ELMHURST, IL – To make a new police station a reality, Elmhurst must find a way to come up with $3.5 million a year for a couple of decades, officials said Monday. The money would pay back the $48 million in debt for tearing down the current station and replacing it with a bigger one. …
FARMINGDALE, NY — “Resilient” is a word used by Farmingdale Superintendent Paul Defendini to describe the indomitable spirit of the Farmingdale High School marching band students who have met every challenge thrown their way in the aftermath of the deadly bus crash that killed their beloved band instructor and chaperone one year ago Saturday. On …
EVANSTON, IL — The federal government has given the city of Evanston nearly a million dollars to hire staff and consultants to come up with ways to generate revenue from city-owned land near the Chicago Transit Authority’s tracks. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the $985,000 grant through its “Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant …
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JOLIET — A 40-year-old Joliet man was taken into custody this week by the Joliet police following an altercation that happened during a traffic stop on the city’s busy Collins Street. Officers took Francisco Alvizo into custody and gave him a notice to appear in court on charges of DUI-drugs, aggravated resisting a peace officer, …
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BROOKLYN, NY — Again Vintage, the new Black-owned coffee shop-vintage store hybrid that opened this month in Bed-Stuy, started as an idea from a stoop sale. “We’d host stoop sales, and folks would often ask us like, ‘Where’s your store located?’ because the stoop was so curated, and we’d be like, ‘What store?’” Ryann Holmes, …
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MASSACHUSETTS — Don’t let the mac and cheese ice cream fool you, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is more than just a gimmick. Take their ongoing expansion as evidence of that, with the company’s latest shop opening in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood next week. Van Leeuwen opened in Chestnut Hill earlier this year, and will open doors …
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WEST HARTFORD, CT — The town’s library system recently received a large funding boost when the West Hartford Town Council approved nearly $80,000 for significant upgrades. The West Hartford Town Council voted 8-0 to appropriate $79,919 from the West Hartford Library Fund, a special revenue fund where grant dollars are deposited. Every year, the council …
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CLARENDON HILLS, IL – A Downers Grove Township official who voted against creating a tax district in Clarendon Hills had no specific criticism of the proposal, but said Thursday he wanted more information before deciding. Clarendon Hills is considering a tax increment financing district, or TIF, for the stated purpose of spurring development in the …
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WWE and Paul “Triple H” Levesque have changed a lot. Dave Bautista has seen the changes first-hand. During an appearance on “INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet,” the former WWE Superstar known as “The Animal” Batista spoke about how the WWE Chief Content Officer has “changed the company in a lot of great ways.” “Things have …
HOBOKEN, NJ — Now that the former Malbu Diner in Hoboken — a beloved 24-hour staple near the city’s northern border — is being turned into apartments, residents have speculated about whether the restaurant would someday return as promised. When the diner closed in late 2021, the owners always said they’d reopen someday, but as …