Franklin Park wants second shot at greater taxing powers
Looking for more power to raise taxes and fees in Franklin Park, village officials want to seek home rule authority during the March 2016 primary. Home rule is the shifting...
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Jackie Kennedy re-enacted for Northlake seniors
Leslie Goddard picked up a microphone and her accent changed to pure East Coast. "I'm sick and tired of starring in everyone's vacation movies," Goddard told a group of seniors...
High school students get look at local government
Angelina Socha, a sophomore at East Leyden High School, spent Monday afternoon in Village Hall finding out about economic development in the village of Franklin Park. "The job isn't easy,"...
Northlake cuts and delays spending in anticipation of less state money
In anticipation of losing half its share of the state income tax, the city of Northlake is both cutting and delaying spending. Gov. Bruce Rauner has proposed cutting the amount...
New athletic fields at East Leyden High School open
After eight years, the new athletic fields at East Leyden officially opened for use on April 23. The 12-acre athletic fields contain two softball diamonds, two soccer fields, a storage...
Scott Elementary students show parents computer skills
Jacob Myszka takes a photo of himself, a friend and his mother using an iPad. Using a program called Thinglink, he creates icons of question marks in a circle, which...
Sandy Delgado, Northlake alderman, dies at 58
Northlake Ald. Sandy Delgado, a quiet advocate for community events in the city, died of cancer on March 28. She was 58. Delgado was elected to the Northlake City Council...
Local credit union donates $10,000 to Franklin Park foundation
A local credit union has donated $10,000 to a local foundation. Leyden Credit Union donated the money to the Unity in Community Foundation. Both entities are based in Franklin Park,...
Firefighter, chiropractor, mayor chat with kids for career day
Fourth-grader Sonni Montes decided what he was going to be when he grew up — and all it took was five minutes of conversation with Franklin Park firefighter Bill Brehm....
Teachers: PARCC test takes too much time away from classroom
Some local educators are questioning how a new standardized test affects learning time In March, many students took the first part of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College...