Oak Brook News

For those readers interested in keeping up on local crime, Patch has compiled all of the crime stories published this week on Burr Ridge Patch and other nearby sites.

About 50 fast food workers and activists protested Thursday in the drizzle outside a Burger King on Wilkinson Blvd., demanding $15-an-hour wages and, they said, more respect.

The 194,178-square-foot, two-building office complex is located at 800 and 810 Jorie Blvd. in , managing director of Transwestern.

"Rail Shipping-Powering America's Economy" will be the theme of The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers 2014 Winter Meeting to be held January 1516 at the Oak Brook Hills ResortChicago in Oak Brook, IL.

March will bring the determination of the campaigning landscape for the next election cycle, when numerous local residents will go head-to-head in primary contests for the county, state and national offices that will be filled in November's balloting.

A 17-year-old male juvenile from Clarendon Hills and a 17-year-old male juvenile from Willowbrook were charged with unlawful use of alcohol after they were observed to be under the influence of alcohol during a traffic stop for disobeying a stop sign near the intersection of 55th and Garfield streets at 12:33 a.m., police said.

Business Ledger Staff Report OAKBROOK TERRACE -- As the Salvation Army is well into its annual Red Kettle Campaign this month, the hotels of Oakbrook Terrace will be out in full force this holiday season in support of the Salvation Army Oakbrook Terrace Corps Community Center.

Did you know Chicago was named for a wild garlic plant? The only president born in Illinois was Ronald Reagan? The ferris wheel, processed cheese, the game of softball, the fly swatter, the upright silo and the automatic dishwasher were all invented by Illinoisans? You'll find these stories and hundreds more in Roadside History of Illinois , an ... (more)

Countywide seats up for grabs in DuPage include the positions of county board chairman, treasurer, sheriff, county clerk and superintendent of schools.

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Stunned by the record-breaking 43 heroin deaths in DuPage County this year, the county board has set aside $100,000 for a public education campaign for preventing heroin use.

Business Ledger Report OAK BROOK - The DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau is pitching in to raise money in support of the efforts of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana to provide a "home away from home" for families of children with complex medical needs in area hospitals.

What a steal! A Vera Bradley purse at half the price lured savvy fashionista Sarah Allen out of her bed to Oakbrook Center early on Black Friday.

It's a time for giving, but sadly it can also be a time for taking by criminals such as pickpockets, shoplifters, car thieves and muggers.

Business Ledger news services OAK BROOK Inland Real Estate Brokerage & Auctions, Inc. recently completed the sale of approximately 32.3 acres of retail development land at Joliet Crossings in Joliet for $3 million.

Two Naperville residents were arrested within about five hours of each other in separate, alleged cases of chronic driving under the influence of alcohol.

Oak Brook resident Vinay Nayak has been named one of 32 Americans chosen as a Rhodes Scholar, the Rhodes Trust announced Saturday.

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Even if you remember 1998 graduate Beth Richards' performance in the Willowbrook High School production of "Kiss Me, Kate," you might not recognize her in her latest acting gig.

You might expect to find Santa and his reindeer at the North Pole, but Friday night they were in suburban Oak Brook.