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Melrose Park School Closes With Little Warning
Just a few weeks before the first day of class, some suburban parents were scrambling Tuesday night to find a new school for their kids.
Updated 7/23: McNelty plans to close Aug. 8
After 22 years, the H. McNelty School in Melrose Park will shut its doors for the final time when summer session ends Aug.
Melrose Park School Closes With Little Warning
Just a few weeks before the first day of class, some suburban parents were scrambling Tuesday night to find a new school for their kids.
Michael Charles backs new open mic night
The Jefferson Tap and Grill in Melrose Park is cookin' up something new. But you won't find it on the menu or served up on a plate.
Feast tradition marks 115 years
Hoisted high on the shoulders of the men, the statue of the Virgin Mary carrying the Baby Jesus glided over the thousands of heads in Melrose Park's streets Sunday, the culmination of the four-day Feast of Our ...
Organizational Changes at Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc....
Organizational Changes at Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. MELROSE PARK, IL 07/15/08 Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc.
'Kangaroo tub' nests small bottle
HDPE tub has indent for 4-oz bottle that had been affixed with tape. Avlon Industries, Inc., Melrose Park, IL, a leading manufacturer of salon and consumer hair products for the ethnic market, has introduced ...
Traditional fireworks 'show devotion'
The Lullo family began its fireworks tribute to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in 1961, one year after the fireworks that were part of the Feast were canceled because of some injuries.
Statue lovingly dressed for public viewing
With black-framed glasses perched on the tip of her nose and gold-tipped pins pressed between forefinger and thumb, Corinne Principe scrutinizes the embroidered dress adorning the life-sized Our Lady of Mt.
115th annual Feast of Our Lady begins Thursday
Festivities for the 115th annual Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Melrose Park, held each year in honor of the Virgin Mary, begins Thursday with the street festival outside of the church.
Addison church puts on pint-size program
The Statue of Liberty held her torch high as she greeted visitors Sunday to Calvary United Pentecostal Church in Addison.
5 people shot outside Bellwood home
Four women and one man were shot outside a Bellwood house Tuesday night. The victims were outside a home in the 400 block of Hyde Park Avenue about 9:50 p.m. when an unknown person from across the street opened ...
Holiday fireworks to light up the night
The night sky will be painted a rainbow of colors during the annual Independence Eve fireworks spectacular on Thursday at the Taste of Chicago at Grant Park in downtown Chicago.
Taking closer look at pesky pollen
Joseph Leija is a soft-spoken 78-year-old allergist who has been practicing medicine for 50 years.
The following incidents were listed among official reports in the Oak Park Police Department between June 9 and Monday.
Distant landfills now sites for area's garbage
Distant landfills now sites for area's garbage Distant landfills now sites for area's garbage Metropolitan Chicago may produce millions of tons of waste, but not all of it stays there.
Storm causes damage, power loss
Some Proviso Township residents remained without power Monday, more than 24 hours after storms blew through the suburbs.
Charges in I-57 crash that killed IDOT worker, injured another
THE BLOTTER A Harvey man was charged with reckless homicide in the death of an Illinois Department of Transportation worker who, along with another worker, was hit by a vehicle Wednesday on Interstate Highway ...
Driver Hospitalized After Car Plows Into Doctor's Office
A motorist was hospitalized after colliding with an SUV and slamming a car into the window of a doctor's office late Monday in suburban Franklin Park.