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Alex V. Hernandez

In this Oct. 5, 2017, photo, Zarna Patel poses for a portrait at the Loyola University Medical School in Maywood, Ill, Patel, a third year student who was brought to the U.S. from India as a 3-year old without any legal documents, joins others in taking an active role in the debate over the future of an Obama-era program that shields hundreds of thousands of people from deportation.

Loyola’s DACA medical students, largest group in the country, plagued with uncertainty

May 14, 2019 at 1:56 p.m.

Rosa Aramburo looks like any other medical school student, wearing a crisp white lab coat as she scrolls through charts on her laptop inside Loyola University's suburban Maywood facility. The...

Loyola's DACA Medical Students, Largest Group in the Country, Plagued with Uncertainty

July 2, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

Nearly half of all undocumented U.S. medical students are enrolled at Stritch School of Medicine. With DACA in limbo, students like Rosa Aramburo are trying to stay optimistic about the...

Triton touts cybersecurity program as ‘tremendous opportunity’

May 11, 2019 at 4:48 a.m.

School officials say students enrolled in Triton College's cybersecurity course are in high demand. The college began offering a cybersecurity and information assurance certificate in 2016. "There are a lot...

State school funding showdown is focus of town hall in Oak Park

June 3, 2018 at 6:07 a.m.

Advocates for an Illinois school funding bill, which recently was vetoed by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, hosted a town hall meeting last week in Oak Park. Last month, Illinois lawmakers...

Police department personnel man the grill at National Night Out in Elmwood Park.

Police embrace National Night Out event in Elmwood Park

May 24, 2019 at 3:23 a.m.

Elmwood Park police manned the grill at a picnic they hosted at the village's Parks and Recreation Center as part of last week's National Night Out. National Night Out is...

Police seek man caught on camera masturbating in Elmwood Park

May 24, 2019 at 3:22 a.m.

Police are searching for a man they said was caught on camera masturbating in public in Elmwood Park. The video footage showed a man entered the yard of a residential...

Police: Man, woman charged in Elmwood Park armed robbery

May 24, 2019 at 3:22 a.m.

A Chicago man and woman were charged in an armed robbery that police said happened last month in Elmwood Park. Javon D. Curry, 32, of the 8300 block of North...

This is the brownfield lot currently owned by Maywood that is in the expansion plans for Seaway Supply Company.

Cook County continues push to address suburban ‘brownfield’ properties

May 11, 2019 at 4:48 a.m.

A Maywood business is the latest to benefit from a Cook County grant to redevelop "brownfield" properties. Brownfield locations include areas such as abandoned factories and gas stations, according to...

Meter madness: Franklin Park water and sewer supervisor is a state champion

May 11, 2019 at 4:48 a.m.

Most property owners might rarely give water meters a second thought until someone comes to inspect or repair them. That's not the case for Pete Cajigas, a water and sewer...

Developer has big plans in Franklin Park

May 11, 2019 at 4:48 a.m.

A site currently full of metal tanks in Franklin Park is in the early stages of redevelopment into a modern industrial facility. Bridge Development Partners will seek to redevelop the...

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