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Hank Beckman

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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Hank Beckman

    Former La Grange Park antiques vendors regroup at new mall in Brookfield (opens the original)

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    When the Jackson Square Antique Mall in La Grange shut down last summer to make way for a new condominium development, many of the antiques dealers who had set up shop there were displaced. Some went to the La Grange Park Antique Mall at 800 E. 31st St. But then that shop closed unexpectedly. Finally, some of those vendors found a new home at 31st Street Antiques across the railroad tracks at 9046 31st St. in Brookfield. The new owners of 31st Street are Todd Soliday, Kim Crivello, and Kathy DiM

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Hank Beckman

    Even a hot dog can be art at La Grange West End festival (opens the original)

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    One wouldn’t expect the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile to show up at a village art fair. But there it was on site all weekend during the 30th annual La Grange West End Art Festival. “When you think about it, somebody designed the Wienermobile,” Laura Kiro, participating artist and organizer of the Fest, said Saturday. “It’s literally a piece of art. It’s a massive piece of art, and there’s so much history.” This year’s edition of the Festival drew 64 entries, lining Burlington Avenue from Waiola to Br

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Hank Beckman

    La Grange Park sewer separation project bids come in over $1 million more than expected (opens the original)

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    Officials in La Grange Park hit a roadblock with the planned Central Area Sewer Separation project after bids from contractors for the project came in much higher than expected. The Village Board last week unanimously approved rejecting the bids from five different contractors as being in excess of what was recommended by the village engineer, Hancock Engineering. “Staff proposes that the Village Board formally reject all bids received for the Central Area Sewer Separation project due to the bid

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Hank Beckman

    La Grange eyes former pub owner Glenn Thompson for Village Board post (opens the original)

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    A familiar face in La Grange has been nominated to replace departing Trustee Glenn Thompson on the La Grange Village Board. Steve Palmer, former owner of Palmer Place, the family pub that served patrons at 56 S. La Grange Road for more than four decades, was nominated by village President Mark Kuchler to fill the open seat. “He’s been very involved in really almost every aspect of the village,” Kuchler said, adding he’s “served on various commissions and boards, both as a professional and a volu

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Hank Beckman

    La Grange Trustee Glenn Thompson, who led flood mitigation effort, resigns from Village Board (opens the original)

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    The La Grange Village Board approved a Resolution of Appreciation for Trustee Glenn Thompson, who cut his term short after accepting a job offer in Florida. Thompson, who had previously served on the village’s Environmental Quality Commission and was a founding member of Dry Up La Grange, the citizen’s group formed in the wake of massive flooding in 2021, officially resigned July 31. “This was something that was not planned,” Thompson said of his new job. “It was an opportunity that just kind of

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