Top 10 Most-Read Burr Ridge Stories In 2024

BURR RIDGE, IL – The top Burr Ridge story in 2024 was the domestic-related fatal shooting in a neighborhood southwest of the village.

Check out what made this year's list, ranked by click-through rates on Patch's emails to subscribers:

1. Person Dies In Burr Ridge Area Shooting: Sheriff (March 19): A person died in a domestic-related shooting late Monday night in a neighborhood southwest of Burr Ridge, authorities said. DuPage County sheriff's deputies responded to the area of 16W600 Mockingbird Lane.

2. Restaurant Coming To Burr Ridge Village Center (Jan. 23): A new Mexican restaurant is coming this spring to Burr Ridge Village Center, its owners said Tuesday.

3. Man Fired Shots Near Burr Ridge: Sheriff (March 18): A man fired shots Monday morning at the Kingery Quarter apartment complex and then barricaded himself inside when DuPage County sheriff's deputies arrived, authorities said. The complex is in an unincorporated neighborhood near Burr Ridge. It is southeast of 91st Street and Clarendon Hills Road.

4. Burr Ridge Mansion Sells for $3.75M (Jan. 8): A house on Burr Ridge's Johnston Road sold for $3.75 million in late November. The sale was first reported by the Chicago Tribune's "Elite Street." The property was owned by Gregory Zeman, former vice chairman of Vernon Hills-based CDW Corp., the newspaper said.

5. Actor Sells Burr Ridge Mansion: Report (Aug. 19): Actor Lamorne Morris sold his house in Burr Ridge for $3.5 million last month after owning it for a little more than a year and a half, the Chicago Tribune reported Sunday.

6. Burr Ridge Police Official Arrested (June 10): A Burr Ridge police official who is accused of drunken driving out of state was suspended without pay for 40 duty days, according to the local police department. (A later story gave more of the details.)

7. Woman Kills Twin Brother Near Burr Ridge: Cops (March 22): A woman is accused of killing her twin brother earlier this week in a neighborhood southwest of Burr Ridge, authorities said.

8. 2 Burglaries Attempted In Burr Ridge: Cops (Nov. 25): A couple of people attempted to burglarize two houses in Burr Ridge late Saturday night, local police said.

9. 112 Condos Planned On Burr Ridge Site (April 4): A real estate broker is marketing the TCF Bank property in Burr Ridge to developers as a site for 112 "luxury" condos.

10. Burr Ridge Restaurants Breaking Rules: Official (April 10): Some restaurants in Burr Ridge's County Line Square are violating the village's regulations, an official said this week.