Western Springs, IL|News|
New Homes Would Worsen Western Springs Flooding: Neighbors
A former official said the village has failed to fix Ridgewood flooding. The neighborhood, though, is in the village's plan.

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A former official said the village has failed to fix Ridgewood flooding. The neighborhood, though, is in the village's plan.

Officials differed with the developer over whether proposed townhomes would attract young families.
Subdued with a Taser, a man was found with a loaded gun, police said. He faces felony charges.
In one case, a woman was caught illegally parking in a handicapped spot, police said.
The local police reported incidents of vandalism, identity theft and drunken driving.
In another case, two people entered a car in a local neighborhood, police said.
A Villa Park man lied to police about a hit-and-run crash, authorities said.
The man remains in the DuPage County Jail four days later.
He was charged with aggravated arson and taken to the county jail, police said.
An official from another district is replacing her in July.
His pay will stay about the same. He started in District 86 in July 2023.
He is honored for a quarter century of working for the village.
La Grange officials are working with the state on solving traffic problems near construction work.
The school told staff how to handle federal immigration enforcement.
A Clifton Park, New York, native is poised to join the City Council.
She called out the district's legal costs when it wasn't popular on the board to do so.
The union accused the district of retaliating against a York High School teacher.
The village paves streets, then tears them up in spots to fix water mains, officials said.
Cook County plans to improve Wolf Road. A resident wants temporary measures.
The village wants to visit similar developments and know about their impacts.