Western Springs News

Kristen Courtney Fleming and Eric Michael Smith have announced their engagement.

"The Mousetrap": The Theatre of Western Springs kicks off its 80th season with "The Mousetrap" from Sept.

In Denver, Democrats from Illinois were front and center in championing Barack Obama's work in his home state.

Hinsdale's Jan Barishman appraises a walking stick owned by Linda Necker as her mother-in-law, Dolores Necker, listens in Friday at the Willowbrook Holiday Inn.

The people have spoken, and they've chosen an Agatha Christie classic, "Mousetrap," as the opening show for Theatre of Western Springs' 80th season.

The public administration program at Northern Illinois University has been ranked third nationally by U.S. News & World Report in the specialty field of city management and urban policy.

CHICAGO - For New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann, it's a life-or-death issue. The Surface Transportation Board, a federal agency that oversees rail operations nationwide, will begin a new round of hearings Monday ...

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Believing the benefits outweigh the negatives, a new suburban coalition fronted by Congressman Dan Lipinski was launched Thursday in support of the controversial proposal by Canadian National to buy the EJ&E ...

All 202 spots were filled during Saturday's Charity Challenge, a mini-triathlon put on to raise money for the Rasulo family of Western Springs.

A 26-year-old woman told police two men went up in an elevator with her to her office in a building at 6600 Lincoln Ave.

Western Springs resident Nancy Webster isn't laughing when it comes to the new Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder." And neither are a handful of other disability advocates around the country.

Now that a sidewalk connecting Timber Trails and the Ridgewood subdivisions is closer to becoming a reality, Western Springs residents from both subdivisions have mobilized efforts to make the project go away.

Dave Evans has touched many area residents in a big way. Known affectionately as Mr.

Bethel No. 52 International Order of Job's Daughters met Aug. 6 at the Ottawa Masonic Temple with Illinois Job's Daughters Grand Bethel Honored Queen Sarah Bailey presiding.

A 21-year-old La Grange resident was arrested Aug. 7 by Western Springs police and charged with indecent solicitation of a child after attempting to meet an officer posing as a 15-year-old child.

Charles and Teresa Peterson of Western Springs announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Peterson, to Neil Davies, son of John and Irene Davies of Homer Glen, Ill.

Sara Hamilton and John Hodak have announced their engagement. Sara is the daughter of Wayne and Marianne Hamilton of La Grange.

Western Springs resident John Huebner recently brought home second prize in the prestigious International Aktion Club Contest.

Something I left out of my review of "The Dark Knight" last week was how good Gotham City looked.