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Elmwood Park D401’s new superintendent wants to continue equity efforts, professional development

August 3, 2020 at 11:58 p.m.

As school districts prepare to start classes in a year of extraordinary changes from the COVID-19 pandemic, Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 is preparing for its own change:...

Longtime Mother Guerin High School teacher dies at 93

August 3, 2020 at 12:13 p.m.

Camelia LoPresti Bufalino, a beloved teacher at Mother Guerin High School in River Grove, died at age 93 on July 23. She taught at the school for more than 25...

Man carjacked in Northlake Home Depot parking lot

July 31, 2020 at 2:21 p.m.

A man was carjacked in the parking lot of the Northlake Home Depot on Wednesday evening, Northlake police said. The driver of a car containing four men followed the man...

The River Grove School District 85.5 building.

Both River Grove school districts starting remote learning in August

July 30, 2020 at 5:44 p.m.

Students at both River Grove elementary school districts will be learning remotely at the start of the school year, each district decided. The Rhodes School District 84.5, a pre-K to...

Leyden High School District 212 schools will be fully remote when the 2020-21 school year begins.

Leyden D212 to start year with remote learning

July 31, 2020 at 7:10 a.m.

Students at Leyden High School District 212 will begin the new school year on Aug. 17 learning from home, but the district hopes to return to in-person learning at a...

Triton College to give away 1,000 backpacks with school supplies to K-12 students

July 28, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

Triton College plans to distribute free backpacks filled with school supplies at an event for local families with school-aged kids. The third annual event will held Saturday, Aug. 8 from...

From left, Pamela Church-Pryor, community ministries director, greets the driver and right, Andrew Ronstadt, a Norridge village trustee and a longtime Salvation Army Norridge Citadel volunteer, loads groceries in the back of the vehicle. Images from the pre-boxed food distribution on April 1, 2020 at the Salvation Army Norridge Citadel in Norridge.

Two new captains at Salvation Army in Norridge; food bank’s demand increased over 270% since March

July 28, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

The Salvation Army Norridge location has two new leaders — two married pastors who have both spent their lives volunteering and working with the Salvation Army. They have arrived just...

In this file photo from 2016, North Elementary School first grade teacher Maggie Rahlfs helps her students unpack school supplies from their backpacks. Franklin Park School District 84 announced that it would partially reopen schools in August.

Franklin Park School D84 plans to partially reopen, with remote learning for half the week

July 21, 2020 at 2:11 p.m.

Franklin Park School District 84 plans to partially reopen schools for in-person classes in August, following a hybrid model in which students also will learn remotely part of the school...

The Village of Franklin Park's Board of Trustee meeting July 13 was held in the police station. The board voted to ban short-term rentals starting in October.

Franklin Park to ban short-term rentals starting in early October

July 21, 2020 at 2:07 p.m.

Short-term rentals won't be allowed in Franklin Park starting in early October, due to a new ordinance passed by the village Board of Trustees on July 13. The ban affects...

The River Grove Public Library opened July 6 to the public at half capacity, and resumed passport services last week. Elmwood Park Public Library opened Monday.

River Grove Public Library passport services resume, Elmwood Park reopens for limited use

July 21, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.

River Grove Public Library is open to the public as of July 6, and passport services resumed last week. Only 26 people are allowed in at a time, due to...

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