Western Springs News

For La Grange Park resident Bryan Mathie, saving the blues means preserving one of America's great art forms.

On homework, 39 percent of Lyons Township High School students responding to a survey said they spend more than four hours a week on homework, with 13 percent spending three to four hours and 17 percent spending two to three hours.

What a weekend to be in La Grange! The sun has finally come out, the weekend weather forecast looks great and there's so much going on! Here's La Grange Patch's guide to a weekend of great events in the village.

Why white homes? Why not? It's June and getting hot, so maybe a house that absorbs a bit less sunlight would save a few bucks on your heating bill.

Your family can have a great night out - all night - for a reasonable price at It's Tent Time with a Movie at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 15, to 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 16, in Sedgwick Park, 48th Street and 10th Avenue, La Grange.

Sometimes Western Springs chef Suzanne Florek gets the call from someone standing in front of her 10-foot tall image on a Chicago Midway International Airport wall; sometimes it comes up later.

DuPage Medical Group, the largest independent, multi-specialty physician group in the Chicago area, is growing through the acquisition of two primary care practices in Western Springs: HMS Inc.

May 31-June 10. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays-Saturdays, May 31, June 1-2, 7-9; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3 and 10; 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3; and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9 Eugene O'Neill's highly autobiographical "Ah, Wilderness!" and the playwright's only comedy, will wind up the 83rd season for the Theatre of Western Springs.

The complete results of the 2012 Tower Trot can now be found online, with results for both the 5k and the 10k in multiple age divisions.

On November 13, 1959, Western Springs police installed the department's first radar unit on one of its three Chevrolet squad cars, signaling a new era in traffic enforcement.A See second photo.

Kid Complaints Five youths who were being loud in an alley behind the 300 block of Sixth Avenue at about 11:40 p.m. May 26 were warned by police and said they would leave.

Residents of Western Springs filled the downtown on a hot Memorial Day morning Monday for the annual parade and ceremony recognizing the bravery and sacrifices made by the military veterans of the country and the Village, especially those who paid the ultimate price.

Western Springs junior named Board representative Alexandra Blaze, a Western Springs junior, has been named the 2012-2013 Student Representative to the Lyons Township Board of Education.

If you don't know the Bravo reality show's star, Tabatha Coffey, she's an edgy, black-clad, white-blonde, brutally frank Aussie salon-business consultant who overhauls failing shops.

Taste of Wheaton: Celebrate Wheaton from 4 to 10 p.m. May 31 and June 1, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 2, 1 to 8 p.m. June 3 at Memorial Park, Wheaton.

Amid an idyllic life during the bygone era of Connecticut in 1906, the Miller family celebrates the Fourth of July as their 16-year-old son goes through the trials of young love.

The Western Springs Safety Village Committee was awarded the Ron W. Lee, M.D. Excellence in Pediatric Care award in the Community Service category at Monday night's Board of Trustees meeting for their contributions to child safety.

Reviewed a school climate survey of students, parents and staff administered in October and January, which found high levels of approval for many school practices.

Don and Maureen Vear of Western Springs will be leading the way this Sunday, May 20 for the Fox Valley Great Strides Walk at Pottawatomie Park in St.

Western Springs police are still investigating the theft of $900 worth of equipment that was reported stolen from an unlocked landscaping trailer on April 23 while it was parked in the 4500 block of Grand Avenue.