Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker, North Riverside Mayor Joseph Mengoni, Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey, Congressman Davis, Hillside Mayor Joe Tamburino, Northlake Mayor Jeff Sherwin, Melrose Park Mayor Ron Serpico and Proviso Township Supervisor Michael Corrigan during an endorsement breakfast in Hillside on March 9. | Courtesy J. Boston Thursday, March 14, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com The mayors of […]
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Northlake Mayor Announces Capital Projects
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on March 04, 2024
Northlake will rebuild its main water pumping station and three million-gallon reservoir at Hansen Park between Morse Drive and Lemoyne Avenue, the mayor announced last month. | Google Earth Monday, March 4, 2024 || By Community Editor || michael@wearejohnwilk.com Northlake Mayor Jeff Sherwin announced late last month that the city will rebuild its main water pumping station and three million-gallon […]
Northlake Public Library Asking Residents To Vote ‘Yes’ For ‘Zero Tax Rate Increase’
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 28, 2024
The Northlake Public Library wants residents to vote ‘yes’ on a critical referendum that will appear on their March 19 primary ballots. | File Wednesday, February 28, 2024 || By Community Editor || michael@wearejohnwilk.com The Northlake Public Library trustee board is asking residents of the city to vote ‘yes’ on a critical referendum that will appear on their March 19 […]
News Briefs: Hillside Spotlights Local Artist, Berkeley Gets Grant For Bike Path, More …
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 19, 2024
Hillside artist Aaron Canino stands next to his artwork that’s on display at Hillside Village Hall throughout Black History Month. | Courtesy Aaron Canino/Facebook Monday, February 19, 2024 || By Village Free Press Staff || michael@wearejohnwilk.com The village of Hillside is spotlighting a local artist for Black History Month. In a statement on its website, the village explains that Hillside […]
First Meeting On Proposed Maywood TIF Districts Scheduled Feb. 21
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 19, 2024
Monday, February 19, 2024 || By Community Editor || michael@wearejohnwilk.com On Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the Maywood Multipurpose Building, 200 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood, the village of Maywood will host the first of four meetings related to the proposed formation of four Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts throughout the village. The four proposed TIF districts are located in residential […]
Illinois Attorney General Warns Of AI Election Scams
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 12, 2024
Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash Monday, February 12, 2024 || By Andrew Adams & Jennifer Fuller || michael@wearejohnwilk.com Early voting for Illinois’ March 19 primary began on Feb. 8, amid new warnings of scams that experts say are becoming more sophisticated with the use of artificial intelligence. The Illinois attorney general’s office recently sent a warning letter to a company accused […]
Housing Forward Supportive Housing In Broadview To Open In The Spring
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 12, 2024
Elected officials and Housing Forward representatives break ground on the Maywood nonprofit’s supportive housing building in Broadview last year. | Courtesy village of Broadview Monday, February 12, 2024 || By Community Editor || michael@wearejohnwilk.com Housing Forward, the Maywood nonprofit that assists people seeking housing and other resources, is poised to move into their new supportive housing development at 1014-1020 W. […]
Westchester Hires Law Firm To Spur Economic Development
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 07, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com || Updated: 2/8/24 The village of Westchester has tapped Ancel Glink, a Chicago law firm that specializes in municipal law, to represent the suburb in negotiations with JD Realty, a firm that’s trying to redevelop several acres of village-owned land at the northeast corner of Mannheim and Roosevelt roads. But the […]
Maywood, Westchester Target Trouble Properties For Demolition
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 07, 2024
A house at 149 S. 18th Ave. that the village plans to purchase from the Cook County Land Bank for redevelopment. | File Wednesday, February 7, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com Maywood is looking to demolish and/or purchase a string of several severely dilapidated properties for the purpose of redeveloping and revitalizing the village’s economic base, and Westchester is […]
Berkeley Approves Tax Break Extension For Global Storage And Organization Company
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 07, 2024
Honey-Can-Do International at 5300 St. Charles Rd. in Berkeley. | File Wednesday, February 7, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com A prominent businessman is breathing easier after the village board voted unanimously in December to extend a property tax incentive on property he manages at 5300 St. Charles Rd. in Berkeley through Happy Holdings, LLC, whose primary tenant is the […]