Driving Range at New Park Nearing Completion

Village hoping for a May opening. Dog park is slated next for completion at new 50-acre park, officials say.

Duffers will have a new spot to chip golf balls this summer with the completion of the driving range at the new 50-acre park that is currently under construction at 91st Street and California Avenue. Sign up for the Evergreen Park newsletter and follow us on Facebook. Bill Lorenz, public works director for Evergreen Park, told village board members at their meeting on Monday that he’s shooting for an opening in the next month, pending weather. The park is being built on a piece of the former Evergreen Country Club property. “The driving range will be open by May,” Lorenz said. “We’re still in winter here. I’m still trying to shoot for an end-of-April opening.” Lorenz said equipment for the driving range has been ordered and the range is …

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EP Mayoral Challenger Says She Will Fight To Get on April Ballot

Mayoral challenger Shawn Good has some interesting ideas for Evergreen Park, but first she must survive a petition challenge by two associates of Mayor James Sexton.

  Evergreen Park mayoral challenger Shawn Good’s back is pressed against the ropes in her bid to get her name on the ballot in the upcoming April election. Sign up for the Evergreen Park Patch newsletter and breaking news alerts. Like many rookie candidates, an objection has been filed against Good’s nominating petitions for not being securely bound when turned into the village and for lacking the proper number of valid signatures. Good is challenging Mayor James Sexton in the upcoming consolidated election. She represented herself before the Village of Evergreen Park’s electoral board on Jan. 10. Pending her objectors’ visit to the Cook County Clerk’s office to validate signatures on her petitions, whether or not her name ends up on the …

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No Incumbents Running for District 124 School Board

Take a look at the candidate lineups for this April's local elections.

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Mayor Sexton Returns to the Evergreen Park Village Board

After a long bout of West Nile Virus Mayor James Sexton returned to run this week's village board meeting.

With the aid of a metal walker, a thinner and slightly stooped Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton walked into the village board council chambers on Monday, Oct. 15. For the first time since July 16 he sat down behind his nameplate and promptly gaveled a village board meeting to order. When his name was called as part of Village Clerk Catherine Aparo's roll call, the entire room stood and applauded. "It's been a while," he said. "I've missed you all." Sexton has been recovering from the effects of West Nile Virus since late July. Much about his illness, including where he had been hospitalized and when he would return, was closely guarded by his family and village officials. Even village employees gathered before Monday night's meeting were …

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1st West Nile Death Reported in Suburban Cook County

The elderly person lived in the county's southern district, health officials said.

The West Nile virus has claimed the life of an elderly person in southern suburban Cook County, officials announced Wednesday. So far, there has been one death and 58 human cases of the virus in suburban Cook, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. More than 360 mosquito pools and seven birds also have tested positive. Cook County health officials said the person who died was between the ages of 70-79 and lived in the county's southern district. Officials no longer disclose the gender of WNV patients and provide only the age range. Like Evergreen Park Patch on Facebook. Local confirmed cases reported by the county include: An October benefit is being organized for the family of an 8-year-old Oak Lawn girl who contracted …

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List of Local West Nile Virus Cases Grows

Cook County health officials report new case of West Nile virus in Chicago Ridge.

  The Cook County Department of Public Health added another human West Nile virus case to the growing tally in suburban Cook County. As of Friday, 29 cases of the mosquito-borne virus had been reported. A Chicago Ridge woman in her thirties was added to that count bringing the number of local West Nile virus cases to six. “The list is getting long,” said Amy Poore, spokeswoman for the Cook County health department. Earlier this week the Center for Disease Control announced that cases of West Nile virus are at an all-time high, with 1,118 reported through the third week of August. The CDC said that this is the highest reported number of cases since in the West Nile virus was first detected in the United States in 1999. Cook County health …

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Evergreen Park Mayor Has West Nile Virus

Mayor James Sexton remains in contact with village officials while undergoing treatment for the mosquito-borne illness

Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton has the West Nile Virus, Village Clerk Catherine T. Aparo announced at Monday night's village board meeting. Aparo read a statement from Sexton to those gathered at village hall. In it, the mayor said a recent test confirmed that he has the West Nile Virus. It is not clear how he contracted it or when. Sexton's family released a statement on Aug. 7 indicating that he had been hospitalized with a viral infection. In the statement, also read at the village board meeting that night, his family said he was not incapacitated and was in regular communication with village officials. It is not widely known when Sexton was initially hospitalized, or even where he is being treated now. In the statement Aparo read …

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Mayor Hospitalized, Family Releases Statement

Officials declined to say where and for how long Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton has been hospitalized with a viral infection, but say the mayor is not incapacitated and communicates regularly with village officials.

Mayor Hospitalized, Family Releases Statement

Officials declined to say where and for how long Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton has been hospitalized with a viral infection, but say the mayor is not incapacitated and communicates regularly with village officials.

Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton has been hospitalized and is receiving treatment for a viral infection, officials announced at the regular board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 7. Before the night's agenda got underway, Village Clerk Catherine T. Aparo read a statement from Sexton's family noting that the mayor "is receiving the best possible care and is surrounded by his family and is getting stronger every day." The family has also requested no visitors as the mayor gets his rest, according to the statement. The statement also specifically mentioned the West Nile virus and denied that Sexton was suffering from it.  Trustee Jerry Bosch chaired Tuesday night's meeting in his absence. Bosch and Aparo declined to say how long Sexton has been in the…

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Mayor to Appoint Committees and Commissions: On the Agenda

At Monday's Village Board Meeting, Mayor James Sexton is expected to appoint heads of committees and commissions for the 2012-2013 session.

The Board of Trustees and Mayor James Sexton will hold the next village board meeting this evening. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. and will be in Council Chambers of Village Hall. See what's on the agenda before you go. On the Agenda: Members of the audience are invited to speak during the open public forum. The board says to limit comments to three minutes.

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