ELMHURST, IL – In a mailer to residents this month, Elmhurst School District 205 touted an award in financial reporting. Last week, a critic called the honor a “pay-to-play scheme.” Late last month, Patch reported the state placed the local district into the lowest financial category, known as “watch” status. Of the state’s 851 districts, […]
HARTFORD, CT — On Jan. 9, 1975, Gerald Ford was president of the United States, gasoline prices had increased 3 pennies to a whopping 53 cents a gallon, and the Hartford Civic Center opened downtown with a concert by Glen Campbell, followed the next night by Johnny Mathis. The third night was a dream come […]
ENFIELD, CT — For more than half a century, thirsty locals used to drop into 161 Enfield Street for a quick bite, to catch a ballgame on TV or indulge in a cold one (or two, or three). Initially known as the Leopard Lounge, owner Andy Siana changed the name in 1986 to the Clover […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — “Three different groups of Congress people, all with different levels of intelligence clearings – all saying different things.” This was the update from Belleville Mayor Michael Melham this week as New Jersey continues to debate the great drone mystery of 2024. Since first appearing nearly a month ago, nightly drone sightings have […]
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PALOS PARK, IL — A Chicago man is accused of carjacking an Oak Lawn woman at the Palos Park post office, and then driving around with her for the for six hours, before carjacking a second elderly driver. Damonte J. McCorkle, 25, appeared Thursday before Cook County Judge John Fairman on two counts of aggravated […]
HOMER GLEN, IL — A crowded field of candidates in the race for Homer Glen Village Trustee has been slightly reduced after several filed objections against candidates led to removal by the Homer Glen Electoral Board. 17 candidates originally filed for three open Trustee positions. The amount of candidates triggered a consolidated primary election, which […]
VERNON, CT — Citing its “rapid” growth and expanded activities, the Vernon Town Council has given the go-ahead to make the local senior center larger. The council this week voted 7-4 to approve a contract to construct a 6,600-square-foot, 78-by-85-foot building that will sit adjacent to the current senior center. The council approved a budget […]
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A Rutgers student, a 20-year-old man, was charged with lewdness after police said he walked through a main campus quad naked on Sunday, said a Rutgers spokeswoman. This happened at 3:45 p.m. Sunday at Rutgers Livingston Plaza: Fellow Rutgers students provided video to Patch and it showed a young man naked, […]
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Leigha Cirillo loved Christmas. Just the sight of Santa Claus would make the 15-year-old light up, her eyes sparkling as she beamed with happiness. When the Toms River teenager was on hospice in September, the effects of a rare chromosomal disorder having pushed her body to its limit, Leigha’s family celebrated […]