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Triton College wins award for STEM education camps for girls, encourages minority college students in science

December 1, 2020 at 10:52 p.m.

When Triton College professor Antigone Sharris was growing up, she loved to fix things, to build and tinker with toys. Her father was handy around the house, and Sharris said...

Man charged with striking pedestrian in Franklin Park hit-and-run; report shows that police searched for a second vehicle

December 1, 2020 at 9:35 p.m.

Police have charged a hit-and-run driver who they say hit a pedestrian on Mannheim Road in Franklin Park, fled the scene and initially lied to police about it. Police reports...

Elmwood Park's school district set the 2020 property tax levy at $25.3 million, an increase of 4.8% over last year's levy.

Elmwood Park D401 asks for $25.3 million in 2020 property tax levy

December 1, 2020 at 9:05 p.m.

Elmwood Park's school district set the 2020 property tax levy at $25.3 million, an increase of 4.8% over last year's levy. The school board for Elmwood Park School District 401,...

In 2018, families gathered outside of the Village of Franklin Park's Public Works Department to welcome Santa Claus to the annual Winterfest.

Holiday parade in Franklin Park will feature a socially distant Santa on route through residential streets

December 1, 2020 at 6:52 p.m.

The village of Franklin Park is planning to bring a visit with Santa Claus right to residents' streets with a socially distant holiday parade on Saturday. The Dec. 5 parade...

Ken Kollar helps distribute prepared meals at the Leyden Family Services & Mental Health Center Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Kollar donated funding for the meals which were prepared by Triton College culinary students. (Brian O'Mahoney/Pioneer Press)

Leyden Family Service gives out Thanksgiving meals to people in need

December 1, 2020 at 10:16 p.m.

A Franklin Park nonprofit gave out 60 free carryout Thanksgiving meals to people in need two days before the holiday. Leyden Family Service, a nonprofit mental health and substance recovery...

Residents enjoy the decorated tree during last year's Holiday Stroll on Dec. 6, 2019, in Elmwood Park.

Santa Claus visit planned for Elmwood Park Holiday Lights Dec. 4; village also launches virtual community

November 24, 2020 at 8:17 p.m.

Elmwood Park residents can enjoy holiday lights and a visit from Santa Claus at an event in early December. Mayor Angelo "Skip" Saviano will join residents for the official lighting...

Franklin Park Mayor Barrett Pedersen hands out free masks at the police station on Nov. 21, 2020. (Brian O'Mahoney/Pioneer Press)

Franklin Park distributes free masks to residents; more available to pick up

November 23, 2020 at 10:31 p.m.

Franklin Park's mayor and public officials handed out free face masks to residents at a drive-thru event Saturday. The village distributed 350 masks, according to Dafne Henriquez, assistant to the...

‘Home-like’ Leyden Family Service program in Franklin Park gives those in mental health crisis an alternative to ER

November 24, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

A crisis respite program designed to provide a comfortable, "home-like" space for adults to go when they're experiencing a mental health crisis opened Thursday in Franklin Park. The Living Room...

Police make arrest after driver hit pedestrian in Franklin Park

November 23, 2020 at 10:01 p.m.

Police say they have arrested and charged a person in connection with a hit-and-run pedestrian accident last week, but did not release the name or the offense he was charged...

The Pennoyer School in Norridge, a one-building, pre-K to 8th grade district, has to move forward with critical facilities repairs, but options for funding are limited after its referendum failed, according to school officials.

Pennoyer School reviews limited options for critical facility upgrades after voters rejected $10.9 million referendum

November 23, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.

Pennoyer School in Norridge, a one-building, pre-K to 8th grade district, has to move forward with critical facilities repairs, school officials say, but options for funding are limited after the...

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