Wende said apprentices compete in multiple areas, including a written test, burning, welding, layout, rigging, rebar-tying, and column-climbing. The rebar-tying and column-climbing competitions, the ...

An architectural rendering of the two apartment buildings that will be built flanking St. Charles Road in Bellwood. | Courtesy Village of Bellwood “Every great village has a great downtown, and I am ...

Galandak says he will work to ensure Westchester ‘uses money wisely’ March 29, 2023 || By Francia Garcia Hernandez David Galandak, 65, is running to be Westchester’s next village president in a ...

Broadview Clerk Kevin McGrier swears in Jasmine Williams, the village's first Black female firefighter. | Provided Wednesday, March 12, 2025 || By David Ormsby/Broadview Spokesperson || ...

Westchester Acting Village President Nick Steker, Village Attorney Matthew Welch and Trustee Cathy Kuratko at a board meeting in 2022. Steker and Kuratko did not file to run for village board seats in ...

He came into local politics after owning a series of local businesses, including the popular Joe’s Place, a restaurant that was a Westchester institution when it was open and that garnered Perry an ...

Earlier this month, Mayor Harvey and Clerk Moreland sat down for Zoom interviews to discuss their competing visions and priorities for Bellwood. Here’s an excerpt from those interviews, with the ...

Berkeley library and park district candidates also shared their thoughts on improving the suburb. Three incumbent library board members and candidate Shawn Dooley are running for four open seats.

In May 2022, the board parted ways with a consultant who had been working with Nosek to relocate Village Hall and public works, hired an outside law firm, and attempted to jumpstart the process of ...

Current village trustee Tracy Jennings said he is running for village president to “return the Village of Westchester back to its rightful owners – the residents!” Jennings is running as a candidate ...

Proviso Votes hosted two candidate forums at the Maywood Public Library, 121 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood, on Feb. 22 and March 1. The Feb. 22 forum hosted candidates running for Maywood mayor and trustee ...