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 ...

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] ...

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 ...

“Shall the Village of Maywood retain the managerial form of municipal government?” “Shall the Village of Maywood adopt the strong mayor form of government?” The village’s mayor, Nathaniel George ...

Voters throughout Proviso Township weighed in on various ballot measures during the Nov. 5 Presidential Election—most of which passed. Below is a review of the measures that voters saw on their ...

According to Chicago Sun-Times reporting, former Westchester Public Works Director Scott Russell was charged last year with “theft of governmental property, forgery and official misconduct.” Russell ...

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.

King Togbi Nyaho Tamakloe VI, standing third from left, with the mayors of Forest Park, Broadview, Maywood and Bellwood, inside of the West Town Museum of Cultural History in Maywood. George Stone III ...

Members of Hillside’s Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals look at a presentation of a proposed data center developers want to build at 101 N. Wolf Rd. in Hillside. The board approved the proposal at ...

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 ...

Broadview Dream Center co-owners Regina Tanksley, April Carter, LeTisa Jones and Katrina Thompson pose for a photo inside their new business on Saturday moments before the grand opening. | Michael ...