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More than 100 people from the city and suburbs turned out for an Aug. 19 open house the Chicago Transit Authority held at Ford City Mall, 7601 S. Cicero Ave., Chicago, to explain the alternative analysis study ...
Oak Lawn man in fatal crash pleads guilty to DUI
A repeat drunken driver who was nearly three times over the legal blood-alcohol limit when he crashed his motorcycle, killing his girlfriend, has begun an eight-year sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated ...
Old Barn Restaurant To Remain Open
Threatened with foreclosure and sale at public auction a few months ago, it appears the Old Barn restaurant, located at 8100 S. Parkside Ave.
Semi fatally strikes motorcyclist, flees the scene
No one was in custody Tuesday morning for a fatal hit-and-run in which a semi truck struck a man riding a motorcycle, killing him Monday morning on the Southwest Side.
Library puts on faire fit for a princess
The Huntley Area Public Library held a Summer Knights and Dragon Tales Medieval Faire Saturday to celebrate the end of its summer reading program.
Laughter is the first sound you hear pouring out of the Grand Chapiteau. It's the clowns, always the clowns that get things started at Cirque du Soleil.
The address of the parent/guardian determines the child's school of attendance. Students in grades seventh and eighth may register at Liberty Junior High School, 5900 W. 81st St., Burbank.
Somewhere between Cheech and Chong with a White Sox cap
Hats went out of fashion a long time ago. My dad used to wear a gray fedora, when he traveled to and from work back in the 50s and 60s.
Since 1983, the President's Education Awards program has provided individual recognition from the President and the U.S. Secretary of Education to those students whose outstanding efforts have enabled them to ...
Burbank Dist. 111 Discusses Fate of Fry
The Burbank School District 111 Board members met July 17 with updates on the possible future of Harry E. Fry School, 7805 S. Mobile Ave.
Only students who score in the 90th percentile or above on the Marist Entrance Exam were eligible for this scholarship award.
Burbank Dist. 111 Discusses Fate of Fry
The Burbank School District 111 Board members met July 17 with updates on the possible future of Harry E. Fry School, 7805 S. Mobile Ave.
Ill. Funeral Home Mistakenly Buries Wrong Body
Members of a family from Burbank, Ill., say they went to a funeral home to view their 91-year-old grandmother's body but found another woman's body in her casket.
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Illinois man drowns in Adams County
An Illinois man died July 4 at Northern Bay Resort, Strongs Prairie, in what was considered a possible drowning incident.
Local Officials 'Ride the Rails'
Cong. Dan Lipinski , with Cong. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, "rode the rails" through his district from Brighton Park to La Grange on June 17, stopping along the way for various meetings with local ...
Cong. Dan Lipinski , with Cong. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, literally rode the rails through his district from Brighton Park to La Grange on Tuesday, stopping along the way for various meetings with local ...
Seniors Spell Their Way To Victory at OL Center
Louis S. Viverito Senior Center at 7745 S. Leamington Ave., Burbank, was the host site last week for the area's first senior spelling bee.
Good? Bad? Condemned? Sister talks film
Reviewers have coined several phrases to let moviegoers know if a film is good or bad.
Ill. man sentenced for trying to arrange child sex in Wis.
An Illinois man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trying to arrange sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old Milwaukee girl.
Laurence High School , 5556 W. 77th St., Burbank, was recently recognized for her excellence in math instruction.