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A cake was prepared to celebrate the daddy-daughter dance at North Park Center Friday, Feb. 6 in Franklin Park.

Dads, daughters spend weekend dancing in Franklin Park

May 10, 2019 at 11:24 p.m.

Fathers and daughters danced the weekend away in Franklin Park. The daddy-daughter dance at North Park attracted 206 participants on Feb. 6 and 7. Fathers got boutonnieres, daughters got carnations...

Reporter Mark Lawton and his fifth-grade interrogators in the library of Scott School on Feb. 4. Fifth graders interviewed people in different professions as part of a writing lesson.

Fifth-graders educate reporter on interview techniques

May 10, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

Dear Editor, On Jan. 4, fifth-graders at Scott Elementary School in unincorporated Leyden Township interviewed me. I was there as part of a larger event where students interview adults in...

Jimmy Hererra, left, and Scott Werba, both Leyden alums, returned to East Leyden on Ask the Expert Day to talk about their careers in boxing and comedy, respectively.

Two Leyden High School grads land punchy jobs

May 10, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

For students considering a career in boxing or comedy, Feb. 4 was a stellar day at East Leyden High. As part of Ask the Expert Day, alums Jimmy Herrera (East...

Man charged with sexual assault in Franklin Park

May 10, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

A Chicago man has been charged with sexual assaulting an intellectually disabled Franklin Park woman. Antonio Cardona, 45, of 3050 Cornelia Ave., Chicago, is being held without bail at Cook...

Police: Teen shot in thigh in Franklin Park

May 10, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

A 16-year-old boy was shot in a thigh in Franklin Park at the end of January, police say. The boy was standing near a stop sign with two other people...

Northlake Library Board members, from left to right, Orlando Rivera, Barbara Salo, Aracely Gutierrez and Director Sharon Highler during a January board meeting.

Quiet Northlake Library Board gets 9 candidates, 2 kicked off ballot

May 10, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

The most unexpectedly competitive race in the west suburbs might be for the Northlake Library board. Nine people originally registered to run for the six open seats on the board:...

Man charged with DUI after driving car without tire

May 10, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

A Chicago man was charged with drunk driving after a Northlake police officer allegedly spotted him driving with a missing driver's side front tire. Alex Ayala, 19, of 2727 N....

Superintendent Nick Polyak speaks to about two dozen area real estate agents during a gathering at East Leyden High School Feb. 4. (Mark Lawton/Pioneer Press)

Realtors meet Leyden high schools in outreach effort

May 10, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

Local real estate agents who sell homes in the Leyden Township area got an insider's look at the local high schools on Feb. 4. About two dozen realtors heard about...

Starter plants in the hydroponic garden at Concord Place Retirement and Assisted Living in Northlake.

Northlake seniors grow food in water

May 10, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

Outside, the temperature is in the teens, but the sunshine that seeps through the glass panes of the rooftop structure make it seem more like the 70s. Inside are rows...

Man under house arrest charged with drunk driving in Northlake

May 10, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

A Hillside man who wasn't supposed to leave his house led Northlake Police on a post-midnight chase Jan. 24, police said. Oscar F. Nunez, 30, of 4413 Butterfield Road, Hillside,...

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