Turn Center’s Easter Fest moves to larger location
The annual Easter Fest by the Turn Center in Northlake moved to West Leyden High School this year after outgrowing Grant Park Recreation Center. "Last year we had close to...
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Uber gaining ground against taxi companies in Franklin Park
David Ajolani, who owns Franklin Park Taxicab and O'Hare Suburban Taxi in Franklin Park, says Uber drivers are taking 30 to 40 percent of his business. "They have affected every...
Manufacturing jobs decrease in Franklin Park
Franklin Park saw its number of manufacturing jobs decrease last year, although the bulk of the decline is due the exit of a single business. From November 2012 to November...
Junior Olympics athletes short on height, long on enthusiasm
The athletes are a bit shorter and the sports have been modified, but kids in the Junior Olympics at Hester Junior High on March 12 had at last as much...
Art-savvy Leyden students win big at competitions
Success apparently begets success when it comes to art students at Leyden High Schools. Last year, students competed in two regional shows at Triton and Elmhurst colleges. This year, they...
‘There is a demand’: West Leyden to get own metal machine shop
East Leyden High School has had a machine shop operating since 1942, when it was used for training machinists for WWII. This fall, 73 years later, West Leyden High School...
Lego enthusiasts drop in at Northlake Library
Lego enthusiasts come and go at the Northlake library. On Saturday, March 7, about 10 children came in to try their hand at Lego construction with the library's collection of...
Police: Three gang members charged with gun, drug possession
Three gang members were charged with gun and drug offenses March 6 after Northlake police executed search warrants in Northlake and Melrose Park. The three were all members of the...
Northlake police working to predict gang crime
In an effort to suppress crime, Northlake police have adjusted their tactics dealing with gangs in the area. The department has had a unit called the Neighborhood Enforcement Team for...
Franklin Park police can now monitor Leyden cameras
If something bad happens in the public facilities of Leyden Township, Franklin Park police have made an agreement allowing them to monitor the township's video cameras. Franklin Park police will...