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Cicero Public Library Employees Claim Frustration with “Toxic Work Environment”
Editor’s Note: Names that include an asterisk(*) are pseudonyms for sources due to fear of retaliation. Over the last two decades, the Cicero Public Library has been offering educational programs to the community, such as their Seed Library and one-on-one tech tutorials to help people prepare to work from home.
Takeout without: How Oak Park’s restaurants – and customers – are handling
A ban on polystyrene, commonly known by the brand name Styrofoam, went into effect in Oak Park on Jan. 1. The ban established that businesses cannot sell or distribute disposable food containers that partially incorporate or are entirely composed of polystyrene foam packaging. According to Dan Yopchick, the village’s chief...
Lucky Four Winds Gambler Turns $5 Bet into $500K Jackpot
A gambler from Schaumburg, Illinois, was visiting the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo for a few bets. The guest, who chose to remain anonymous, however, did not expect to return home 536,614-dollar-richer. According to the operator, the Illinois gambler was playing a Dollar Storm Wild Ninja slot machine at...
OP parking Lot 10 under construction
Residents who frequent Lot 10, the popular parking lot on North Boulevard between Marion Street and Forest Avenue in downtown Oak Park’s business district, can expect construction this spring. The sidewalk will be replaced along the north of the parking lot. Then, the lot will be closed for four...
Oak Park considers user fee for electric vehicle charging stations
Electric vehicle users living in or driving through Oak Park may soon be paying a fee to use the village’s publicly-accessible electric vehicle charging stations. The village board discussed a proposal Tuesday to charge users a $0.25 per kilowatt-hour fee, the market rate, at these stations. There is now no fee for any of the 26 village-owned stations. Users only have to pay a fee for parking in the lot or garage, if applicable, but not for charging itself.
Bolingbrook Man Charged In Move Over Law After ISP Trooper Car Hit
An Illinois State Police trooper is recovering following a crash on I-55 in Will County. Authorities say the trooper’s stationary squad car was hit by a Toyota Corolla Monday night north of Route 59. The ISP squad car was parked on the right shoulder on Interstate 55 northbound near milepost 252, north of Route 59, with emergency lights activated, handling a traffic crash. The trooper was sitting inside of the squad car with his seatbelt fastened when his squad car was struck by a gray Toyota Corolla. The trooper was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Corolla, 31-year-old Asante Williams of Bolingbrook, was cited for the Move Over Law, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident and Improper Lane Usage.
Suburban middle school students create group to help support fellow classmates and their mental health
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — It’s Mental Health Awareness Month and adults hear a lot about stress management. But for younger people, those anxiety producing feelings are often dismissed as “kid stuff.” It was that sentiment that motivated three Naperville 8th graders to do something about it. Leya...
Anonymous Illinois Man Scoops up $4.1M Jackpot
The Illinois Lottery has handed a $4.1 million jackpot to a lucky local player. This is notably the third-largest prize that the lottery in the Prairie State has handed this year. The winning ticket was purchased at the BP gas station in McCook, around 14 miles south of Chicago. As...
Cook County man faces gun, drug-related charges following high-speed crash in Palatine
PALATINE - A suburban man was arrested for gun and drug-related charges following a crash in Palatine last Thursday. Darius Redmond, 22, of Palatine, was traveling as a passenger in a black SUV on May 9 at 10:30 a.m. when the driver of the vehicle led police on a high-speed chase before crashing into other cars.
Residents of West Suburban decry ‘disgraceful’ conditions
About two dozen resident doctors at West Suburban Medical Center demonstrated in early May against what they said are worsening conditions and a lack of resources since Dr. Manoj Prasad took ownership of the hospital in December 2022. And in what residents call an unprecedented move, the hospital’s teaching faculty...
Massive Zara opens in renovated Lord & Taylor building at Westfield Old Orchard Mall
Zara, one of Westfield Old Orchard Mall's most popular stores just moved into a brand new renovated space -- the first of several highly anticipated store openings inside the mall's newly remodeled Lord & Taylor building. The new, 28,000 square-foot store opens Thursday, according to officials. At the same time,...
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