JOLIET — For many years, the city of Joliet’s Neighborhood Services Department was a rock of stability, anchored by long-time and well-respected director Jeff Sterr. Nowadays, Joliet will be looking to hire its fourth permanent neighborhood services director since Sterr retired four years ago. In another Joliet Patch exclusive, Patch’s editor has found that Michael…
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — It’s been nine days, and the Airport Fire continues to burn Tuesday in Orange and Riverside counties. Tuesday also marked the 13th firefighter injury caused by the giant blaze that has consumed 23,519 acres across both counties and is still just 31% contained. The latest incident occurred at approximately 11:45 a.m. Tuesday…
GAMBRILLS, MD — Anne Arundel County is entering its autumn era with a Taylor Swift-themed corn maze. Founded in 2006, the MD Corn Maze cuts its Gambrills field into a different design each year. Superheroes saved the day in 2023, and “Jurassic Park” dinosaurs roamed freely in 2022. This year, the music superstar is all…
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DARIEN, IL – Two separate rumors in Darien made for an unusual morning Friday for local authorities. Click Here: Liverpool soccer tracksuit The unsurprising source – social media. At Monday’s Darien City Council meeting, Mayor Joseph Marchese asked Police Chief Greg Thomas to explain to the public what happened. Find out what's happening in Darienwith…
STAMFORD, CT — In order to meet a growing need and address food insecurity in the community, Person to Person (P2P), the Darien-based nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting individuals and families in lower Fairfield County, announced on Monday the launch of its second mobile food pantry. P2P and elected officials gathered at the Stamford Government…
MOORESTOWN, NJ — An office building would get demolished and replaced with a self-storage facility in a proposal that Moorestown officials are reviewing. The 3-floor facility would replace the 2-floor shared office building on 800 N Church St. If approved, construction would likely take until 2026, according to documents submitted to the township. The proposal…
CONCORD, NH — The city’s board of ethics cleared a ward city councilor Monday morning of conflict of interest after she convinced them she did not have ill intent during a 90-minute meeting with board members grappling with the use of the words “would,” “could,” and “involve” in the city ordinance — an ordinance rewritten…
ELMHURST, IL – Visitation Catholic Church in Elmhurst won’t be posting little white crosses all over its lawn this year, a church official announced over the weekend. Just last year, an Elmhurst alderman criticized the display. The crosses at York and Madison streets have long signified the church’s pro-life position on abortion. They have gone…