Editor’s Notebook The sweaty people crammed in the stands probably didn’t notice. The folks watching all along the fences likely didn’t notice either. Oh, and those people who had to …
Citizen urges Palos Hills to bring Carson & Barnes Circus back
Carson & Barnes Circus wasPETA says that the Carson & Barnes Circus abuses elephants but some Palos Hills officials say that wasn’t the case in August when the circus was in town. Pho…
Five years later, officials to revive Chicago Ridge/Worth Chamber
Bill Ritter remembers the final days of the former Chicago Ridge/Worth Chamber of Commerce. “It just kind of fell apart. You couldn’t Chicago Ridge Village Clerk George Schleyer (left), Bil…
Police News from 9-12-13
Chicago Ridge Tara D. Roske, 28, of Worth, was charged with retail theft Friday after allegedly stealing approximately $200 worth of fragrances from Carson’s at Chicago Ridge Mall, police sai…
Hickory Hills man fends off ruse burglars
A Hickory Hills man believes he was set up for a ruse burglary Aug. 13 by a man who claimed he was doing concrete work at a neighbor’s house, police said. The incident occurred in the 9300 block o…
Satan Disciples gang members arrested at Fall on the Green fest
Two admitted gang members and another man were arrested Friday on drug and weapons charges at Oak Lawn’s Fall on the Green festival, police said. Mohammed Ziko, 19, of Bridgeview; Andrew T. Miller…
Ridge man robbed by a couple of posers
A man was robbed Sept. 4 in Oak Lawn by two men posing as undercover police officers, police said. The Chicago Ridge man told police he was driving south in the 9500 block of Parkside Avenue…
Just call her Iron Woman
Courtney Javorski of Worth has triumphed over cancer and finished the Ironman competition in Louisville in August. She sports her medal which she won for finishing in the competition. Photo by …
OL Park District stalls citizens’ full court press for hoop removal
An Oak Lawn trustee’s proposal to remove basketball hoops from all village parks was not well-received Monday by park district commissioners. “I didn’t get a good vibe from the board,” Trustee Car…
ComEd attempting to restore ‘good faith’ to OL residents
ComEd will take steps to remedy the causes of power outages that have plagued the village, according to a reliability report issued to the village. Trustee Alex Olejniczak said the report is a ste…