http://www.yourstreet.com/news/maywood-il YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us At a time of day when he'd ordinarily be rushing off to an afternoon meeting, or checking his e-mail for the 15th time, Perry Drake stood in jeans and a T-shirt in his backyard garden, deciding what to plant next in the spring sunshine. Drake actually would've... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6128129/company-furlough-make-the-most-of-your-days-off Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:09:08 -0700 Lakers guard Shannon Brown is hoping to be the grand marshal in a parade in Maywood, Ill., just as Celtics coach Doc Rivers was last year. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6094765/brown-floats-an-idea Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Loyola University Health System, 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood, welcomes new physicians to the departments of Pathology and Anesthesiology and divisions of Endocrinology and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5675217/people-in-the-news Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:21:10 -0700 Dorothy Rose Williams, of Melrose Park, a first-year student at Augustana College majoring in general studies, was named to the dean's list for the 2008-2009 winter term at the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5675213/campus-news Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:21:00 -0700 There was a murder scene this week at Triton College and plenty of people wanted to implicate themselves being at the scene of the crime. The scene was part of a collaborative... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5675212/art-show-places-visitors-at-the-scene-of-the-crime Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:20:59 -0700 Victims of former Melrose Park Police Chief Vito Scavo's alleged extortion scheme included national businesses such as Jewel Food Stores, Cinemark, Sears and Navistar, as well... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5671790/former-chief-accused-of-shaking-down-kiddieland,-navistar Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 Charles Randle, 38, 229 Linden St., Bellwood, was charged Saturday with first-degree murder and attempted concealment of a homicide in the death of his ex-girlfriend. Bond was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5654609/charges-filed-in-bellwood-homicide Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 Fertamia Smith, 35, of 3519 Jackson St. in Bellwood, was found in the trunk of a vehilce at 51 W. 68th St. and was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:50 a.m. Thursday, according... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5646703/-1m-bond-for-bellwood-man-accused-of-killing-ex-girlfriend Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 A distinguished panel of eight people affiliated with Proviso West High School selected the 50 most memorable sports moments at the high school. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5628979/west-proviso-high-school Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 The corruption trial of former Melrose Park Police Chief Vito Scavo begins Monday in the U.S. District Court in Chicago. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5628981/trial-begins-monday-for-former-mp-chief Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 A missing Bellwood woman was found dead in the trunk of a car Wednesday night in Chicago's South Side Hamilton Park community and police have her ex-boyfriend in custody for the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5631464/missing-bellwood-woman-found-dead-in-car-trunk Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 The Proviso Herald welcomes items for Community Calendar as well as for columns including Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Out and About. Items... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5628914/community-calendar Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:53:47 -0700 Veteran's Park District is in the process of demolishing its community center and pool at 800 N. 17th Avenue in Melrose Park. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5608394/melrose-park-s-leo-pool-being-replaced Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 From noon to 3 p.m. April 18 at the Melrose Park Sports and Fitness Center, 1000 N. 25th Ave., the West Cook YMCA invites the community to participate in YMCA Healthy Kids Day,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5607410/ymca-healthy-kids-day-on-april-18 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 Nine candidates are running to fill three seats on the Elementary District 89 board. The district is made up of six schools in Maywood, three in Melrose Park and one in Braodview. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5581312/nine-candidates-face-off-in-elementary-district-89-race Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 Police suspect robbery might be the motive. Vincent Williams was shot in the laundry room at 912 N. 7th Ave. in Maywood, said a Cook County Medical Examiner's Office spokesman.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5587471/death-in-maywood-shooting-ruled-homicide Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 A distinguished panel of eight people affiliated with Proviso West High School selected the 50 most memorable sports moments at the high school. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5581361/west-proviso-high-school-top-50-sports-moments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 The Proviso Herald welcomes items for Dates and Deadlines as well as for columns including Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Out and About. Items... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5581000/dates-deadlines Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:10:15 -0700 The Triton College RSVP Volunteer Program, in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service, will provide free tax assistance to older adults of low or moderate income levels.... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5580999/community-briefs-rsvp-gives-free-tax-assistance-to-seniors Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:10:09 -0700 Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias' office wants to return lost, forgotten and abandoned funds to Melrose Park-area residents. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5580997/cash-dash-searches-saturday-in-melrose-park Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:10:03 -0700