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Shout Out: Annabella Fritts, Triton College student headed to Estonia for summer research

June 11, 2019 at 3:22 p.m.

Triton College sophomore Annabella Fritts will be studying climate change in Estonia this summer. She will join graduate students and faculty from Northern Illinois University in the city of Tallinn,...

Crowds gather for the first in the 2017 Elmwood Park Summer Concert Series.

Billy Joel tribute band to kick off Elmwood Park free summer concerts series

June 3, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.

The village of Elmwood Park will host Summer in the Circle concert series in the Elmwood Park Circle beginning Thursday. "People enjoy being outdoors when the weather is nice," special...

Shout Out: Nicole Mendez, Fermilab intern with plans to become a doctor

June 11, 2019 at 3:23 p.m.

Nicole Mendez, a junior at West Leyden High School, was one of 20 students selected to participate in a summer internship program at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia....

Shout Out: Beatriz Verin, East Leyden prom queen

May 29, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.

Beatriz Verin was recently crowned prom queen at East Leyden High School. Verin was also voted homecoming queen in the fall. Q. Where did you grow up and go to...

Shout Out: Vanessa Woof, teacher and award-winner

May 21, 2019 at 4:34 p.m.

Vanessa Woof is a teacher at John Mills Elementary School in Elmwood Park. She recently was the 2019 recipient of the Leyden Credit Union Grand Award. She will be using...

Underwater robotics send West Leyden students to national contest

May 20, 2019 at 4:58 p.m.

Students in the West Leyden High School SeaPerch Club will get a chance to prove their remote-controlled vehicle can navigate obstacles and pick up objects — all under water —...

Shout Out: Veronica Dworak, basketball player, St. Celestine valedictorian

May 14, 2019 at 2:07 p.m.

Veronica Dworak, a student at St. Celestine in Elmwood Park, recently became the first-place winner for the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest. Dworak is an eighth grader and is...

Triton students and staff perform in Tritonysia.

Festival gives Triton students opportunity to write, direct and appear in plays

May 23, 2019 at 10:30 p.m.

Third-year Triton College student Isabella Cartagena said she gathered some real world experience when writing her play, "Thank You," for Triton College's Tritonysia Play Festival. "I wrote the play over...

Shout Out: Thomas Billups, Triton College academic scholar

May 23, 2019 at 10:30 p.m.

Thomas Billups is a sophomore at Triton College. He has been named the 2019 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Q. Where did you grow...

Wayne Messmer greeted some of the 60 kids signed up for River Grove baseball during an opening day visit.

Wayne Messmer sings national anthem as River Grove baseball opens season

May 23, 2019 at 10:30 p.m.

Wayne Messmer, who sings the national anthem for Chicago Cubs baseball games and Chicago Wolves hockey games, returned to River Grove's Schelten's Field Saturday after many years. "This is just...

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