Bellwood News

First Lutheran Church is finally beginning to assemble and install its new pipe organ.

Eighteen people held a rally in front of the office of state Rep. Angelo "Skip" Saviano, R-77th, in Elmwood Park the morning of June 22 to encourage Saviano to protect state programs that assist low-income immigrants.

A 29-year-old Bellwood man was charged Monday with the June 15 shooting death of Keyana Bates, 18, of Maywood.

A west suburban man was ordered held without bond on Tuesday after being charged with the murder of a UIC student last week in Forest Park.

Bellwood youth put their creative juices to work last week as part of Bellwood Public Library's Summer Reading Program.

These items are from Des Plaines Police Department incident reports. The Des Plaines Journal publishes this police blotter every Wednesday and Friday.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of area police departments.

The International Order of the Alhambra, Santiago Caravan No. 169, is hosting its 12th annual picnic for more than 1,000 special needs individuals June 13 at 3000 St.

The Rotary Clubs of Elmhurst and Maywood, along with a grant from Rotary District 6450, have contributed $7,500 for computers and educational materials at The Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of area police departments.

A two-year court battle to make sure convenience stores in Bellwood that sell liquor don't make liquor the most convenient item sold at those stores came to an end with dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the village.

Parents, students and former students crammed into Bellwood School District 88 meeting room Monday to plead with board members to rehire two administrators.

ComEd will file its petition with the Illinois Commerce Commission recommending communities to participate in the company's one-year Advanced Metering Infrastructure pilot - the first smart meter project designed to comprehensively assess how customers will interact with this innovative technology.

A Bellwood man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a high-speed chase that started in Hillside and ended in Bellwood.

Advocates for senior citizens are attempting to save a volunteer program that would cost the state about $401,000 next year but generates about $25 million in benefits for 9,500 suburban Cook County residents.

No one matched all the numbers in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night but one player who bought their ticket in Bellwood came pretty close.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the area departments.

Two men were charged May 11 in a home invasion that involved a shooting. Darryl Lawrence, 24, of 2005 S. 5th Ave., Maywood, was charged with home invasion and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, and Zarif Smith, 21, of 209 S. 27th Ave., Bellwood, was charged with home invasion.

Homeowners in Bellwood are perplexed about the upcoming reduction in the assessment of their property by the county saying it probably will not change things.

A 26-year-old Elmwood Park woman and a 34-year-old Bellwood woman are among 12 confirmed cases of H1N1, or swine, influenza reported in suburban Cook County.