Steger Village Hall a long way from being rebuilt after fire

It could take another two years and the cost is likely to exceed $1 million for village officials in Steger to return to the permanent village hall building that was damaged in a fire in June, Mayor Ken Peterson said. A fire that resulted from a storm June 30 destroyed more than half of the building at 35 W. 34th St., which also housed the police department.

Investigators determined the cause was either a lightning strike or a power surge, Peterson said.

The village is working with the insurance company through “necessary steps in order to get the full coverage we are expecting,” he said…Please click here to read Erin Gallagher’s story.