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, ‘Few-Frills Blue-Collar Town,’ Turns 75
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on March 04, 2024
A clipping of a 1991 Chicago Tribune article on Northlake. The suburb was incorporated 75 years ago. | Newspapers.org Monday, March 4, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com Northlake, one of the youngest municipalities in the west suburbs, turned 75 this year. Incorporated in 1949, the city’s identity has always been tied to industry, neighborliness and blue-collar pragmatism, old newspaper […]
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 […]
Percy Julian Gets His Due With National Historic Site Efforts, ‘Legacy Museum’
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 27, 2024
State Rep. Camille Lilly, center, stands inside of The Julian Legacy Museum exhibit in the Idea Box at the Oak Park Public Library’s main branch at 834 Lake St. in Oak Park. | Paul Goyette Tuesday, February 27, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com Percy Julian, the famous Black chemist who for a time lived in Maywood before moving […]
Still ‘A Quiet Place With Come-Back Spirit’
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 27, 2024
A clipping of the 1993 Chicago Tribune article that profiled Berkeley. | Newspapers.com Tuesday, February 7, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com This year, the small suburb of just over 5,000 residents turns 100 years old. Village officials and community leaders have an array of programming to mark the centennial. You can read up on the plans at berkeleyilcentennial.com. […]
A Guide To The March 19 Primary Election
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 25, 2024
Sunday, February 25, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com Limited early voting for the March 19 Presidential Primary Election began on Feb. 19. Voters can go to all five suburban Cook County Circuit Courthouse locations and downtown Chicago at 69 W. Washington to vote Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The only limited early voting location in […]
D209 Appoints Interim Co-Superintendents, D89 Supt. Leaving
By thevillagefreepress@gmail.com | on February 25, 2024
Alexander Aschoff, Luke Pavone and David Negron, the longtime superintendent of District 89. Aschoff and Pavone were recently appointed interim co-superintendents at District 209 while Negron is leaving D89 after nearly a decade to take the top job at his old school district in Summit. | File Sunday, February 25, 2024 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com The Proviso Township […]
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 […]