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The spot available on the Elmwood Park force came as a result of another officer leaving the department as part of a lateral move to another one.

Elmwood Park looking to hire an experienced police officer, with starting pay nearly six figures

March 14, 2024 at 3:59 p.m.

The Elmwood Park Police Department is looking to hire an experienced officer and the salary is a bit arresting. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page – which...

Wil Baptiste (left) and Kev Marcus joined forces two decades ago to form Black Violin, which fuses classical sounds with hip-hop beats. The duo, which has been nominated for two Grammy Awards, performs on March 20 at Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet. (Mark Clennon)

Black Violin brings rockin’ sounds to Joliet

March 7, 2024 at 6:14 a.m.

Black Violin will perform March 20 at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet.

Curtain Call Theatre’s “The Runner Stumbles” from March 1 to 10 at Front Street Theatre in Mokena features Matt Carey (from left), Patrick Whalen, Ken Czechanski, Jo O’Brien, Beth Czechanski, Dawn DeVries, Jim Berard, David Bruce and Katherine Carl (not pictured).
- Original Credit: Nicki Blowers

Curtain Call Theatre stages murder mystery ‘The Runner Stumbles’

February 29, 2024 at 2:38 p.m.

After directing Curtain Call Theatre’s “Crimes of the Heart” in December 2023 Nicki Blowers was looking forward to some rest but then she was called upon to direct another show....

Giovanna Lollino, co-owner of Massa Cafe Italiano in Elmwood Park, with the restaurant’s signature Sicilian Vodka Burrata on Feb. 27, 2024. The restaurant was part of the lineup of establishments that participated in "Dine-In Elmwood Park" for Restaurant Week Feb. 16 to Feb. 25. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

It’s a wrap: Restaurant Week in Elmwood Park ends with some restaurants seeing ‘record sales’

February 27, 2024 at 5:48 p.m.

Nearly 20 establishments participated in the annual Restaurant Week in Elmwood Park. Village officials billed “Dine-In Elmwood Park,” also known as Restaurant Week, as an opportunity for food lovers to...

The cast of “1959 Pink Thunderbird” from Feb. 23 to March 2 at Palos Park Recreation Center includes Riley Shortridge (from left) as Ray, Brad Shortridge as Roy and Bryan Riess as Cletis. The show combines two one-act plays to kick off Palos Village Players’ 2024 three-production season.
- Original Credit: Dana Hall

Palos Village Players start 2024 season with ‘1959 Pink Thunderbird,’ two plays in one

February 22, 2024 at 2:13 p.m.

The late Len Wcislo, a longtime member and former president of Palos Village Players, is being honored throughout the community theater group’s 2024 season. “The community lost a great man...

Arlene Sierra, who is based in London, composed “Kiskadee,” which is part of the program slated to be performed by Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra during the Sierra, Gershwin & Tchaikovsky concert on Feb. 24 at Trinity Christian College’s Ozinga Chapel in Palos Heights.
- Original Credit: Ian Phillips McLaren

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra concert includes new piece by London-based composer

February 15, 2024 at 6:39 a.m.

Palos Heights is among five U.S. towns where the new composition “Kiskadee” is being performed. Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra’s Sierra, Gershwin & Tchaikovsky concert on Feb. 24 at Trinity Christian College’s...

The cast of the world premiere of ‘a home what howls (or the house what was ravine)’ from Feb. 7 to March 2 at Steppenwolf Theatre Co.’s Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell in Chicago includes Oak Lawn native Leslie Sophia Pérez (from left), Eddie Torres and Charín Álvarez.
- Original Credit: Michael Brosilow

Oak Lawn native stars in Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ ‘a home what howls’

February 8, 2024 at 11:22 a.m.

Leslie Sophia Pérez graduated in June 2023 from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago but the Oak Lawn native already is starring in her second world premiere production....

The cast of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” from Feb. 16 to 25 at The Drama Group’s Milord Studio Theatre in Chicago Heights includes Liane Williams, from left,, Marquetta Jackson, Kentrell Dawson, Erline Dorcy and Anthony Augustine. The show is a tribute to Black musicians of the 1920s and 1930s.
(Diane Kaffka)

The Drama Group’s ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ puts spotlight on Fats’ Waller’s music

February 8, 2024 at 9:57 a.m.

A decade after doing his first show with The Drama Group, Cordaro Johnson directs “Ain’t Misbehavin’” from Feb. 16 to 25 at Chicago Heights’ Milord Studio Theatre. Showtimes are 7:30...

Planning is underway for the railroad track crossing on Grand Avenue in Elmwood Park between 76th Ave. and 77th Ct. to be redesigned with an underpass.

More federal dollars sought for safer crossing at Grand Avenue railroad tracks

February 6, 2024 at 3:12 p.m.

Work continues on the Grand Gateway project focused on improving public safety where Grand Avenue crosses the Metra/Canadian Pacific in Elmwood Park, and area federal legislators have taken the issue...

Trail Mix Productions’ first partnership with Thornton Distilling Co. features a concert by Tray Wellington Band on Feb. 10 at the venue’s Distiller’s Hall in Thornton. The namesake of the group was nominated for the 2023 International Bluegrass Music Association’s New Artist of the Year award.
- Original Credit: Prater Day

Winter tour brings Tray Wellington Band to Thornton for a Trail Mix Productions concert

February 4, 2024 at 7:47 a.m.

Tray Wellington Band’s winter tour makes a stop in Thornton less than two weeks before the group releases its latest single. The Feb. 10 Trail Mix Acoustic Concert Series show...

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