Black history artifacts travel to Triton College
Actual shackles, once used on African-American slaves, were located at the end of a table in a room at Triton College. They were among many items, like posters, caricatures, books,...
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Man hit by train in Elmwood Park
A man was hit by a passing Metra train as he tried to cross the railroad tracks Wednesday night in Elmwood Park, authorities say. The man, who from Indianapolis and...
River Grove Village Board member Kathryn Bruce dies
A longtime River Grove resident and Village Board member died early Thursday morning during surgery to receive a liver transplant. River Grove Trustee Kathryn Bruce, 50, had been a River...
Galewood aldermanic race likely headed to runoff
The race to represent Galewood in the Chicago City Council looks like it'll stretch a little longer. With all but one of the 29th Ward's precincts reporting Tuesday night, incumbent...
Read-in takes people through the journey of African-Americans
Maya Angelou, Booker T. Washington and Michelle Obama were some of the people whom books were written about that people read aloud at Triton College's library Feb. 16 as part...
Computer technology program at library keeps the beat
A group of young people have embarked on a journey to make their own music with the help of computer technology. With the help of Ahren Sievers, technology librarian at...
Boxing makes one-two punch back into Elmwood Park
Boxing returned to Elmwood Park Friday night, with a second-annual batch of fights at the Parks and Recreation Center raising money for the village. On Feb. 20, the inside of...
Tiny new Elmwood Park bar is big on craft brews
The name of a new bar in Elmwood Park reveals all you need to know about its size, but there's more than enough to drink if you like beer. The...
Gov. Bruce Rauner promises more money to schools in budget
Local school officials' emotions are mixed on Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed state budget, which dedicated more money for education. During Rauner's first budget address Feb. 18, he proposed to allocate...
Saviano not worried about budget cuts in Rauner’s budget yet
Elmwood Park officials are taking a wait-and-see approach to the cuts that Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to place on Illinois cities and villages. Rauner gave his first budget address Wednesday...