Elmwood Park schools to offer rapid COVID-19 tests
Elmwood Park School District 401 is partnering with the Cook County Department of Health to offer rapid COVID-19 tests for registered students and staff members at its four school buildings,...
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Elmwood Park firefighters, paramedics receive COVID-19 vaccine
Eighteen firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics at the Elmwood Park Fire Department received the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last week, according to Chief Michael Terzo. Advocate...
Franklin Park looks forward to 2021: Construction to begin on Franklin Avenue, Quiet Zone to be completed and more
Franklin Park residents can expect major road projects to begin in 2021, along with the completion of the Metra line Quiet Zone project and life safety renovation projects at Leyden...
Elmwood Park’s crystal ball for 2021: commercial developments, upgraded recreation facilities, summer events
The Calahorrano family; Gisela, Hector, Julian, 8, Marina, and Yalissa, 7, watch Saturday's 4th of July parade in Elmwood Park, July 4, 2020. The family was also celebrating Marina's 80th...
Park District to offer fitness challenge, award a prize
The Veterans Park District is offering a fitness challenge program to kick off 2021, and one participant will receive a six-month membership to one of the district's fitness centers. The...
Ballot lotteries held to determine name placement for local Elmwood Park candidates
Elmwood Park held its lottery for ballot placement this week in a process that establishes the order in which the candidates will appear on the ballot in the April 6,...
Northlake police launching body-worn cameras, expect all officers to wear them
Northlake police officers are finishing up training on new body-worn cameras, and within two weeks, the department expects each of the 34 sworn officers to begin wearing them on duty....
Year in Review 2020: COVID-19, Guerin Prep closing, remote school are top stories in Elmwood Park, Franklin Park
Since the first documented case of COVID-19 to in Illinois in January, the coronavirus has dominated headlines and altered life in 2020. However, it wasn't the only thing that happened...
Year in Review 2020: COVID-19, failed referendum, and mail issues top stories in Norridge, Harwood Heights
Since the first documented case of COVID-19 in Illinois in January, the coronavirus has dominated headlines and altered life in 2020. However, it wasn't the only thing that happened this...
Elmwood Park D401 waiting for COVID-19 numbers to trend down, will announce whether students can begin hybrid learning in early January
Elmwood Park School District 401 officials are waiting to decide whether or not students can begin returning to campus for hybrid learning, which depends on the positivity rate of COVID-19...