La Grange's Pension Situation, LT Senior Wins Art Awards: Local Voices

Learn how to pick a better wine to go with your cheese at the Park District of La Grange’s Spring Wine Tasting.

Trustees sounded off on the state of La Grange’s police and fire pensions:

• La Grange's Pension Plight, by Jim Palermo
• Are the LaGrange police and fire pensions underfunded?, by Mark Langan

Also on the local government front, trustee candidate Dave McCarty continued his series of blogs about his vision for La Grange.

Craig Fisher analyzed what Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s initiative to annex unincorporated areas to municipalities within the next decade could mean for La Grange Highlands.

The Spirito! Singers announced upcoming audition dates.

The Kiwanis Club of Western Springs – Hinsdale is hosting a trivia night fundraiser at Burke Beverage in McCook.

Lyons Township High School senior Peter Gajewski won two medals in the National Scholastic Art Awards.

Also at LT, the PSI Club filled more than 100 Easter baskets for kids in need.

Female LT grads, take note: The LaGrange Branch of the American Association of University Women Scholarship Fund is offering a scholarship for a woman attending college in Illinois.

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