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Elmwood Park residents won't be able to buy packaged beer, wine or liquor after 9 p.m. in the village due to an executive order issued this week by Mayor Angelo "Skip" Saviano. Police say it will cut down on "public disturbances," from Chicago residents coming to the village purchase alcohol.

After shots fired during argument, Elmwood Park bans nighttime packaged alcohol sales

September 18, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

After a series of incidents, including shots fired between two groups at a gas station Monday, Elmwood Park will prohibit sales of packaged beer, wine or liquor after 9 p.m....

In this file photo from Autumn Fest 2016, Melissa Vazquez decorates her pumpkin at Gouin Park in Franklin Park.

Franklin Park plans Halloween movies, trick-or-treat at North Park and pumpkin scavenger hunt for October

September 15, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

Though the annual Halloween Hoot was canceled this year, the Park District of Franklin Park is finding ways to offer fall festivities to residents. The October events will include outdoor...

Franklin Park police department to begin testing body cameras

September 15, 2020 at 12:27 p.m.

For the next several months, officers from the Franklin Park Police Department will begin testing body cameras as the department puts together a proposal for the village, according to Police...

Remote learning continues to challenge working parents: ‘I’m trying to keep it together’

September 14, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

As children go to school remotely this fall, parents are grappling with a variety of challenges. Some work and can't be home to supervise children during online classes. Some work...

Elmwood Park’s water tower to be repaired, repainted

September 13, 2020 at 9:47 p.m.

The water tower in Elmwood Park will be repaired over the next four to six weeks, according to village officials. The metal will be refurbished and the inside and outside...

School food workers start to prepare the next day's free lunches after their mid-morning work break at East Leyden High School on Sept. 8, 2020.

School districts provide free meals to any kid in the community; Leyden to begin new free meal program

September 8, 2020 at 4:11 p.m.

School districts in the Franklin Park, Elmwood Park and Leyden Township areas are feeding any kids in need for free under a federal program extended because of the pandemic. Leyden...

Jacob Drews of Oak Park helps sort food during a Food Distribution at the Franklin Park Metra Lot on Sept. 5, 2020 in Franklin Park.

700 vehicles arrive for House of Restoration food distribution in Franklin Park

September 8, 2020 at 1:05 p.m.

Franklin Park village staff held a drive-thru food distribution for community members in partnership with the House of Restoration, an Elgin-based mission organization, on Saturday morning. Volunteers try to keep...

Union Ridge school receives new trees from Morton Arboretum

September 8, 2020 at 12:09 p.m.

Union Ridge school in Harwood Heights received over 20 new trees from Morton Arboretum at the end of August. The village of Harwood Heights helped facilitate the project, making the...

Leyden and Ridgewood grads start college during COVID: ‘I kind of feel like a guinea pig’

September 4, 2020 at 10:25 a.m.

Arriving on a college campus as a fresh-from-high-school student always means a big life transition for 18-year-olds. Arriving as the first freshmen in the year of COVID, however, adds both...

In this file photo from 2017, Madeline Parrillo, 9, and her cousin Leo Hall Parrillo, 5, reach for thrown candy during the 40th Annual Eddie Biondo Fall Fest Parade in Franklin Park.

Franklin Park cancels Eddie Biondo Fall Fest Parade

September 2, 2020 at 4:59 p.m.

Franklin Park's annual Eddie Biondo Fall Fest Parade was canceled due to public safety concerns around the COVID-19 virus. "This long standing Franklin Park tradition is an event enjoyed by...

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