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West Leyden Social Worker Michele Ratini, who sponsors Operation Snowball, plays a game of bags during West Leyden's first homecoming tailgate event on Sept. 20.

Teens use healthy tailgate to warm up to West Leyden Homecoming game

September 24, 2019 at 4:52 p.m.

West Leyden High School's first tailgate party Sept. 20 brought out both students and alumni. Students could bring food and grill it on their own grills, or choose grilled hotdogs....

Shout Out: Savino Nuccio D’Argento, owns RoccoVino’s in Harwood Heights

September 18, 2019 at 2:00 a.m.

Savino Nuccio D'Argento graduated from Ridgewood High School in Norridge in 1985 and co-owns RoccoVino's Italian Restaurant in Harwood Heights. His ties to Ridgewood remain strong, with RoccoVino's sponsoring the...

Dominic Raia, 2, of Elmwood Park sits in the driver's seat of a 1988 NASCAR Grand Prix car during "Cruizin' with Kiwanis."

‘Cruizin’ with Kiwanis’ raises funds for good causes

September 17, 2019 at 1:48 p.m.

In its third year, "Cruizin' with Kiwanis" is becoming a destination for people looking for an evening out with family, surrounded by classic cars and the smell of slow-cooked barbecue,...

Joseph Moroni, 3, aims for a bucket while playing "clean-up the forest," a bozo-buckets style game at "Faire at the Square" in River Forest's Cummings Square on Sept. 13.

Kids learn creative re-use can be fun with ‘Faire at the Square’ environmental message

September 16, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

Kids who came to the "Faire at the Square" carnival learned that games can be made from materials their families might be tempted to throw away. For example, the migrating...

Guests smile, laugh and applaud during the Ridgewood Foundation's 15th annual Alumni Hall of Fame induction.

Journalist, golfer and attorney inducted into Ridgewood High School Hall of Fame

September 16, 2019 at 2:06 p.m.

From the newsroom to the courtroom to the golf course, Ridgewood alumni Jeffrey Angileri, class of 2002, Conrad Mallek, class of 1969 and Robert Augustine, class of 1964, are reflecting...

Former music teacher Mark Thompson gets a box of some of his old desk supplies that current music teacher Katrina Beck has been holding on for him. Willard School hosted a celebration for the 90th anniversary of the school, Saturday, September 7, 2019, in River Forest, Illinois. (Jon Langham/for Pioneer Press)

Willard School alums return for 90th anniversary

September 9, 2019 at 11:31 a.m.

Willard wizards—current and former—made their way through hallways filled with historic memorabilia and laughter as the River Forest elementary school celebrated its 90th anniversary on Sept. 7. Many faculty and...

Curriculum and Instruction Director Leah Gauthier updated District 401 board members on a standards-based grading pilot program during an Aug. 21 board meeting held at Elmwood Park High School, as Jonathan M. Rivera, Timothy P. Loughnane and Peter A. Volpe listen.

Students to receive new type of grades in Elmwood Park schools; pilot program starts this year

September 3, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Elmwood Park's elementary schools are starting a pilot program this year to prepare for transitioning from a letter grade-based to a standards-based report card system. Elmwood Park School District 401...

Trailside Museum of Natural History Director Sue Dombro points to a picture describing the differences between male and female monarch butterflies.

Monarch butterfly event to let fans discover, raise them, sign the monarch pledge

August 31, 2019 at 3:14 p.m.

While monarch butterflies have been slightly increasing in number, ecosystems still need more in order to pollinate plants and bring beauty to gardens and yards. Adults, children and everyone in...

Chandrea Willard, an early literacy librarian at the Franklin Park Public Library, is surrounded by kids eager for a prize, as the library celebrated more than 300,000 minutes read with a space-themed summer reading party.

Kids gravitate to space-themed reading celebration at Franklin Park Library

August 27, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

With cosmic Frisbees and galaxy cookies to decorate, Franklin Park's library became mission control for a stellar summer reading celebration recently. Together, families read 349,440 minutes, according to Adult Programming...

Elmwood Park Police Chief Frank Fagiano welcomes residents to an event meant to facilitate friendly interactions between police and citizens, National Night Out, in Elmwood Park's Circle.

Elmwood Park police promote good relationships with residents

August 27, 2019 at 6:03 p.m.

Elmwood Park police and those they serve had an opportunity to see one another in a different light at a recent event—the light of a summer evening, meeting over a...

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