Westchester turns 100 this year, prompting me to create a list of some interesting historical tidbits I came across while looking back on the village’s history. Got more interesting historical facts ...

There are still outstanding mail and absentee ballots to be counted but with 100% of precincts reporting in Maywood, election day voters in the village opted to retain the current managerial form of ...

With nearly 100% of precincts across Proviso Township reporting ballots cast, incumbent mayors appear poised to remain in office – and with board majorities backing them. Write-in votes, mail ballots, ...

Bellwood’s physical landscape has changed significantly since Andre Harvey was elected the suburb’s first Black male mayor in 2017. Two gas stations, a renovated U-Haul facility, a four-story, 80-unit ...

Lee and his running mates also touted the millions of dollars in grants the village has received over the village president’s three terms and the many events the village hosts, including last year’s ...

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 || ...

Proviso Township is mourning the death of Clarence E. Thomas, a mainstay in local politics and a longtime employee at Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89. Thomas died on Feb. 26. He was ...

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 || By Community Editor || michael@wearejohnwilk.com Maywood Fine Arts is thrilled to present the classic ballet, La Esmeralda, a powerful love story inspired by Victor Hugo’s ...

Maywood mayoral candidates at the Proviso Votes forum held Feb. 22 at the Maywood Public Library. The village’s incumbent mayor, Nathaniel George Booker, and all but one of the nearly two dozen ...

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 || By Michael Romain || michael@wearejohnwilk.com On April 1, two questions will appear on the ballot in Maywood: “Shall the Village of Maywood retain the managerial form of ...

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash Friday, November 15, 2024 || By Community Editor || michael@wearejohnwilk.com Voters throughout Proviso Township weighed in on various ballot measures during the ...

Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey, rapper Lil Durk, and Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson take a photo on Oct. 18 at Broadview Village Hall. The mayors presented the rapper with keys to the villages after ...