Western Springs News

William Yoo, 20, of 936 Kings Canyon Drive, was arrested at 2:05 p.m. near the intersection of Hillgrove and Stone avenues in La Grange.

The 35-year-old La Grange resident, attorney, and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10778 in Western Springs, comes from a military family.

Elmhurst Park District announced Matt Poole will take on a new role as athletics and environmental program manager.

A Berwyn man was arrested Nov. 5 in connection with a residential burglary in Downers Grove.

Two Berwyn men were arrested earlier this week in relation to a series of burglaries, one of which occurred in Western Springs.

Chiro One Wellness Center of Burr Ridge, 316 Burr Ridge Parkway is hosting its annual Share the Abundance Food Drive from Nov.

In one of America's great restaurant cities, Paul Virant was connected. He toiled with giants in some of Chicago's most exciting restaurants, including Charlie Trotter's, Everest and Blackbird.

Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov.

Volunteers are being sought for the 76th McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade from 6 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Nov.

Darien Elementary District 61 will have a preschool screening on Nov. 5 at Mark DeLay School, 6801 Wilmette Ave.

I've always enjoyed Halloween. It's not just the mass quantities of candy and chocolate .

SchoolSearch presented its Bright A+ Awards for academic excellence. The following local schools are among the top 5 percent of all Illinois school districts.

Paul Virant, master preserver and pickler and chef/owner of Vie in Western Springs, and his sous chef Nathan Sears battle Masaharu Morimoto on Food Network's Iron Chef America on November 1st.

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

At 17, Lauren Patten has the kind of resume many older actors would envy. The Downers Grove native, who appears in Chicago Children Theatre's current production of "The Hundred Dresses," has been doing TV commercials since preschool - and live theater for almost as long.

"American women are afraid of color," Clinton Kelly , stylist and co-host of TLC's What Not To Wear , told a large room of excited fans on Saturday, October 10, during the Macy's & Clinton Kelly Make Over America event at the State Street Macy's in Chicago.

Health-care reform took center stage at a business leaders' breakfast Monday with U.S. Rep.

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris might be a lame duck, but the Senate's ethics committee isn't letting him out of its sights.

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.