Here’s what heart-shaped things each state is searching for
Love is all around. Well, at least around Valentine's Day when pinks and reds and Cupids and especially heart shapes are everywhere you look. Google pulled together the most uniquely...
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These Super Bowl recipes are party pleasers
If you'd rather keep your head in the game then figure out what you are going to be serving up to your fellow fans, here are game day recipes that...
Grocery prices have jumped during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s by how much
The prices on many grocery store staples jumped between March 2020 and April 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While some of these percentages...
Metra riders soon will be unable to purchase on-site tickets at Franklin Park station
Metra riders soon will be unable to purchase on-site tickets at the Franklin Park station on the Milwaukee District West Line. Metra announced that the station’s ticket office will close...
Full-day kindergarten approved in Elmwood Park; officials now focused on possible 2020 referendum attempt
Full-day kindergarten in Elmwood Park School District 401 was approved by the school board at its March 20 board meeting. It will be in place for the 2020-2021 school year....
The cafe experience: West Leyden culinary students serve up drinks to faculty and staff
Advanced catering students at West Leyden High School arrive at school at 6:45 a.m. as they prepare to serve up drinks to the school’s faculty and staff and learn how...
Meet the candidates running for the Elmwood Park District 401 school board
When Elmwood Park voters head to the polls on April 2 they will be facing a contested election for four open board of education seats. Here are the five candidates...
Exploring grade centers: As Elmwood Park district considers change, some aim to keep neighborhood schools
As they explore a potential move to “grade centers” at the elementary school level, officials in Elmwood Park School District 401 have considered how the district might benefit and also...
Joining her ‘music education idols’: Leyden’s Cunningham wins state honor
Stacy Cunningham, Leyden’s director of choirs, was in the front row for the final performance of the 2018 Illinois High School Theatre Festival's All-State cast and crew when she caught...
Longer days — but a shorter session — among summer school changes at Elmwood Park District 401
Though temperatures are still frigid, the Elmwood Park School District 401’s board of education was thinking about summer during its special board meeting on Feb. 6. The Summer Academy program...