500 for residents and from $500 …
La Grange looks forward to Pet Parade
The 66th annual La Grange Pet Parade on June 2 features the Medinah Black Horse Troop, the Jesse White Tumblers, marching bands, drill teams and plenty of pooches and kitties and their proud owners. Marchers step off at 9:30 a.m. from Cossitt Avenue and head …
1.5 million people to use Midway, O’Hare this holiday weekend
About 1.5 million people are expected to pass through Chicago’s two airports this Memorial Day weekend, city aviation officials say.
School leaders react over treasurer’s office
Superintendent Tim Kilrea of Lyons Township High School District 204 said he is monitoring the situation at the Lyons Township School Treasurer’s Office and has no concerns with how the office has handled the high school’s payroll or investments. “I think it’s an internal issue …
Lyons Township school trustees president resigns
The president of the board overseeing the Lyons Township School Treasurer’s Office has resigned to allow for an independent investigation of a $100,000 cash-out of benefits by Treasurer Robert Healy. Edward Maloney of La Grange said he wanted to step aside after serving as president …
Chicago Sun-Times owner Wrapports buys the Reader
The owners of the Chicago Sun-Times said Wednesday that they have acquired the Chicago Reader, bringing an enduring part of the alternative press under the same corporate umbrella as daily and weekly papers that span the Chicago region.
LaGrange Park post office gets reprieve
LaGrange Park postal customers got good news May 22 when village officials said no definite decision was reached to close the branch office on 31st Street at Barnsdale Road or limit hours to save money. “The village has been in contact with Sen. Dick Durbin, …
First cases of 2012 West Nile reported in the area
The West Nile virus has been detected in birds and mosquitoes in several western suburbs for the first time this year, state health officials announced Tuesday. The virus was found in towns including Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, and Norridge.
Man killed in four-car crash on Tri-State Tollway
A man was killed in a four-vehicle crash on the Tri-State Tollway near west suburban Oak Brook Tuesday morning.
Study says Chicago traffic congestion actually got better
Drivers in the Chicago area were stuck in traffic an average of 36 hours in 2011, 12 fewer than the 48 wasted in traffic in 2010, according to INRIX, a company that studies traffic patterns.
La Grange Park gets rosy race results
Great weather greeted 357 participants Saturday in the Run for the Roses sponsored by the Park District of La Grange Park. First-place honors went to 14-year-old Carlos Molinas of Chicago with a time of 18:25 for the 5K race. La Grange Park’s fastest male finisher …
Seventh-grader plays peaceful blues for NATO
As protesters in Chicago stomped and chanted anti-NATO slogans Monday, a La Grange teenager sang a different tune at one of the summit’s venues. August Domanchuk, a seventh-grader at Park Junior High School in LaGrange Park, was invited to perform some blues selections with 13-year-old …
