Budget hearing set at Leyden District 212
A budget hearing for Leyden School District 212 will be held at the school board’s session on Thursday. The budget was first presented at the August board meeting. The board...
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‘Fresh and clean slate’: Norwood Park school rebrands as St. Paul Early Childhood Center
After ending a traditional pre K-through-eighth-grade program after the 2017-2018 school year, a Norwood Park school has reopened and rebranded as the St. Paul Early Childhood Center, serving students preschool...
Leyden’s new look: School board members check out renovations at West; much work remaining at East
During their Aug. 16 meeting, members of the Leyden High School District 212 school board were able to walk the newly renovated halls of West Leyden to take in the...
Ace is the place: Norridge store serves as location for commercial shoot
The Ace Hardware on Lawrence Avenue in Norridge was the place for lights, cameras and action last week, as the store was the location for a commercial shoot for upcoming...
‘It has a greater purpose’: Leyden grads present prosthetic hand project at Google conference
It might have started with a Google Chromebook 1:1 program that was launched in the 2012-2013 at Leyden School District 212. The road ultimately led to Leyden being extended an...
Rising Stars, rising cost: Theater group says Leyden’s new facility rental fees are ‘very difficult to absorb’
Higher facility rental costs that went into effect this year at Leyden School District 212 are “very difficult to absorb,” according to a representative from a local theater who requested...
Up on the roof: Garden club thrives atop Park Ridge condo building
Two years ago, a garden that sits on top of a condominium building in Park Ridge was in jeopardy. Residents said those in the building, at 170 N. Northwest Highway,...
Street Dance: Award-winning festival brings crowds to Franklin Park
Armed with 500 free hot dogs, bouncy castles and a family-friendly concert, the Park District of Franklin Park set out to give local families a night of fun and entertainment...
‘It really changed their perspective’: East, West Leyden students travel out of country for service projects
School was out for the summer, but two groups of Leyden students still had some work to do. Students from both East and West Leyden started off their summer vacations...
Franklin Park Ice Crew honored for helping St. Baldrick’s combat pediatric cancer
Kara Blomquist’s family didn’t know any children affected by pediatric cancer in 2012, when her oldest son was asked to participate in an event for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. St....