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Police: Harwood Heights man tried to hit police car in Elmwood Park

May 23, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

A Harwood Heights man has been charged with felony aggravated assault with a motor vehicle in an incident in which police say he intentionally drove his car at Elmwood Park...

FBI investigating bank robbery in Elmwood Park

May 23, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

A bank in Elmwood Park was robbed Aug. 2. The incident happened at about 4:45 p.m. at the U.S. Bank branch, 7312 W. Grand Ave., according to the FBI. A...

No injuries as freight train hits unoccupied vehicle in Elmwood Park

May 23, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

A train passing through Elmwood Park was involved in a crash with a vehicle last week, officials said. The crash happened around 10 p.m. Aug. 4, according to Elmwood Park...

Walter Kazmierczak is the new Maine Township highway commissioner.

Longtime Maine Township trustee appointed as new highway commissioner

May 23, 2019 at 4:35 a.m.

Maine Township trustees appointed one of their own to serve as the municipality's new highway commissioner. Robert Provenzano had served as Maine Township's highway commissioner since Jan. 1, 1998. He...

Vietnam veterans, their families and local officials cut the ribbon for Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on July 27.

‘A long time coming’: Park district pays tribute to Vietnam vets

May 10, 2019 at 11:38 p.m.

What was once an empty lot in Melrose Park is now a park dedicated to Vietnam veterans from the near west suburbs. Since World War I, the park district has...

Fabian Bartos presents his one-of-a-kind 3-D printed violin at the Leyden High School District 212 meeting on July 21.

3-D success: East Leyden’s Bartos makes ’30 under 30′ list

May 10, 2019 at 11:38 p.m.

East Leyden High School student Fabian Bartos has been recognized as one of Manufacturing Engineering magazine's "30 under 30." "[Bartos] is the young man who made the models of the...

Elmwood Park Police Chief Frank Fagiano works the grill at last year's Elmwood Park Neighborhood Watch/National Night Out event at Elmwood Park Parks and Recreation Department's pool.

National Night Out event set in Elmwood Park

May 23, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

Elmwood Park residents can expect some grilled treats during this year's National Night Out event on Aug. 2. "This year, [Police Chief Frank Fagiano] and I will be grilling Italian...

Liz Doyle, a business relations specialist with Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, addresses business owners from the Franklin Park area at the Franklin Park Workforce Training Forum on July 14.

Franklin Park forum targets employers in need of manufacturing workforce

May 10, 2019 at 11:38 p.m.

Franklin Park hosted a forum last week to put business owners in touch with training agencies to address the ongoing issue of a dwindling manufacturing workforce. "The problem is that...

Pastor Chris Hanley, Susan Flanagan, the council president at Resurrection Lutheran Church, and Edin Cubic, the secretary of the Society of American Bosnians and Herzegovinians (left to right) are shown at the Franklin Park trustee meeting on July 11.

Muslim congregation to move to Franklin Park location

May 10, 2019 at 11:38 p.m.

The Society of American Bosnians and Herzegovinians recently was granted village approval for a location in Franklin Park. "We've been kind of like nomads," said Edin Cubic, the secretary of...

Pastor Larry Perez gave all the families present at Hope Fest a group blessing on July 16.

‘It’s an awesome thing’: Northlake Hope Fest provides help to families

May 10, 2019 at 11:38 p.m.

Northlake residents were able to get a head start on the new school year July 16 at the Hope Fest event in Northlake. "I've gone to Hope Fests in the...

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