North Riverside News

Lower tax revenues with unemployment approaching 10 percent have forced some Illinois towns and municipalities to cut back on fireworks, as CNN.com reports : In Illinois, CNN affiliate WLS-TV reported that Harvey, Berwyn, Elgin, Gurnee and North Riverside had canceled their shows.

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Thousands of fans went crazy on Heart Thursday, filling Naperville's Knoch Park to capacity on the opening night of Ribfest.

What's a July Fourth celebration without fireworks? Many cities across the United States will find out Saturday.

The weak economy has taken the spark out of some July 4th celebrations. Some suburbs have canceled their annual fireworks displays.

Fireworks shows are being canceled or scaled back in some small and midsize cities, as municipalities' tax revenue dries up.

A group of six young Chicago-area lawyers just landed a singular career opportunity: joining the legal defense team of former Illinois Gov.

Oak Park Township Senior Services, 418 S. Oak Park Ave. E-mail seniors@oakparktownship.org; call Dana Ferdinand, 383-8060; or visit Web site, www.oakparktownship.org . Events in fifth floor lunch room unless otherwise noted.

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.

Berwyn police are searching for a man who broke into a home in the 3600 block of South Wisconsin Avenue at about 5 p.m. April 17 while a teenage girl was home alone, police said.

The village of North Riverside is hosting a senior fair from 9:30 a.m. to noon May 7. More than 50 exhibitors will be at the event including medical experts, insurance companies, community groups, etc.

Apr 17, 2009 1:32 pm US/Central RIVERSIDE, Ill. A west suburban high school student was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot another student during an argument in the hallway Thursday.

As the recession worsened late last year, something odd happened at Classic Cinemas: Business begin to pick up in what had been pretty much a flat year for the family-owned movie theater chain, based in Downers Grove.

That's according to a recent federal report. * The Big Chill: Chicagoa s Condo Market Is Now on Ice * Family refuses to give up home without a fight * Chicago Tribune names biz editor * Railway agrees to quiet ...

A railway company plans to reduce the noise its trains make on stretches of track in suburban Chicago.

A new deal will create so-called "quiet zones" in three suburban communities affected by train noise.

Three of the towns that should be seeing fewer freight trains rolling through because more trains will be routed through other suburbs should also be getting quieter.

Neighbors living near the train tracks in Berwyn, Riverside and North Riverside will be getting a little more peace and quiet.

Hundreds of family members, friends, and former co-workers said their final good-bye to Chicago Bulls legend Johnny "Red" Kerr on Thursday in Oakbrook Terrace.

Efforts by a local elected official to create a buildable piece of land are being snared in litigation and claims that his role as a public official is at odds with his position as a real estate developer.