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HINSDALE, IL – A law firm that serves many suburban school systems said last month that Hinsdale High School District 86 was “unreasonably difficult” to serve. In response to Patch’s public records request, District 86 on Monday released Robbins Schwartz’s Sept. 9 letter informing the district that it was ending its relationship. The district had previously withheld the letter from […]

CRESTWOOD, IL — Apparently the Lyric Theatre in Blue Island is just brimming with ghosts and paranormal investigator Neal Gibbons has spent the past several weeks measuring fluctuations in electromagnetic fields and recording electronic voice phenomena in the century-old building. On Halloween night, Oct. 31, Gibbons, who owns and operates the ghost tour company Graveside Paranormal, will showcase his evidence […]

PORTSMOUTH, RI — The St. John’s Lodge Food Bank of Portsmouth has changed its name to Aquidneck Food Pantry. Food pantry President Anne Crittenden said the new name more closely reflects the mission and service area of the organization. Click Here: men football kit “With our new name, we hope to clarify who we are, what we do as an […]

CARY, IL — Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found along the Metra tracks in Cary Sunday night. The Cary Police Department was called to the scene of the incident near Route 14 and Cary-Algonquin Road at about 7:45 p.m., Scott Naydenoff, deputy of support services for the Cary Police Department, told Patch. An employee […]

ELMHURST, IL – The city of Elmhurst estimates it received 30,000 emails last month about a group’s controversial plan to show a film critical of the Israeli government. Opponents of the film labeled it antisemitic. In September, Patch wrote a story about the dispute. In an email to Patch on Friday, city spokeswoman Kassondra Schref said the emails were similar […]

JOLIET — The Joliet Police Department took a 50-year-old Plainfield man away in handcuffs on Thursday afternoon, having him charged with domestic battery. John Kravarik is now lodged in the Will County Jail awaiting his next court appearance. Click Here: LONGCHAMP LE PLIAGE ORIGINAL L TOTE BAG RECYCLED CANVAS NAVY WOMEN Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English said the following events […]

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Fairfax City voters heading to the polls to cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general election will find candidates running in the city council, school board and mayoral races. Of the 11 candidates running for one of the six open seats on the city council, only three are incumbents — Billy Bates, Kate Doyle Feingold and […]

COLTS NECK, NJ — The Colts Neck General Store and Deli is celebrating 175 years in the Colts Neck community. Founded in 1849, the store was started by the Matthews family and initially built as a mill, according to Colts Neck General Store Owner Mary Pahira. Though the building has undergone plenty of renovations since its founding, you can still […]

ARLINGTON, VA — Since 2016, Ambar Clarendon has been proudly offering a unique Balkan dining experience to Arlington’s diners, blending traditional flavors with modern techniques. “Our ‘unlimited’ dining concept allows guests to explore the rich variety of Balkan cuisine through a multi-course, all-you-can-enjoy menu that sets us apart from typical restaurant formats,” said Uros Smiljanic, one of the restaurant’s partners. […]

NEWARK, NJ — Several years ago, the City of Newark hired a company to replace lead pipes as part of its battle against water contamination. Instead, the company left them in the ground – and collected their payment anyway, federal prosecutors say. Michael Sawyer, 57, of Burlington, the chief executive officer of JAS Group Enterprise Inc., and Latronia Sanders, 55, […]