Top 25 Most-Read La Grange Stories In 2025

LA GRANGE, IL – A story about a house in a La Grange neighborhood that involved suspected drugs and prostitution drew the most interest from La Grange Patch readers in 2025.

Check out what made this year's list of top stories in La Grange, ranked by pageviews:

1. La Grange Home Site Of Prostitutes, Drug Parties: Cops (Dec. 15): Over the summer, residents in a La Grange neighborhood complained to police about a house where they said drug activity was taking place. They also said they often saw young women showing up with luggage. They suspected prostitution was occurring, although no one was charged with that crime, records show.

2. La Grange-Area Bar Sued Over Fatal DUI Crash (Nov. 25): A Countryside bar was sued in the death of a woman killed by a suspected drunken driver.

3. Lyons Township High Teacher Dies (Oct. 7): A longtime Lyons Township High School teacher died unexpectedly, officials said.

4. Train Crash At La Grange Railroad Crossing: Police (June 13): A train collided with a semi-truck in La Grange, local police announced.

5. Update On La Grange Fatal Crash Inquiry (June 2): The village of La Grange responded to Patch's inquiry about the status of the investigation into the April fatal crash that resulted in the deaths of a Hinsdale couple.

6. La Grange Bar Brawl: 'You're A Tough Guy?' (Oct. 20): A regular customer at a La Grange brewpub got into an argument with another man, with a fight taking place outside, police said.

7. La Grange 'Giraffe Cat' Alarms Some In Town (Dec. 18): La Grange police responded to a call about a serval cat that bit its owner, the village confirmed.

8. La Grange Explains Raccoon Shooting In Neighborhood (May 12): A resident in a La Grange neighborhood used a pellet gun to shoot a raccoon with two police officers present.

9. Teacher From La Grange Faces Sex Abuse Charges: Cops (April 3): A teacher from La Grange was arrested on sexual abuse charges, with police saying he had an inappropriate relationship with a student.

10. La Grange Group Ended After Scandal; Building To Be Torn Down (Oct. 24): A four-decade-old La Grange nonprofit group shut its doors after a controversy involving its executive director exploded into public view.

11. What Sparked La Grange Block Party Fight (Oct. 15): A resident in a La Grange neighborhood had plenty of insults for officers who responded to a fight at a block party, a police report indicates.

12. Coach Leaves Lyons Township High Sports Program (Oct. 28): Lyons Township High School's softball coach left over the summer after two seasons.

13. La Grange Park Man Found Dead On Boat: Cops (July 7): A 57-year-old La Grange Park man was found unresponsive on a boat on Delavan Lake, police in Wisconsin said.

14. La Grange Residential Complex Planned; Developer Seeks Village's OK (Sept. 30): A developer wants to remove a downtown La Grange building and make way for a new 39-unit residential complex.

15. Protesters Shut Down Casten's La Grange Event Over Gaza (July 31): U.S. Rep. Sean Casten held a town hall in La Grange. But protesters shut it down after 25 minutes, repeatedly calling him a war criminal. This has been a trend at Casten's town halls since last year.

16. La Grange Park Man Faces Hate Crime Charges: Report (June 2): A La Grange Park man is accused of assaulting a convenience store clerk and making racist and anti-immigrant comments, CWB Chicago reported.

17. La Grange D105 Mistakenly Overtaxes By $2M (Nov. 4): La Grange School District 105 mistakenly overcharged property taxpayers by nearly $2 million this year. The district plans to make taxpayers whole with its tax levy for next year.

18. 'Unacceptable': Traffic On La Grange Street Discussed (Nov. 11): A La Grange resident told village officials that they need to do something about controlling traffic on Brainard Avenue.

19. Downtown La Grange Boutique Closing (Aug. 4): The Whisper Me Home boutique in downtown La Grange is closing its doors after eight years, its owners announced.

20. Lyons Township High's Attack Case Resolved (Dec. 1): A lawsuit in a 2023 attack just outside the doors of Lyons Township High School's North Campus has been resolved, according to a court.

21. School Bus Driver From La Grange Charged With Battery (Aug. 4): A former special education bus driver from La Grange has been charged with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct involving a student, according to public records.

22. Lyons Township High Attack Not Foreseeable: School (March 20): Lyons Township High School had no way of knowing that a student would be attacked in 2023 outside North Campus, its lawyer says.

23. ICE Raids: Lyons Township High Prepares (Jan. 27): Lyons Township High School informed its staff about the new federal policy that schools are now subject to immigration raids.

24. La Grange Eyes Youths 'Terrorizing' Village (Sept. 23): Towns near La Grange have enacted rules targeting the increasing number of electric bicyclists. But La Grange hasn't done so. Officials say that's about to change.

25. La Grange Driveway Debate Divides Neighbors (Jan. 15): Stephen Specht never backed out of his driveway before he bought his house in La Grange. When he did, he was unnerved.