Lyons News

Marie Anderson of La Grange is featured in the 2009 edition of Downstate Story, Peoria's literary magazine.

The president and board of trustees of the Village of Shannon met in regular session on Tuesday December 1, 2009, at 7:00 P.M. at Village Hall to discuss any and all business that might come before them.

Montini Catholic High School 's Parent Club will host its annual fashion show beginning at 11:30 a.m. Dec.

When sexually suggestive dance moves resurfaced at homecoming after a ban two years ago, Lyons Township High School Principal Dave Franson said it's time for a refresher course on appropriate dance styles.

"Morning everyone. We've been waiting for this day for a while," shouts Tony Pena to a crowd of Target employees at the Willowbrook store.

Registration is open for the Dec. 12 ACT achievement test. This date is a great time for seniors to take the ACT before submitting college applications.

At the urging of local clergy and anti-gambling advocates, Orland Park officials will vote early next month on whether or not to ban video gambling in the village.

The break-in to a vacant home on the 200 block of South 7th Avenue between Nov. 1 and 2 has been linked to the Nov.

Evanston police credited an alert citizen with aiding in the arrest of a suspected burglar on the 1200 block of Wesley Avenue.

Make Friends With Brown Nance Klehm wants humans to reconnect with the soil-in part by composting their own bodily waste.

Three cases of swine flu have been confirmed within La Grange Highlands Elementary District 106 this month.

Chicago Police are looking for the vehicle that fatally struck a Lyons man in an early Saturday hit-and-run in the West Side.

Ankit Sahni of Oak Brook, a student at Downers Grove North High School, received a College Board Advanced Placement award.

Zoning changes and a real estate tax abatement were approved last week that will allow K2 Industrial Engineering to move forward with its plans to relocate here.

Butler Elementary District 53 will conduct a free developmental screening of children ages 3 to 5 Oct.

A steady stream of characters, from Minnie Mouse to pirates to Harry Potter, are likely lurking around Lyons Township High School this week as students celebrate this year's homecoming theme, Lights, Camera, Action.

Grace Episcopal Church 's Anglican Shop in Hinsdale donated $5,000 to Hinsdale Community Service Food Pantry.

There's a simple reason why Tricia O'Kelley didn't start her acting career earlier in life.

A man wanted in connection with a bank robbery in northwest suburban Schaumburg led area police on a multijurisdictional pursuit that passed through Summit and other nearby communities and almost ended in his hometown Western Springs, said police.

By this time next year, Jerry Strazzante's Township of Lyons' Special Police Committee hopes to be more ready than ever for another regional disaster drill to prepare area communities and first-responders for the real thing.