Top 10 Most-Read Western Springs Stories In 2023

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL – By page views, the story on the death of a man who was convicted in the killing of a girl in neighboring Indian Park was the most-read on the Western Springs Patch in 2023.

Check out what made this year's list, ranked by page views:

1. Killer Of Indian Head Park Girl Dies: Prison (Aug. 20): John Wilson Jr., the man convicted in the killing of a 14-year-old Indian Head Park girl, has died, the state Department of Corrections confirmed Thursday. He died Tuesday at Pontiac Correctional Center in Pontiac.

2. Western Springs Restaurant Closing (May 11): Vie Restaurant, which started in Western Springs 19 years ago, is closing its doors, the restaurant announced Thursday on Facebook. Vie said the reason was "irreconcilable differences and dissatisfaction with our landlord."

3. Western Springs Teen Hurts Florida Cop: Police (Aug. 3): A Western Springs teen has been sentenced in Naples, Florida, in connection with a March incident, according to court records.

4. Western Springs Pool Plans Big Project (Aug. 3): The nonprofit group that runs the Western Springs Pool is planning to replace and expand the two pools in its complex.

5. Serial Peeping Tom In Western Springs: Records (April 18): A River Forest man was charged last week after he peeped in a person's window in a Western Springs neighborhood, police said.

6. Alcohol Linked To Fatal Western Springs Crash: Cops (March 9): The man who died in a fatal six-car crash last year in Western Springs was intoxicated, according to public documents.

7. Western Springs Village President Dies (March 21): Western Springs Village President Alice Gallagher died unexpectedly Tuesday, the village announced. On Monday night, the Village Board held its regular meeting, but Gallagher did not attend. The clerk said she was suffering from an illness.

8. Armed Teen Found Near Western Springs School: Cops (Dec. 21): A 15-year-old La Grange boy was arrested Thursday morning after he was found with a loaded .22-caliber gun at Garden Market shopping center, 4700 S. Gilbert Ave., Western Springs police said.

9. Cameras Focus On Neighbor: Western Springs Woman Charged (July 20): When someone shows up at a house on Woodland Avenue in Western Springs, a camera from a neighbor's house announces, "Hi, you are being audio and visually recorded." That's what officers said they heard last week when they answered a call at the house in question. They were there because a woman complained that all of her neighbors' cameras were pointed at her house.

10. 'Molest Me': Western Springs Woman Charged With Assault (Dec. 13): A drunken Western Springs woman yelled at police officers last month, asking one to molest her so that she could make money, police said.