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BERWYN, Ill., July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The City of Berwyn and the Berwyn Development Corporation (BDC) are pleased to announce the launch of the City of Berwyn's 2011 Integrated Marketing Campaign. "The Why Berwyn campaign has been a huge success for our city. Whenever I meet a new resident that saw our billboards or ads and then moved here, I know that our efforts have made a positive difference and that we've added equity into an already great community. Berwyn is decked...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Illinois Association of REALTORS® (IAR) is investigating a technical error related to inconsistent data reporting affecting sales volume and media price reports for the city of Chicago. This error has resulted in inaccurate median price and sales volume reports for single-family homes and condominiums, in the city, possibly dating back to 2008 when IAR first began reporting city data at the request of the Chicago Association...

BERWYN, Ill., June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The City of Berwyn and Berwyn Development Corporation are pleased to announce that the development known as Berwyn Gateway Plaza at the northeast corner of Cermak Road and Harlem Avenue broke ground on June 1. Currently, the development team, comprised of Keystone Ventures LLC, Bern Realty Inc., J & P Properties LLC, and Hague Architecture, have leased four of the available six spaces in the development to Buffalo Wild Wings, The...

CHICAGO, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 27th annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest will hold the city's largest ever group reading Sat., June 4 at 2 p.m. The reading, led by Chicago Tribune columnist and author Rick Kogan, encourages book lovers to Make their Mark and take the pledge to improve literacy in Chicago. As part of the two-day festival (Sat., June 4 - Sun., June 5), the reading will be set in Chicago's historic Printers Row neighborhood. The festival features author...

CHICAGO, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Internet grocer Peapod has new offerings to add to its Chicago's Best department. The Chicago's Best department features a group of leading brand-name products not available in the typical supermarket. In just one stop, Chicagoans can purchase their favorite bakery items like Deerfield Bakery's Out of This World Cheesecake (Gluten-Free) and Devils Food Fudge Cake, Palermo Bakery's Eclairs and Napoleons and Kay's Candies Rum Fudge Balls and...

NORRIDGE, Ill., April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The employees and owners of Go Bananas, located at 4516 N. Harlem Avenue in Norridge, extend our sincere condolences to the family of Jayson Dansby, who lost his life in a tragic accident at our facility on April 2, 2011. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Go Bananas has cooperated with State and Local Officials in the investigation of this accident. No public official has found any incident of human error or mechanical failure connected...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. and WASHINGTON, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, both part of the Alexian Brothers Health System, have been ranked as the top suburban Chicago hospitals by U.S. News & World Report Magazine in their "Best Hospitals in Chicago" list published today. The magazine lists Alexian Brothers Medical Center and St. Alexius Medical Center as 7th and 8th,...

CHICAGO, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TribLocal.com has received a Best of Digital News Design award from the Society for News Design. Re-launched in October of 2010, TribLocal.com is a leading hyperlocal source for news and events in the Chicago suburbs. Produced by the Chicago Tribune, TribLocal.com was selected for best website redesign by the Society for News Design, an international organization for news media professionals and visual communicators. The Best of Digital Design...

ROSEMONT, Ill., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Runzheimer International, the leader in workforce mobility programs, announced today that Greg Harper, president, will facilitate the keynote discussion on Mobile Workforce Explosion - Navigating the Costs, Risks, and Rewards at the upcoming Illinois CPA Society annual Controllers Conference. The presentation will take place at 8:15 am on March 17, 2011, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. Harper's session will provide...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, part of Alexian Brothers Health System, was named this week by the Denver-based medical ratings service HealthGrades as one of "America's 50 Best Hospitals" for 2011. Hospitals named to this year's list demonstrated superior and sustained clinical quality over an 11-year time period, based on an analysis of more than 140 million Medicare patient records. According to...