Anna Kim

Snow blankets Franklin Park, Elmwood Park, though less than expected

January 26, 2021 at 10:40 p.m.

Elmwood Park and Franklin Park didn't get quite the snowstorm meteorologists were predicting Monday night, but the area did receive 3 to 4 inches of snow, according to the National...

Entering the new year, school boards in Elmwood Park District 401 and Leyden High School District 212 are currently reviewing and updating policies in a wide range of areas.

From insurrection to inauguration: Teachers bringing national events into local classrooms

January 27, 2021 at 2:58 p.m.

As he witnessed the events of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, history teacher Tyrone Williams thought back to something he tells his students every year. Williams, a...

Brookdale Oak Park senior living facility, 1111 Ontario St. in downtown Oak Park.

Visiting loved ones when ‘you can’t hold their hand’: Families continue to struggle with isolation at senior facilities

January 21, 2021 at 3:12 p.m.

Prevented from seeing her father in the early days of the pandemic last year, Janelle Silva thought up a new way to let him know she was near. During her...

The candidacy of the three independents in the running for Norridge trustee, as well as a referendum that would set term limits for local officials, are being challenged by a resident who claims the filings weren't submitted with the correct binding.

Resident challenges 3 independent Norridge candidates and term limit referendum, based on how paper was bound

January 19, 2021 at 10:15 p.m.

The candidacies of the three independents in the running for Norridge trustee, as well as a referendum that would set term limits for local officials, are being challenged by a...

Isolation brings sadness, depression for some nursing home residents; others are coping

January 19, 2021 at 11:28 p.m.

Jenny Lynn Raffe said the isolation her mother, Virginia Haumann, experienced last year in a nursing home was so upsetting it prompted the Elmwood Park woman to remove her mother...

Victor Morales was the first in line at the main entrance to Elmwood Elementary School in Elmwood Park, on Jan. 19, 2021.

Elmwood Park schools reopen for first time since closing last March

January 19, 2021 at 10:06 p.m.

Parents and children, standing in small clusters divided by household, greeted each other from six feet apart as they waited in line outside Elmwood Elementary School for the first day...

Five candidates are running for four trustee slots in Leyden Township in the April 6, 2021 consolidated election. This file photo of The Centre at North Park, a Franklin Park voting precinct, on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, shows one polling place in the township.

Leyden Township supervisor, highway commissioners and trustees to appear on April ballot

January 18, 2021 at 6:37 p.m.

Residents in Leyden Township, which includes Elmwood Park, River Grove, Franklin Park, Schiller Park and more, will be voting for Leyden Township trustee candidates in the April 6 consolidated election,...

In this file photo from 2020, Sean Flynn addresses the village board after being sworn in as River Grove fire department chief on Jan. 2, 2020.

Man found dead in fire at River Grove residential building

January 12, 2021 at 2:12 p.m.

A fire at a residential building in River Grove displaced 26 people Friday night, and a 49-year-old man was found dead in one of the apartments, according to the River...

Church donates ‘care packages’ for homeless to Norridge police department

January 12, 2021 at 4:54 a.m.

When Norridge police officers find people living outside in the cold this winter, they'll be able to hand them a care package full of hygiene and cold weather items, courtesy...

Elmwood Park D401 to open Jan. 19 for hybrid in-person learning

January 12, 2021 at 1:02 a.m.

Students at Elmwood Park School District 401 are scheduled to return to campus for hybrid learning in late January, after spending the first half of the school year learning from...

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