The mail came late last Wednesday, so it wasn’t until after he had watched The News Hour that he got around to reading Dan Bailey’s editorial in the Poplar Park Times (PPT). The editor of the local weekly was making a pitch to Poplar Parkers to support their local newspaper. He argued that, humble as it is, PPT is the most credible source of facts for the residents of that humble community. He wrote that the Trib and Sun Times don’t even know that Poplar Park exists, and all Facebook is good for is an echo chamber in which “friends” reinforce each other with their shared world view. And, he ad ..read more

It is a sincere effort by the school board at Proviso Township High School District 209 to engage in actual, intentional listening to its parents, students, teachers and taxpayers. A series of surveys will be forthcoming in the coming months, soliciting input from the community on a range of issues related to the three high schools and the district overall.  Good to see this effort receive the unanimous support of what is most likely to be a divided board. Perhaps, though, if the board comes to see the virtue of listening to its constituents, its members might begin to listen to each othe ..read more

Credit: Provided by Jonathan Schaefer Credit: Provided by Jonathan Schaefer A major break in the water main under the portion of Belvedere Avenue between Dixon and Franklin streets left the surrounding blocks without water for much of Memorial Day morning – and the underground erosion from the leak caused a village public works truck to partially fall through the street. Sal Stella, public works director, told the Review that the six-inch cast iron pipe under the street broke early that morning. Water rushed out of the five-foot-long hole, which not only caused the water pressure to drop ..read more