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One Midwest Town Makes America’s Richest Cities List, And It’s In Illinois
When you look at a list of the wealthiest cities in America and see only places from both coasts and nothing in the Midwest, you start to think. Like "Is the Midwest not on par with the rest of the country when it comes to money?" The Veranda study, a...
Suburban Chicago Office Manager Indicted for Alleged $1.8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, District of Illinois. An office manager from a medical equipment boutique in suburban Chicago has been hit with federal healthcare fraud charges. The indictment alleges Judy Strzelecki, from Downers Grove, Illinois, partook in a fraudulent billing scheme focused on private insurers, capitalizing on services purportedly offered to cancer survivors and women with chronic conditions. Citing a piece from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Strzelecki allegedly submitted false insurance claims for items including breast prostheses and compression garments through A Woman's Place LLC, where she served as office manager.
Local elected officials react to Biden leaving the presidential race
The United States experienced a historic political bombshell Sunday afternoon, when President Joseph R. Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 race amid growing concerns in the Democratic Party about his age and ability to serve four more years in office. “While it has been my intention to...
Hawthorn Woods Aqua Illinois customers under boil order after water main repair
HAWTHORN WOODS, Ill. - Aqua Illinois has issued a 24-hour boil order for residents in Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, and parts of Lake County following a water main repair. While water service was not interrupted during the repair, the break impacted the water tower's recharging process, prompting the precautionary measure, Aqua Illinois said in a letter to customers Sunday morning.
Cook County is full of 'fake' lakes. They help tell the story of development in the area.
Denny Hebson is a longtime Glenview, Illinois resident. But it wasn’t until a few years ago, while riding his bike along the Des Plaines River Trail, that he realized there were a large number of lakes near his home — along with smatterings of small ponds. On one...
Water Street Fine Art & Fine Craft Fair adds “character” to Naperville
A pop of color and craft washed over the Water Street District in downtown Naperville on Sunday, July 14, with The post Water Street Fine Art & Fine Craft Fair adds “character” to Naperville appeared first on NCTV17.
Arlington Heights, IL, – Major Road Closure on Ridge Avenue Starting July 22
Arlington Heights, IL – Beginning Monday, July 22, Ridge Avenue, north of Euclid, will undergo the complete removal of the roadway as part of the Village’s road reconstruction program. This significant project will impact local traffic flow and accessibility to key areas, including the Arlington Ridge Center (ARC).
Here in Evanston: The lay of the land
Lake-blocked to the east and essentially landlocked in the other directions, compact Evanston can’t get any bigger. In fact, it seems to have shrunk. For years, Evanston officially contained 8.5 square miles of land. About 20 years ago, though, when the ward boundaries were being redrawn, the late activist Debbie Hillman noticed that the whole of Evanston was about a half square mile smaller than the sum of its parts. City of Evanston staff had been working quietly for several months to come up with the correct figure.
Riverside postpones Star Buds property purchase
Riverside has postponed the purchase of village property by Star Buds on which the company plans to build a new dispensary. At the village board’s July 18 meeting, Riverside trustees approved an ordinance amending the closing date to Dec. 31 of a contract between the village and Star Buds for the purchase of village property at 3320 S. Harlem Ave. and 363-369 E. Burlington Street. The amendment allows the board to extend the contract for another six months until June 30, 2025, if Star Buds does not close on the property by the board’s final meeting of the year.
Picturing Evanston: From ‘resist’ to ‘sister’
Evanston’s Wordle of the day – someone reacted quickly to the presidential news and rearranged the “RESIST” yard sign on Asbury Avenue south of Greenleaf Street. (Photo by Joerg Metzner) Joerg Metzner is the creator and photographer behind "Picturing Evanston" (picturing-evanston.com), a community oriented project that...
Lake County Traffic Alert: Route 22 Closed After Diesel Spill
Lake County, IL – Route 22 is currently closed between Kelsey Road and Harbor Road in unincorporated Barrington following a traffic crash that resulted in a significant diesel spill. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred early Friday morning. A large amount of diesel fuel was...
Forest Park 911 dispatch affected by IT outage
Emergency dispatch services in Forest Park were down overnight as a massive IT outage disrupted services across the country. “As much as it didn’t hit Forest Park, our dispatch center was hit but services were not interrupted. We have a backup system,”said Rachell Entler, village administrator for Forest Park.
Fifth ward school to be named “Foster School” at groundbreaking, decades in the making
In 2005, Evanston native Jerome Summers started his fight to reopen a 5th Ward neighborhood school, Foster School, which he had attended through the fifth grade in the ‘60s. That is until he began getting bussed to the primarily white Lincolnwood Elementary as part of the city’s integration initiative that, he said, ended up being “terrible” for the community.
DuPage County Forest Preserve District the Latest to Put Funding Increase Referendum on the Ballot
You can’t put a price on a day spent in nature. Or can you?. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is asking voters to approve a 0.035% increase in property taxes when they head to the polls on Nov. 5. It’s the first such request from the district since 2006.
Naperville city councilman suggests revamping 5th Avenue development efforts
A city project that spent years in development, but ultimately fell through, was brought back to the table earlier this The post Naperville city councilman suggests revamping 5th Avenue development efforts appeared first on NCTV17.
North Riverside debuts green parking lots for village buildings
North Riverside has officially unveiled the village’s first ever green infrastructure project in the form of new village parking lots with permeable pavers. North Riverside officials joined representatives from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and area politicians on Monday, July 15, to host a ribbon cutting at the village’s Village Commons at 2401 S. Des Plaines Ave. in honor of the 71,000 square feet of new green parking lots. They replaced six asphalt lots at the commons and the village’s fire, police and public works departments.
Latest news from Evanston: Your Friday daily digest
Newsletter images missing? Read this on the web instead. Good Friday morning, Evanston. Above, Corrie Fisher showcases her warbler replica in support of an exhibit called Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene that is enlisting residents to craft more than 10,000 birds to call attention to the dangers that building windows pose to birds. (Photo by Richard Cahan.)
HVAC System at Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center Will Be Replaced
During installation of a new HVAC system from July 23 thru August 23, 2024, at the Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, 305 Jackson Avenue at Eagle Street, some programs will be affected. (PN File Photo) The Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, located at 305 Jackson Ave. just north of the...
Riverwalk Community Center improvements | Mayor joins Harvard-led leadership program | Voyage en France
Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center improvements start July 22. The Naperville Park District is starting work to upgrade the heating and cooling system at the Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, 305 Jackson Ave., on Monday, July 22. Work is expected to run through Friday, Aug. 23, according to a press release from the park district.
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