Brookfield News

Griraffe baby Jamila canoodles with mother Juji at the outdoor enclosure of the Zoo in Hannover, Germany, on Tuesday May 7,2013. The Giraffe baby was born on April 21,2013. This adult bald Eagle is currently being treated at the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge on Thursday, May 9,2013 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., for injuries to one of its talons.

The short film "Savor Every Moment" aims to "capture what we love about our pets," writes filmmaker Keith Hopkin on his website.

After three years as an online business and one year in Brookfield, a vintage shop is moving to La Grange.

Sunday, May 5 Lawn chair vandals A lawn chair in the 0-99 block of South 6 th Avenue is being vandalized every weekend, a woman told La Grange police around 5:45 p.m. Most recently, someone spray-painted it.

The Capri Mex location in Burr Ridge's County Line Square is under new ownership, now as the second location of Brookfield's La Cabanita restaurant-still serving Mexican food, but with new recipes and attitude, the Doings Burr Ridge reports .

The BNSF Railway's 3 track Chicago to Aurora Illinois "Racetrack" commuter mainline, is a busy piece of railroad operating 24 / 7 here in the greater Chicagoland area.

This sheep dog isn't really doing its job, but this photo posted to reddit is just so majestic that the duo look perfect together.

A west suburban woman arrested for driving under the influence early Friday in Riverside -- whose blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit when tested at the police station -- told police that she had been drinking to celebrate the fact that she would be getting her driver's license back from a previous DUI arrest, police said.

A brand new baby orangutan ! I can hardly believe it! For a keeper, this is definitely an event that is a dream come true.

Monday, April 29 DUI near 55th and Gilbert George L. Zimmerman, 62, of the 1000 block of North Bridge Street in Yorkville, was arrested near 55th Street and Gilbert Avenue at about 1:40 a.m., police said.

If you are a fan of comic books or want to encourage children to read the original form of The Avengers , Spiderman , Batman and more, you'll be happy to hear that Free Comic Book Day is May 4. Free Comic Book Day, created in 2002, always falls on the first Saturday in May.

In an ever-changing downtown landscape, the La Grange Theatre stands out as a historic and cultural landmark, proudly announcing its town name atop the old-timey marquee.

We're all familiar with cat fights . But after taking a look at this incredible photo, it looks like birds have some secret anger too.

Monday, April 22 Engines revving, loud music playing Several people were revving their engines and playing loud music on the top level of the downtown parking garage, 80 South 6 th Avenue, La Grange police said.

No one wants to think about a tragedy such as the Sandy Hook shootings happening in our own schools-but it's critical to prepare for a scenario we hope will never befall us.

It seemed that things couldn't get much worse Thursday after five feet of water from the torrential storms flooded into the Helping Hand Thrift Shop in Brookfield.

The Brookfield Zoo is open, and offering free admission, on Saturday after closing for only the third time in its history last week.

FOREST PARK Men Super Size Charges, Attack Cops After McDonald's Incident Two Forest Park men were charged with battery after attacking police who responded to a late-night call from McDonald's on April 13.

BROOKFIELD, Ill. After being closed for two days due to flooding and street closures in the area, the Brookfield Zoo will reopen on Saturday, although it will close an hour earlier than normal.

Fire caused extensive damage Thursday night to Helping Hand Thrift Shop, 6726 Grand Blvd.