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 ...

Egg-Citing Event | Saturday, April 19, 9:30 a.m. Hillside Commons, Hillside and Washington Avenues, Hillside | Get ready for a fun-filled spring morning as The Village of Hillside’s Youth Commission ...

At the Village Free Press, our motto is “Integrity First.” That means that our first mission is to the truth, no matter what form it comes in. There’s perhaps no better articulation of this mission ...

Bellwood’s physical landscape has changed significantly since Andre Harvey was elected the suburb’s first Black male mayor in 2017. Two gas stations, a renovated U-Haul facility, a four-story, 80-unit ...

There are still outstanding mail and absentee ballots to be counted but with 100% of precincts reporting in Maywood, election day voters in the village opted to retain the current managerial form of ...

Saturday, March 29, 2025 || By Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership || OPINIONS || [email protected] ...

A sign urging residents to vote against an April 1 ballot proposal asking voters to weigh in on the village’s form of government hangs in the window of a Maywood business in March. | Michael Romain ...

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 ...

As we approach the April 1 Consolidated Election in suburban Cook County, my office is putting out a call for Cook County Voters to prepare to engage! This means casting a ballot in the upcoming local ...

Proviso Township is mourning the death of Clarence E. Thomas, a mainstay in local politics and a longtime employee at Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89. Thomas died on Feb. 26. He was ...

With nearly 100% of precincts across Proviso Township reporting ballots cast, incumbent mayors appear poised to remain in office – and with board majorities backing them. Write-in votes, mail ballots, ...

If you had to drive across the train tracks between St. Charles Road and Main Street on March 29, you may have been one of the dozens of commuters forced to detour due to Union Pacific Railroad ...