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You can talk virtually to a therapist from Leyden Family Service

April 9, 2020 at 11:14 a.m.

Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center in Franklin Park has been conducting all of its therapy sessions via video chat and phone calls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leyden Family...

Shout Out: Dorelia Rivera, advocate for those with chronic health conditions, rare diseases

March 17, 2020 at 4:58 p.m.

Dorelia Rivera of Elmwood Park said she's an advocate for people with chronic conditions. She said she's inspired by her daughter, Kayla Martinez. Where did you grow up and go...

Shout out: Iris Natasha Linares, has YouTube channel

February 28, 2020 at 11:12 a.m.

Iris Natasha Linares of Oak Park has a beauty and lifestyle YouTube channel. Her goals for the future are for her YouTube channel to grow. To find her on YouTube,...

Rodica Popa loves baking and owns Seph's Sweets in Elmwood Park with her husband and daughter.

Shout Out: Rodica Popa, loves baking and owns a bakery

February 25, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.

Rodica Popa is one of the owners of Seph's Sweets, located at 12 Conti Parkway, in Elmwood Park. She said she loves serving the Elmwood Park community because everyone is...

Kuba Lesny raises his hands after winning his bout against Clark Schumann, left, during Fight Night in Elmwood Park Parks and Recreation on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020. (Camille Fine / For the Pioneer Press)

18 amateurs take to the ring at Elmwood Park’s Fight Night

February 25, 2020 at 2:27 p.m.

Amateur boxer Clark Schumann, 15, said he was nervous about participating in Elmwood Park's Fight Night. "I've been working out four to five times a week," he said. "I'm nervous,...

Teen with disabilities undergoes kidney transplant; mom asking for favor to make life normal

February 25, 2020 at 12:26 a.m.

Kathy Fuentes of Franklin Park and her family are about to celebrate the three-month anniversary of her son AJ Fuentes' kidney transplant. She said AJ, 16, who is in West...

Paczki, a type of fried pastry with fruit or cream fillings, are a Polish tradition on Fat Thursday and Fat Tuesday. Baranowski Bakery in Elmwood Park is one of many bakeries offering them prior to the Lenten season.

Bakeries across Chicago’s suburbs are already selling paczki in advance of Fat Tuesday

February 18, 2020 at 8:23 a.m.

Bakeries across the suburbs, especially those with Polish-American customers, are getting ready for some of their busiest days of the year—Fat Tuesday, which falls on Feb. 25, as well as...

Bruce Sewick is the CEO of Leyden Family Service & Mental Health Center in Franklin Park and the SHARE Program in Hoffman Estates.

Shout Out: Bruce Sewick, runs Leyden Family Service

February 11, 2020 at 2:28 p.m.

Bruce Sewick is the CEO of Leyden Family Service & Mental Health Center in Franklin Park and the SHARE Program in Hoffman Estates. He's said he likes serving the community...

Mildred Villasenor has a full-time job but is also an entrepreneur and sells jewelry on weekends.

Shout Out: Mildred Villasenor, seller of accessories

February 4, 2020 at 3:46 p.m.

Mildred Villasenor of River Grove is a consultant for Paparazzi Accessories. She recently sold Paparazzi Accessories at the MontClare/ Elmwood Park Kiwanis Club's 7th Annual Hafla on Jan. 26. For...

Belly dancers of all types perform to raise money for Kiwanis

January 27, 2020 at 7:15 p.m.

Belly dancers came from across the state Sunday to help raise money for the MontClare/ Elmwood Park Kiwanis Club as it held its 7th annual Hafla fundraiser. The event, held...

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