Riverside News

Primary election candidates and their ardent supporters burned the midnight oil Tuesday night in hopes of celebrating the victors over a governor's race that at presstime was still too close to call, but it was clear early on that voters handed a resounding victory to an independent reform candidate for Cook County Board President.

Cong. Dan Lipinski announced Tuesday that a railroad quiet zone eliminating the sounding of train horns except in emergencies is expected to take effect in Oak Lawn on Wednesday, Feb.

Riverside resident Jay Reyes was appointed and sworn in as a Triton College trustee at a special meeting of the Triton College Board of Trustees held Tuesday, Jan.

Even after finishing last in a four-person primary race to defend his office, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger was unapologetic in defeat.

Two 16-year-old boys have been suspended from school after a video showing them playing with guns and flashing gang signs appeared on Facebook .

Five people were transported to the hospital Saturday morning after their SUV struck a light pole in west suburban North Riverside.

Tickets are now available for the internationally acclaimed Wright Plus 2010 housewalk, showcasing rare interior tours of private homes created by Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries in historic Oak Park and River Forest.

Over the years I have had many opportunities to volunteer with worthy candidates for many levels of government.

The 2010 Cook County GOP "Candidates' Town Hall Tour" Saturday, January 17, will feature the Republican Gubernatorial candidates and the Cook County Republican slated candidates at four different locations throughout Cook County.

Share + Jan 8, 2010 12:06 pm US/Central RIVERSIDE, Ill. A food service employee at a west suburban high school has been charged with stealing more than $1,400 from the school and police say the total dollar loss may be much higher.

I would like to thank the following for their financial support of Operation Transformation's benefit banquet: The Great Commission Church, Thompson and Schroyer, Riverside Tabernacle Church of God, Dr.

Welcome to my rail fan page! Here you'll find information and pictures of railroad related items from the Chicagoland area, Wisconsin and Indiana.

Jim McLean of Riverside, inventor No. My house is a tri-level so it has a lot of stairs.

After 22 years serving the Triton College community, Triton board trustee Merrill Becker submitted his letter of resignation to Chairman Mark Stephens and President Patricia Granados effective Dec.

I took this photo one snow covered December morning back in 2007. Seen here heading eastbound in a Christmas card setting from adjacent Commons Park in west suburban North Riverside Illinois, is an eastbound Canadian National transfer train traveling over the former Illinois Central Railroad's Iowa Division Mainline.

The operations manager of the Hinsdale Humane Society recently had her dog taken from her.

Those dreaming of a white Christmas may get their wish, but not until the persistent rain that has prompted various flood advisories and watches changes into snow as temperatures fall Friday afternoon.

The Buckinghams Riverside Casino Show Lounge, Riverside 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday Chi-town quintet pounded the charts and Midwestern ballrooms in the late-sixties , hitting No.

The cry for help this holiday season is greater than ever, but donations are way down.

The Cook County State's Attorney's office filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a LaGrange Park landscaping company for allegedly failing to perform work under contracts and failing to refund nearly $6,000 in deposits to two customers.