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Jennifer Hudson mansion deal falls apart
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.
Gaskill case headed to grand jury
Robert L. Gaskill, 63, of River Forest, who took in dozens of foster children since 1996 and volunteered with local youth groups was charged Feb.
River Forest kitchen wins design award
Normandy Remodeling is a Design/Build remodeling firm servicing the entire Chicago Metro area, with an 8,000-square-foot showroom in Hinsdale.
Crime taskforce's A cases up by 65 %
An annual report issued last week by West Suburban Directed Gang Enforcement taskforce mostly highlighted a number of headline-grabbing arrests that took place in 2011.
Get Out: Knitting, Love, Heirlooms and More
Each week, "Get Out" aims to bring you the best of what's happening in and around the Oak Park and River Forest.
Creator of Lemonheads candy dies at age 93
RIVER FOREST, Ill. — Candy company executive Nello Ferrara lived a sweet life.
River Forest-Oak Park community stunned by Gaskill arrest
River Forest and Oak Park residents were still reeling this week from the news that a well-known community member had been arrested for sexual abuse.
Nello Ferrara, 93, invented Lemonheads, saw MacArthur...
But to snackers with a sweet tooth, he was better known as the inventor of spicy-hot Atomic FireBalls and lip-puckering Lemonheads.
Investigation Continues Into Sex Abuse Allegations
The large home on Ashland Avenue is surrounded by a white picket fence, the only fenced-in yard on the block.
New River Forest Website Debuts
Instead of cluttered and scattered, clean and simple. That's the idea behind the village of River Forest's new website , which debuts Monday.
One-Time Religious Publisher, Foster Parent Charged With Sex Abuse Of Two Girls
Robert Gaskill, of River Forest, has been charged with sexually abusing two girls.
River Forest foster parent charged with sexual abuse
A River Forest man who took in dozens of foster children since 1996 and volunteered with local youth groups was charged Friday with the sexual abuse of two girls.
River Forest fest hosts some cool creations
Some very unusual creations are expected to zoom down the Keystone Park Sled Hill in River Forest during Winter Fest, 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb.
River Forest and Concordia University campus police are investigating the recent theft of a $20,000 cello from an unlocked locker in the basement of the school's Kretzman Music Building.
Murder. Money laundering. Drug dealing. Violent robberies. Extortion. All part of the underground economy of Chicago's gang networks.
River Forest Police Blotter: Cello Stolen at Concordia
Theft : A cello valued at $20,000 was stolen Jan. 23 from a locker in the Kretzman Music Building at Concordia University , 7400 Augusta St.
Immediate care clinic opens on North Avenue
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.
Have You Claimed Your Patch Business Listing?
When Patch launched in Oak Park and River Forest in the summer of 2010, editors and contributors ventured to local businesses to collect information for our directory.
Gang Book spotlights suburban threats
For more than 40 years, street gangs and the illegal drug sales they control have been major drivers of property crime in the suburbs.
The judge, the madam and the babies she 'bought'
A notorious madam, convicted of running a brothel with her teenage daughter, goes to court next month, desperate to prove she's fit to be the adoptive mom of two little girls.