Irene Botta sleeps with a bar of soap under her pillow. As an 86-year-old resident of Thornton, Botta says the odor coming off the town’s quarry reservoir can be oppressive. “Just this last rainstorm ...
On Saturday, The Quarry Ballroom (121 S. Williams St.) in suburban Thornton, will host “Quarry Blast," a family-friendly event running from noon-10 p.m.; including Video Games, Pizza Eating, Hula Hoop ...
THORNTON, Ill. (WLS) -- More drone footage from the Thornton Quarry, which will be able to hold 8 billion gallons of flood water to help South Side and south suburban flood victims.
For three years I waited patiently to secure tickets to tour the local state line gravel pit, which since my youth, has always reminded me of Fred Flintstone’s workplace under the watchful eye of his ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Flood relief became a reality Tuesday for residents on Chicago's South Side and more than a dozen southern suburbs with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Thornton Reservoir project.
THORNTON -- Village officials believe they are sitting on a potential gold mine -- even if it's really limestone. Critics say the gold is imaginary and they like their sleepy little town just the way ...
ABC7's Paul Meincke went 300 feet below the surface for a look at the project from the floor of the Thornton Quarry. For years this section of the quarry has been redesigned by dynamite for its future ...
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