My Suburban Life

18 hours ago | shawlocal.com | Joey Weslo

In April the voters spoke. In May the Plano 88 board spoke. The Plano School District 88 Board appointed Mike Jernigan to fill a two-year term that was left vacant after no candidate ran during the April 1 consolidated election. The board previously issued a statement to the pubic saying they were searching for a candidate to serve the remainder of the term. The board was seeking a candidate with knowledge of the board’s recent business and happenings within the district.

22 hours ago | shawlocal.com | Joey Weslo

Several parks and green spaces throughout Yorkville have been paid for with fees charged to residential developers. Here’s a closer look at the city’s land cash funds, how they work and who benefits. There currently is $276,268 in the city’s land cash funds, with an additional $569,173 expected over the next several years. The land cash ordinance is comprised of both donated land and cash residential developers pay to the city to green light their construction projects.

1 day ago | shawlocal.com | Joey Weslo

Practiced in the art of beautifying her clientele, Katie Ash, owner of Salon Social in Yorkville, is bringing her remodeling flair to the former downtown parks and rec building. Ash will open between 15 and 17 suites in the renovated building around July 1, housing stylists that have graduated from the commission salons. The District Salon Suites, will occupy the nearly 4,000 square foot building, located at 201 W. Hydraulic Street. The building was purchased by The Williams Group in September 2024.

1 day ago | shawlocal.com | Tiffany Blanchette

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1 day ago | shawlocal.com | Steve Soucie

FRANKFORT – Lockport knew they had to take a grinder approach to dealing with its opponent on Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately, that’s just fine with Porters. “I think Lockport baseball always thrives on a challenge,” Lockport coach Scott Malinowski said.