Friday, May 15, 2015 || By Michael Romain MAYWOOD || One year after his predecessor addressed the village’s Board of Trustees, Rob Rose (pictured left), the new executive director of the Cook County ...

State and local elected officials cut the ribbon on Westchester’s new senior-only DMV site on Nov. 28. The site is just the third in the state. | Courtesy Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch/Facebook Senior ...

With Women’s History Month as the background, the Village of Broadview Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of Jasmine Williams as a firefighter in the Broadview Fire Department, making her ...

The race for mayor in Maywood intensified on Sept. 26, when another sitting trustee announced his bid for mayor in April 2021. Maywood Trustee Isiah Brandon announced his candidacy for mayor and ...

Proviso teachers and supporters picket outside of Proviso East High School in Maywood on March 4. | Alex Rogals/Staff Photographer On Friday, the 280 members of the Proviso Teachers Union went on ...

The front of Jamali Kopy Kat Printing in Bellwood, where a drunk driver crashed his car on Saturday morning, according to the store’s owner. Below, the driver also took out a traffic pole. | Michael ...

Westchester turns 100 this year, prompting me to create a list of some interesting historical tidbits I came across while looking back on the village’s history. Got more interesting historical facts ...

Berkeley Village President Robert E. Lee Jr. (seated) and his challenger, Kathleen Johnson, address the audience at a candidates’ forum hosted by Berkeley Neighborhood Watch at the Berkeley Public ...

Greg Foster, former Proviso Pirate and UCLA Hall of Fame champion hurdler, 1984 silver medalist, and three-time world champion, died at the age of 64 according to UCLA track and field and NBC sports.

Local and state lawmakers, developers, and community leaders break ground on the first phase of the $42.5 million Bellwood Gateway Project, two four-story apartment buildings flanking St. Charles Rd.

During a regular board meeting on Oct. 13, the Proviso Township High Schools District 209 school board approved the hiring of Dr. Nicole Williams, as the new deputy superintendent for transformation — ...

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson and her business parter, Village Administrator LeTisa Jones, sold hygiene products for men and women during Saturday’s Black Business Expo. | Michael Romain Around 32 ...