Burr Ridge News

The Village Board has rejected the low bid for a sewer inspection and relining project because the bidder did not provide proof that it trains workers through a union-certified apprenticeship program, as required by the village's responsible bidding ordinance.

The weatherman is calling for snow today, Friday. So what? After all, it is February.

Jennifer Hudson, a Chicago native, reportedly was under contract to buy a six-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot mansion in Burr Ridge that had been listed for $2.795 million.

A collision that injured one man closed Market Street near Olympian Drive in Champaign for about 20 minutes Thursday morning.

The Burr Ridge Space Needs Committee voted Monday to scale back its plans for sprucing up the village's board room after bids for the project came in higher than expected.

The crash occurred between a 2005 Honda and a 2006 Volvo on southbound Route 83 at Hodges Road, just west of the Oakbrook Center mall, at about 4:15 p.m. Feb.

Seven riders in the Ray Graham Association 's Therapeutic Horsemanship program will receive scholarship funding from five local Rotary Clubs, thanks to the efforts of an exchange student from South Africa.

Burr Ridge-based rock star Jim Peterik, best known as the former guitarist for Survivor and longtime guitarist-vocalist for The Ides of March, played to a sold-out audience Saturday at the Theatre of Western Springs .

WHEATON, Ill. -- A 48-year-old former Chicago man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for the 2009 murder of a co-worker. DuPage County Judge George Bakalis sentenced John Gilbert on Friday.

We had two wonderful stories this week of young hearts shining brightly even in bodies stricken by terrible diseases, and there was no way we could possibly lead with anything else.

In front of a packed DuPage County courtroom Thursday, Tracy Dragos told of the void in her family left by the 2009 murder of her husband.

Burr Ridge Police have identified the man who allegedly offered two students a ride home after they got off the school bus Friday afternoon.

The following Burr Ridge and Willowbrook residents made the Dean's List at DePaul University for the fall quarter of 2011: Robert Bogolin of Burr Ridge Nicholas Fernandez of Burr Ridge Regina Gallo of Willowbrook Francesca Gattuso of Burr Ridge Michelle Gil of Willowbrook Dana Jabri of Burr Ridge Ashlyn Keefe of Willowbrook Ryan Kent of Willowbrook ... (more)

While no drum lessons or jam sessions will take place at the Burr Ridge property, music is an integral part of the work environment for the 14-year-old company, which moved its corporate headquarters from New Jersey to the Burr Ridge Village Center.

A former Burr Ridge resident has been convicted of a racketeering conspiracy that includes kidnappings, robberies and drug trafficking over a decade.

With formal blessings, a tour and sincere thanks for unseasonably warm weather, officials of the Loyola Healthcare System and dozens of guests opened their new state-of-the-art Gottlieb Center for Immediate Care at River Forest on Monday.

Community leaders are rightfully looking at allowing establishments selling liquor to be open until 1 a.m. Thursdays and 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

One of the two songwriters involved with writing the hit song ' Eye of the Tiger ' from the 'Rocky III' movie soundtrack, Frank Sullivan , has filed a copyright infringement complaint against GOP presidential candidate and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in Chicago federal court.

A man and woman were pronounced dead today in what investigators suspect was a murder-suicide in South Suburban Oak Lawn home this morning, police said.

It's easier than ever, thanks to the openings of several high-profile day spas in the Chicago area in recent years.