Jennifer Martin, a friend of Fox River Grove Castle owner’s across the street neighbor, has lost her job as a Chicago Police Patrol Officer for using the state license plate data base for non-official purposes. The July 17th vote was … Continue reading
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The dispute between the owners of the Bettendorf Castle in Fox River Grove and neighbors Diana and James Durso has been playing out before the City of Chicago Police Board. The Chicago Police Superintendent seeks to dismiss Jennifer Martin from being a Police … Continue reading
Michael Strohl, owner of the castle in Fox River Grove, sued a complaining neighbor across the street named Diana Durso in Federal Court in September, 2011. His complaint is that she took about fifty license plate numbers and had someone … Continue reading
For the second time, the Fox River Grove Village Board has passed an ordinance to assuage the neighbors who don’t like people coming to see the Bettendorf Castle, one of only two tourist attractions in the town. (The other, of … Continue reading
Can someone set the headline to the tune used in “I’m Henry, the VII, I Am?” As anyone who drives through Fox River Grove on Route 14 or who takes the train to Chicago knows, Fox River Grove has a … Continue reading
“You would think that after the legal victories in state and federal court the childish behavior in the Kingdom of Concord Avenue would be relegated to the actual children who live and play in the neighborhood,” attorney Robert Hanlon said … Continue reading
When I heard about the court suit against the owner of one of two tourist sites in Fox River Grove, I could do nothing but figuratively scratch my head. There are pretty much only two reasons that people would come … Continue reading