Noise An Issue With LTHS South Campus Plan patch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
'Systemic Racism' Cited In Western Springs Resolution - Western Springs, IL - White supremacy is on the rise around the word, the village's document states.
Reply
Western Springs plans to repave this portion of Hillgrove Avenue from Prospect Avenue to the village s public works facility. Officials expect the street would last 60 years. (Google Maps)
WESTERN SPRINGS, IL Western Springs this week decided to redo a portion of Hillgrove Avenue, replacing the asphalt with concrete.
Even though the concrete is more expensive, village officials said they preferred the material for its streets because of its longevity.
Earlier this month, the Hinsdale Village Board went a different way with its Eighth Street project. It chose asphalt over concrete.
Subscribe
The lowest bid that Hinsdale received for concrete wasn t as high as officials originally thought $1.5 million, about $200,000 more than the asphalt option. Despite debates over the choice, trustees unanimously voted for asphalt, saying the traffic didn t warrant the extra cost of concrete.
UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 2:24 pm CT
Reply
Western Springs Village Board members have given up on the idea of rain gardens in the Ridgewood subdivision. (Google Maps)
WESTERN SPRINGS, IL The red signs on yards through Western Springs Ridgewood subdivision had a simple message: No Rain Gardens in Ridgewood.
The residents protests led Village Board members this week to back away from their plan to install rain gardens as a way to reduce flooding.
Residents thought the rain gardens which are ditches where plants absorb rainwater would make the neighborhood less attractive and wouldn t solve the problem in any case.
Subscribe