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Franklin Park Community Development Director John Schneider shows a map of the proposed intersection of the new I-490 with the existing I-294.

Franklin Park putting in $34 million in infrastructure improvements, anticipating tollway exit

March 28, 2022 at 10:11 a.m.

The ongoing reconstruction of Franklin Avenue is just one example of grant-funded improvements over the past decade in the village of Franklin Park. The 1.8-mile-long Franklin Avenue project, valued at...

Oak-Leyden selling Elmwood Park building, but will continue serving special needs clients

March 21, 2022 at 4:18 p.m.

Although its Elmwood Park facility has been sold, officials at Oak-Leyden Developmental Services say there will be no disruption of services to its clients in that immediate area. The Oak-Leyden...

Heroes work here sign shows at a Walgreens store during the COVID-19 pandemic in Elmwood Park, Ill., Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Two years of COVID have taken toll on Franklin Park, Elmwood Park areas

March 15, 2022 at 3:59 p.m.

As the Chicago area marks the two-year anniversary of when the COVID pandemic flared up in mid-March 2020, residents are grieving the loss of loved ones and negotiating the 'new...

The Elmwood Park Village Circle can be seen behind this bocce ball court. Photo taken July 24, 2021 in Elmwood Park, IL. (John Konstantaras/For the baiduhai)

Elmwood Park purchasing two properties to increase parking near businesses

March 11, 2022 at 3:17 p.m.

Elmwood Park is moving forward with steps to create more parking and opportunities for new businesses in the village after this week announcing its impending purchase of two properties that...

Franklin Park to equip police with body cams by July 1

March 7, 2022 at 5:05 p.m.

Police officers serving the Village of Franklin Park will be equipped with new body cameras as well as replacement in-car video systems in a few months. The Village Board last...

Franklin Park withdraws liquor, video gaming license from shuttered sports bar

March 1, 2022 at 4:35 p.m.

The liquor and video gaming licenses of a Franklin Park sports bar were rescinded last month after the club sustained damage from a fire last summer at the pizzeria next...

Franklin Park mourning loss of Public Works director, Joe ‘Tiny’ Lauro

March 1, 2022 at 5:01 p.m.

Residents and staff in Franklin Park are mourning the loss of a longtime, well-liked village employee. Joe 'Tiny' Lauro passed away on Feb. 17, at age 56, of an undisclosed...

The building at 28 Madison Street, Oak Park, is scheduled to open as the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society's new location on March 2.

Infant Welfare Society expanding to two-story building in Oak Park

February 13, 2022 at 10:21 p.m.

It won't be long until the doors open on a new facility that will triple the amount of space available to provide health and dental services to children of low-income...

Elmwood School student Pooja Suresh spells a word in the Feb. 10 Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 spelling bee.

Fourth grader spells ‘conflict’ to win Elmwood Park District 401 spelling bee, and trophy taller than he is

February 13, 2022 at 9:53 p.m.

"Your word is a verb," the official pronouncer said. "To cook in a liquid kept just below the boiling point." The student answered: "P-O-A-C-H." The question of whether you're smarter...

Oak Park School District 97 chooses Ushma Shah, CPS exec, as new superintendent

February 10, 2022 at 6:02 p.m.

Following a seven-month search process, the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Board of Education this week named Ushma Shah as its new superintendent. Effective June 1, Shah will take...

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