Mardi Gras comes to Elmwood Park gym
A festival-type atmosphere took over the gymnasium inside the Elmwood Park Parks and Recreation building Saturday, March 14 for a children's Mardi Gras celebration. Hundreds of children received beads on...
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River Grove sex offender accused of sexually assaulting 6-year-old girl
A registered sex offender in River Grove was recently arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl. Thomas Yager, 48, of the 3000 block of Boyle Terrace, was arrested...
St. Celestine dishes up pasta for Lenten dinner
Lots of hungry people showed up at St. Celestine Catholic Church recently to get a good meal at the second of three Lenten dinner fundraisers there. On March 6 in...
Elmwood Park Educational Foundation fundraising on the dance floor
Locals will have a chance to raise cash for Elmwood Park schools while moving their feet to the beat this weekend. It's a fundraiser for the Elmwood Park Educational Foundation,...
North and Harlem TIF established to draw development to Elmwood Park
Hoping to attract more economic development to the area of North and Harlem avenues, Elmwood Park has created a special tax district. At the March 2 Elmwood Park Village Board...
New North Avenue restaurant touts fresh food from scratch
The words "fresh" and "scratch" are part of the daily conversation at a new restaurant on North Avenue that opened its doors a few months ago. That's because Jackie Kotarba,...
Culver’s, steakhouse, apartments among pitches for Grand Avenue spot
Even before the empty True Value Hardware building was demolished, developers had their eye on the Grand Avenue location in Elmwood Park. The village demolished the building at a cost...
Politicians pick sides in 29th Ward alderman race
With the battle for Chicago's 29th Ward aldermanic seat heading to a runoff, local politicians are picking sides in the race between Ald. Deborah Graham and Chris Taliaferro. Graham brought...
New superintendent picked for River Grove School
The River Grove Elementary School Board has picked a new superintendent. Joseph Simpkins, who's currently principal of an elementary school in Plainfield, was offered a three-year contract by the River...
Retired cop still dares to teach drug-free path
Bruce Bogg has spent the last 21 years of his career convincing students in the Elmwood Park area not to use drugs and alcohol. A retired Elmwood Park police officer,...