Burr Ridge Mayor Protests Developer's Website
BURR RIDGE, IL – Burr Ridge’s mayor said Monday he was upset with a website created by a developer planning a big commercial complex in the village. Last week, Bridge Industrial unveiled its “Invest in Burr Ridge” website, about a month before the village’s first public hearing on the proposal. Mayor Gary Grasso said the…
Maurie's Table Parking Lot Arrest: Joliet Man Lands In Jail
JOLIET — If you were wondering why so many Joliet police cars were at the Maurie’s Table restaurant on Sunday evening, officers were summoned for a domestic disturbance, resulting in the arrest of 37-year-old Kelly Avenue resident Ryan Flannery. As of Monday, Flannery remained in the county detention facility on charges of aggravated battery and…
A Tree Grows In Rockville — Several, Actually, Thanks To A New Grant
VERNON, CT — A tree grows in Rockville. Ok, several, thanks to a grant secured by the municipal planning department. The grant $131,415 grant to carry out a tree planting project is part of the Live Here – Love Trees program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Forestry Equity Grants, the…
Firefighters Battle Residential Blaze In West Islip: FD
WEST ISLIP, NY — Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out at a West Islip residence on Sunday, Suffolk County police told Patch. West Islip firefighters responded to a house fire on Southside Avenue around 5:45 p.m. Upon arrival, West Islip’s third Assistant Chief Sean O’Hora “confirmed a fully involved detached garage close to a…
Escaping Dino Display Delights Temecula: Honk If You Drive By!
TEMECULA, CA — Temecula resident Terri McKenzie-Wood is home for the holidays this year after wrestling with enormous inflatable Christmas dinosaurs. No, they didn’t bite her. She bears a large battle wound and 30 stitches after getting caught on her backyard fence while setting up the display, she said. And she’ll have an L-shaped scar…
Long Island's 'Star Wars' Barber's Free Cuts For Christmas, 'My Only Way Of Giving Back'
LONG ISLAND, NY — In selfless acts of kindness, Long Island’s own “Star Wars” barber Anthony Ciarvino makes a habit of giving haircuts for free to people who are running low on cash. He never asks clients to pay up front, and waits till the end to hear the code he has developed over the…
North Fork Opens Hearts To Help After Fire: 'It's A Family'
NORTH FORK, NY — Friends and neighbors opened their hearts recently to help a Greenport woman who lost everything in a devastating fire last month. On Sunday, a Chinese auction was held, hosted by the Our Lady of Ostrabrama Consolation Ministry, Rosary Society and Columbiettes of the Knights of Columbus to benefit Mary (Missy) McCabe.…
Popular Joliet Restaurant Brings Tasty Food To Channahon: Photos
CHANNAHON — A Mississippi pot roast dinner for less than $20. A pork tenderloin dinner for $15. Grilled Grecian style pork chops with a side for $15. A 10-ounce rib eye steak dinner with two sides for $25. Or, for less than $30, the Surf & Turf — 10 ounce rib eye, four shrimps and…
PROGRESS Wrestling Owner Talks About Possibly Becoming An Official WWE I.D. Promotion
WWE I.D. is already having an impact on the pro wrestling business. And they are still looking to expand. During a recent appearance on TheA2TheK podcast for an in-depth interview, PROGRESS Wrestling owner Lee McAteer spoke about the possibility of making his company an official WWE I.D. promotion. “Well, the reality is we have a,…
Bolingbrook High Principal Faces DUI Charge
ELMHURST, IL – Bolingbrook High School Principal Jason Pascavage was arrested Tuesday in Elmhurst on a DUI charge. Pascavage, 46, who lives in unincorporated Elmhurst, was stopped about 1 a.m. at York and Harvard streets, police said. Pascavage, who became principal in 2016, did not return messages for comment. Valley View School District 365’s top…