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East Leyden High School in Franklin Park.

Leyden District 212 to begin hybrid learning in November; about a quarter of parents opt out

October 20, 2020 at 1:31 p.m.

Leyden High School District 212 plans to move into hybrid learning Nov. 2, but officials said that about 25 percent of parents decided to keep their children home to continue...

Antiquated equipment needing expensive repairs caused the shut off of water and gas to the science room at Pennoyer School in Norridge.

Lead in drinking water, accessibility issues: Referendum asks voters to address Norridge school’s aging infrastructure

October 14, 2020 at 7:57 a.m.

In this election, Norridge and Harwood Heights-area voters will decide whether Pennoyer School can remove lead from its drinking water and find a way for students in wheelchairs to get...

The village of Elmwood Park passed its property tax levy and plans to increase it by 4.9%.

Elmwood Park seeks about 4.9% more from property taxpayers under levy for village

October 13, 2020 at 4:29 p.m.

Elmwood Park is seeking about $758,000 more from property taxpayers to cover pensions and village and library operations, according to a tax levy request approved earlier this month by the...

Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month, West Leyden art students make ceramic ‘alebrijes’

October 13, 2020 at 4:09 p.m.

A lizard-dragon, a multi-colored turtle, a lion with a peacock-feather mane: these are some of the fantastical clay creatures West Leyden students made during their remote-learning ceramics class this fall....

The Elmwood Park Village Board of Trustees approved $700,000 in appropriations from the state Motor Fuel Tax to fix village streets at a meeting earlier this month.

Elmwood Park received $700,000 from state motor fuel tax

October 13, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

The Elmwood Park Village Board of Trustees approved $700,000 in appropriations from the state Motor Fuel Tax to fix village streets at a meeting earlier this month. The appropriation is...

Elmwood Park plans to create a park after New Horizon Temple is demolished

October 13, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.

Elmwood Park is planning to buy the land at the New Horizon Temple site and turn it into a park. At a board meeting earlier this month, the Village Board...

In 2019, Brad and Christy Walker decorated their home for Halloween. Elmwood Park is holding a best-decorated home contest for Halloween.

Franklin Park, Elmwood Park offer Halloween Events, give guidelines for Halloween trick-or-treating

October 6, 2020 at 5:24 p.m.

Kids who want to dress up in costumes and trick-or-treat may still do so, but suburban villages are asking families to respect neighbors who don't want people coming to their...

In this 2017 file photo, Harwood Heights Mayor Arlene Jezierny stands on the left in the Harwood Heights, or rather, Haunted Heights haunted house.

Norridge, Harwood Heights host Halloween decorating contests, issue trick-or-treating guidelines

October 6, 2020 at 5:15 p.m.

Kids who want to dress up in costumes and trick-or-treat this Halloween may do so, but suburban villages are asking families to remain socially distanced and respect public health guidelines....

In this file photo, students at St. Celestine Catholic School take part in a rosary walk on Oct. 24 in Elmwood Park.

4 students, 2 employees at Catholic school in Elmwood Park test positive for COVID-19

October 6, 2020 at 3:40 p.m.

Six people at a Catholic school in Elmwood Park, St. Celestine School, have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokesman from the Archdiocese of Chicago. Four students who are...

Signs direct visitors to an early-voting polling place at the Orland Township offices in Orland Park. The site is the busiest early-voting polling place in suburban Cook County, Clerk David Orr's office said.

Referendum: Northlake to ask residents if city should support efforts to move small portion of students out of Proviso District 209 and into Leyden District 212

October 6, 2020 at 12:32 p.m.

For decades, some Northlake residents have advocated for a change to the way the town's students are divided into public high school districts. A referendum on Nov. 3's ballot asks...

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