Randy Blaser: We need a Marshall Plan for Education
At a recent suburban Rotary club meeting, our town’s local school superintendent gave a brief report about the new PARCC tests, which stands for Partnership for Assessment for Readiness for College and...
View ArticleHelp Squad: La-Z-Boy customer can’t get comfy with return policy
Dear Help Squad, I’m hoping you might be able to help me in my fight with La-Z-Boy over the purchase of a recliner. I have had over three months worth of interaction with “Customer Care.” I really...
View ArticleToast to School of Rock and Housing Center at upcoming fundraiser
Want to rock out this weekend for a couple of good causes? Hit the Second Annual Rock the House benefit, which will be held Jan. 31 at the School of Rock, 219 Lake St. The fun night out benefits not...
View ArticleWest suburban property transfers, Jan. 26
OAK PARK 1025 Randolph St 306, Oak Park 60302-3470: Sharon Horwitz sold the property to Gayatri Chander for $132,000 on January 8 1029 N Taylor Ave, Oak Park 60302-1459: Anthony W Kutylo sold the...
View ArticleNorridge resident shares healing power of music
Harnessing the magic of music was a five-year project for a Norridge resident. Frieda Zeidel, a member of the “It’s So About You Entertainment” trio, embarked on a solo project to bring the joy of...
View ArticleAuthor chat draws crowd of fantasy lovers at Eisenhower Public Library
Stories came alive through discussions held in advance of the Ridgewood High School and Eisenhower Public Library’s LitWorks Teen Book Fest. Fans of reading showed up at the library Saturday, Jan. 24,...
View ArticleHarwood Heights Village Board briefs: Police officers honored for arresting...
Police officers recognized for catching bank robber Harwood Heights police officers were honored during the Jan. 22 village board meeting for nabbing a pair of would-be robbers who police said had...
View ArticleNorridge dentist sinks teeth into helping others
Good luck trying to tell Salvatore Storniolo he can’t do something. “That only makes me more determined,” said the Norridge dentist, who recently was honored by the International College of Dentists....
View ArticleNorridge, Harwood Heights police blotter: Woman charged with stealing 32...
Norridge THEFT Karina Gomez, 34, of 8114 Norwich Ave. in Panama City, Calif., was charged Jan. 13 with felony theft following an investigation that started Dec. 6 when she allegedly left LensCrafters,...
View ArticleTriton College dean reaches out to students with ‘speed dating’
Triton College students got a chance to meet each other — and a college official — through “speed dating” last week. The college’s Warming Up to the Dean event took place on Jan. 22 in the college’s...
View ArticleBiz Notes: D’Angelo named vice president of Northwestern facilities
Thomas W. Begg Jr. of Indian Head Park, director of security life safety for the AON Center in Chicago was awarded the Security Professional of the Year Award by the Building Owners & Managers...
View ArticleNorridge woman steers bus to safety after driver collapses
Jill Bien was headed back to Norridge after a lousy day at a Wisconsin casino when her luck began to change. For the better, though it didn’t seem so at first. As her coach bus neared Kenosha, the...
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