Leyden Family Services gets grant to help most challenged
Leyden Family Services plans to use a $50,000 grant to integrate care for 40 of its most challenged clients. On Dec. 23, Telligen Community Initiative awarded Leyden Family Services, a...
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Franklin Park and Northlake in 2014: Wild winter, new shops and Paralympic trip
Franklin Park and Northlake both had a busy year in 2014, featuring new businesses, crazy weather and an olympian. Here's a rundown of our top stories. FRANKLIN PARK KMART BUILDING...
Franklin Park, Northlake and Leyden Township offer goals for 2015
With 2014 coming to an end, we asked the leaders of Franklin Park, Northlake and Leyden Township what they want to see in 2015. Here's what they told us. FRANKLIN...
Exit interview: Northlake police chief retiring after 41 years in law enforcement
Dennis Koletsos retires Dec. 31 after 16 years as chief of police for the city of Northlake. He grew up in Chicago but later moved with his family to the...
Snowplows catch fire in Franklin Park
Three snowplows caught on fire the morning of Dec. 23, Franklin Park officials say. Franklin Park firefighters were called to Tovar Snow Professionals, 9363 King Avenue about 9 a.m. "We...
Franklin Park resident pitches business in two minutes
You have to sell your business idea to a group of strangers in the time it takes to ride an elevator. Ready? Matt Aguilar was. The Franklin Park resident won...
Extra cops looking for drunk drivers New Year’s Eve in Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park police say they'll have extra officers on standby for New Year's Eve. "They will be diligent in focusing on drunk drivers," said Deputy Chief Andrew Hock. "We will...
Six running for trio of Franklin Park Village Board seats
The April 4 election in Franklin Park will be a contested one. Three more residents registered to run for village trustee Monday under the Progress through Lower Taxes party. The...
‘Polar Express’ takes kids, families to North Pole
Around 75 children and their families took a train from Franklin Park to the North Pole — better known as Elgin to their parents — on Saturday. Children heard carols...
Mannheim meditation: Middle school brings calming exercises to classroom
A few minutes into the Read 180 class taught by Scott Buresh at Mannheim Middle School, half the students walk to the computers in the back of the classroom while...