Category: Suburban Chicagoland

Highspeed rail association questions Chicago-O’Hare transit plans

June 14, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Highspeed rail association questions Chicago-O’Hare transit plans The Midwest High Speed Rail Association issue the following statement regarding Chicago plans to build a high speed rail connecting Chicago’s Loop with O’Hare Airport: Today, the City of Chicago announced that it has chosen Elon Musk’s Boring Company to construct and maintain an express link between downtown…

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$17 million invested in Sauk Village announced

June 14, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

$17 million invested in Sauk Village announced Mayor Derrick Burgess is very pleased to hear that SET Enterprises in Sauk Village announced that they will be the very first in North America to have a Laser blanking line. SET provides stamped parts for Ford Motor Company and has been in business in Sauk Village for…

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Free concerts in Brookfield

June 14, 2018September 28, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Free concerts in Brookfield BritBeat kicks off series Friday evening By Steve Metsch Starting this Friday, the village of Brookfield will offer a summer of free music in the band shell at Kiwanis Park, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Each concert runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. If you’re going, bring a lawn chair or blanket. A…

Entertainment, Suburban Chicagoland

Countryside concerts return

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Countryside concerts return Free music fills Thursday nights this summer By Steve Metsch Billed as a “Passport Through Countryside,” the City of Countryside again presenting its annual Summer Concert Series on Thursday nights through Aug. 2. Each week has a different country for a theme. The series started on June 7 with Rosie & The…

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Bridgeview rededicates Muehe Park

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Bridgeview rededicates Muehe Park Resident made “ultimate sacrifice” in Vietnam in ’69 By Steve Metsch John Rigo never met Mark Muehe, but they have the Vietnam War in common. Both served there in the Army. And the heart of Rigo, a Vietnam veteran who survived, goes out to the family of Muehe, a veteran who…

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Bremen HS district uses career readiness program to help reduce tuition

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Bremen HS district uses career readiness program to help reduce tuition Bremen High School District 228 Saves Students More Than $300,000 In Tuition Through Career Readiness Programs Bremen High School District 228 students earned 2,601 college credits through its 2018 Career Readiness Programs, saving students approximately $377,145 in free tuition. 17 classes were available for…

Education, News, Suburban Chicagoland

Bond Set at $750,000 for Glendale Heights Man in Stratford Square Mall shooting

June 13, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Bond Set at $750,000 for Glendale Heights Man in Stratford Square Mall shooting DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Bloomingdale Director of Public Safety Frank Giammarese announced today that bond has been set for a Glendale Heights man accused of shooting a loss prevention officer at the Burlington Coat Factory store at Stratford Square…

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Nybo bill to increase transparency in State ethics investigations signed into law

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Nybo bill to increase transparency in State ethics investigations signed into law ELMHURST — As more sexual harassment allegations surface in the Statehouse, State Sen. Chris Nybo (R-Elmhurst) cosponsored an initiative to help eliminate bias in the handling of legislative ethics complaints and give victims the confidence to step forward. With overwhelming bipartisan support, the…

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Cicero Citizenship program helps 270 immigrants become citizens

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Cicero Citizenship program helps 270 immigrants become citizens Arcadio Delgado, The Town of Cicero Director of Citizenship, introduced some of the more than 270 immigrants who became citizens of the United States this year as a result of the Citizenship Committee’s work, guidance and education programs during the regular meeting of the Town of Cicero…

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Cheap Trick, Poison shine

June 10, 2018June 13, 2018 Steve Metsch 1 Comment

Cheap Trick, Poison shine “Nothin’ But A Good Time” tour is just that By Steve Metsch After an entertaining nine-song set by Pop Evil, a fan wearing a “Hall & Oates 2018” T-shirt asked me – maybe it was my Cheap Trick T-shirt? – why the band from Rockford would open for Poison. The pairing,…

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Bridgeview to rededicate park

June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Bridgeview to rededicate park “He was my hero” veteran’s brother says By Steve Metsch When Muehe Park is rededicated today, Gary Muehe will be thinking a lot about his late older brother Mark. “He was my hero. He was four years older than me and I looked up to him,” Gary said in the backyard…

News, Suburban Chicagoland

Lyons demolitions funded

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Lyons demolitions funded State grant of $180,000 targets vacant houses By Steve Metsch Lyons now has funding needed to pay for the demolition of vacant and abandoned houses the village has acquired. The village board, at its May 15 meeting, unanimously approved a $180,000 grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority to pay for demolitions…

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Lyons delivers

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Lyons delivers Firefighters deliver baby in mother’s home By Steve Metsch When they got the call about a pregnant woman in distress, Lyons firefighters/paramedics thought they’d be rushing her by ambulance to the nearest hospital. They didn’t expect they’d be delivering a baby in the woman’s house. But that’s just what happened. Lyons firefighter/paramedics Justin…

Summit to test raffles

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 Steve Metsch No Comments

Summit to test raffles St. Joe’s raffle to be closely watched by village By Steve Metsch The Summit Village Board wants to take a look at how raffles are run and how to best regulate them. With that in mind, the board approved an ordinance that would allow raffles in Summit, using one run at…

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Festival, Suburban Chicagoland

Rauner needs to block water rate increase bill

May 29, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Rauner needs to block water rate increase bill The Illinois House and the Illinois Senate approved a new law, HB 4508, that would allow two major water companies to massively increase water rates on its customers to help them buy up smaller water companies so they can grow and profit. The sponsors used the confusing…

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2018 Illinois Governor’s Export Award recipients announced

May 29, 2018September 28, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

2018 Illinois Governor’s Export Award recipients announced Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced the recipients of the 2018 Governor’s Export Awards during a ceremony at the Union League Club of Chicago on May 24th. The Governor’s Export Awards are Illinois’ highest recognition of export achievement, honoring…

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Andrew HS Tweets salute to 3 former student veterans

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Andrew HS Tweets salute to 3 former student veterans Victor J. Andrew High school in Tinley Park Tweeted out the following honor to recognize the military service and sacrifice of its former students. Click here to view. The salute to three former Andrew High school graduates is timed to salute the service and sacrifice of…

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Orland Mayor Pekau honors Old Navy manager at grand opening

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Orland Mayor Pekau honors Old Navy manager at grand opening The Old Navy Orland Park Place store re-opened on Friday May 25, 2018 with great fanfare following a near month-long closure due to a devastating fire. Orland Park Mayor was there to cut the ribbonThe Old Navy Orland Park store re-opened on Friday May 25,…

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