Autism no barrier for Franklin Park Boy Scout
Eagle Scouts are an elite group. Only about 7 percent of Boy Scouts made it to the top rank in 2013, according to the Boy Scouts of America website. Scouts...
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Franklin Park incentives drew handful of businesses in 2014
The village of Franklin Park is having some success pulling in businesses and tax revenue in 2014, at least in a few areas it's designated for development. That's according to...
Hester Junior High kids clued in on ‘Mattress’ humor for musical
Doing comedy can be challenging at the junior high level. Or so says Marilee Castaneda, who's directing "Once Upon a Mattress" at Hester Junior High. "In some ways it is,"...
Franklin Park seeks help prioritizing street repairs
The village of Franklin Park is seeking volunteers to give their opinion on street upgrades. In 2014 the village government created a Citizens Committee on Infrastructure. Its purpose is to...
Chinese students spend week at Leyden high schools
Fourteen students from China noticed both similarities and differences in American high school during a week at Leyden high schools. The students came from the city of Jinan in eastern...
Gunshots fired into Northlake house
Shots were fired into a house on the 400 block of North Geneva Avenue in Northlake Feb. 8, police say. A dark-colored sports utility vehicle drove in front of the...
Two Northlake men charged with money laundering
Homeland Security arrested two Northlake men on Feb. 10 and charged them with money laundering. Northlake police worked with Homeland Security to arrest Anthony Leiva, 53 and Alfonso Nevarez, 40...
Train ‘quiet zones’ further off than first hoped in Franklin Park
An effort to create a "quiet zone" for train horns in Franklin Park and River Grove will take longer than originally thought. "We were hoping we could get it done...
Three candidates knocked off ballot in Franklin Park
An electoral board knocked three candidates off the April 7 ballot in Franklin Park, ruling their paperwork to run wasn't clearly dated. The three-member board ruled to invalidate the signature...
Band musicians at Hester Junior High get solo critiques
Student musicians at Hester Junior High got a chance for some one-on-one feedback on Feb. 7, a change from their normal group performances. During the Band Solo event, three outside...