Brookfield News

In Brookfield, human beings may have been cast as both victim and aggressor of late.

Summer is typically the time for school construction projects, but it's also when administrative and individual school leadership changes are usually made as well.

This week, Animal Crazy is thrilled to introduce a guest correspondent -- my 7-year-old niece in Chicago, Claire Ditelberg , who is attending Zoo Camp at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill.

Kai Simone-Issawants everybody to "Come Play." That's the title of the multitalented composer, lyricist, storyteller and singer's new children's CD and her plan for the release parties, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at Wonder Works children's museum, 6445 W. North Ave., Oak Park.

Morton Arboretum: Race Horses of the Sky, race enthusiast Bill Mitiu of Brookfield showcases his fabulous racing pigeons and talks about this fascinating backyard hobby.

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Newsweek Magazine is out with its annual list of the top 1,500 high schools in the country -- a list that is comprised with a number of variables.

Metra's $5 Weekend Pass: Unlimited rides on both Saturday and Sunday. Purchase Saturday and/or Sunday on the train or at Metra ticket offices.

Visit the Prairie Arts Festival, a fine arts show and sale with works by more than 150 artists.

Area residents and municipal officials will honor fallen veterans in a variety of observances, both celebratory and ceremonial in nature, on Monday, May 25.

What are your plans for getting a summer job? Matt Haeke, Western Springs: "I'm working at the Western Springs pool both in concessions and as a lifeguard.

Officials at the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines say Nathan, an 8-year-old bonobo ape, has died.

Affie, who died Friday, was the sixth oldest African elephant in a U.S. zoo. Female African elephants in captivity have an average life expectancy of 33 years, zoo officials said.

Through a fog of artificial smoke, Brookfield officer David Kudla talks to the "driver" Karol Buczakowski, who was later taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test following a mock crash.

A former assistant principal at both Lincoln Elementary School in Brookfield and George Washington Middle School in neighboring Lyons has been named the new principal of District 103's Lincoln School.

I photographed this silent digital video one rainy November morning, in west suburban Brookfield Illinois.

May 7, 2009 3:03 pm US/Central RIVERSIDE, Ill. A gunman fired shots at Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica's neighbor's house in west suburban Riverside, and his assistants say they believe Peraica's house was the intended target.

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Police believe a drive-by gunman was targeting Tony Peraica's house, but hit the wrong one in the darkness.

Woman faces DUI charge Beneranda Gonzalez, 24, of Joliet was charged with DUI after being arrested at about 5 a.m. April 30 near First Avenue and 31st Street, according to reports.