Franklin Park-area pools aim to open this season
In a couple of months, park districts in Franklin Park will start filling their swimming pools with water to prepare for the summer season. Two pools in two park districts...
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Franklin Park puts three referendum questions on April 6 to lighten load from COVID-19
Voters in Franklin Park have few choices in the April 6 general election, since the village president and village trustee races, as well as those for Franklin Park School District...
Leyden High School District 212 adopts equity and justice statement
Leyden High School District 212's board of education recently adopted an Equity and Justice statement that aligns with its mission statement to educate, enrich and empower students and community members....
Franklin Park companies compete in ‘coolest product’ contest
Three companies based in Franklin Park make products that are competing in the second annual "Makers Madness," a bracket-style tournament in which voters across Illinois decide which product is "The...
Elmwood Park, Franklin Park village crews hustling to clear snow from repeated snowfalls
After several recent large snow storms, snowplow operators are working around the clock to keep streets safe. "It's a challenge," said Paul Volpe, Elmwood Park village manager. "We're running out...
Ice show, summer camp in the works as Park District of Franklin Park navigates COVID-19 planning
Park District of Franklin Park administrators are navigating COVID-19, even as its trajectory remains uncertain, and trying to plan spring and summer classes and events to bring recreation safely to...
Buffalo Grove Police help fight opioid addiction
Six years ago, Chelsea Laliberte lost her brother, Alex, to a heroin overdose that took place in their Buffalo Grove home. Since then, Laliberte has since started a non-profit organization...
Wheeling student earns perfect AP test score
Sandy Chico said she feels an overwhelming sense of pride toward her former student, Matthew Kulczak, who earned a perfect score on his AP Microeconomics exam last spring at Wheeling...
Arlington Heights students win innovation awards from U of I
Two students from Prospect High School were named top innovators in the state by a program sponsored by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Keaton Keller and Jack McDermott, seniors...
Arlington Heights museum seeks committee member
Representatives of the Arlington Heights Historical Museum are searching for a citizen to serve on the advisory committee. The advisory committee is comprised of one member each from the Arlington...