Cooking with the Lions: Chefs serve up chili dishes at cookoff in River Grove
Dressed in a red Santa Claus suit, Tom Gearhart was among the winners at a Nov. 4 chili cookoff in River Grove. He placed second in judge’s choice and third...
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Shout Out: Maria Laskowski, Franklin Park resident, participated in #PinkOut event at the United Center
Franklin Park resident Maria Laskowski participated in a #PinkOut event at the United Center at the Chicago Bulls game on Oct. 10. Q: Where did you grow up and go...
They scare because they care: Halloween Ball helps River Grove Lions Club raise funds
With attendees in costumes ranging from the traditional to the quirky, the River Grove Lions Club hosted one of its biggest fundraisers of the year — the annual Haunted Halloween...
Shout Out: Amber Jones, Triton College student aims to become a nurse
Amber Jones is in her second year at Triton College. She said she hopes to become an obstetric nurse. Q: Where did you grow up and go to high school?...
Autumn chill helps make Elmwood Park Fall Fest a cooler scene
Michael Neri, Elmwood Park’s special events coordinator, said last year’s fall festival in the village was held closer to summer months and felt too warm for autumn. This year’s event...
Shout Out: David Shifman, River Grove chiropractor
Dr. David Shifman is a chiropractor at the Advanced Wellness Center in River Grove. He said he was inspired to become a chiropractor after he was in a car crash....
Shout Out: Brenda Morales, pursuing a nursing degree at Triton College
Brenda Morales is pursuing a nursing degree at Triton College. She was the featured speaker at Triton’s kickoff celebration of Adult Education and Family Literacy Week from Sept. 24 to...
Pumpkins, crafts, games and more at Veterans Park District’s Autumn Fest in Franklin Park
Pony rides, a trackless train, face-painting, crafts and a pumpkin patch helped draw about 1,600 people to the Veterans Park District’s annual Autumn Fest event at Gouin Park in Franklin...
‘We will continue to work together’: Mass celebrates unification of Celestine, Cyprian under new parish
Months after River Grove-based St. Cyprian and Elmwood Park-based St. Celestine churches were united into one parish, the Rev. Paul Duy Cao on Sunday was installed as the pastor of...
‘The future is bright for Caleb’: St. Celestine second-grader improving after battle with cancer
When her son, Caleb, was 4 years old, Liz Teasley remembers picking him up from an after-school care program on an October day in 2015, and being told he wasn’t...