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In this file photo, COVID-19 vaccines are ready for West Suburban Medical Center personnel in Oak Park, Friday December 18, 2020. | Kevin Tanaka/Pioneer Press

Elmwood Park schools encourage students to get vaccines at free clinics Aug. 5 and 12; no decision yet on masks

July 27, 2021 at 5:16 a.m.

Elmwood Park School District 401 has not yet finalized its policy on whether students and teachers will need to wear masks this school year, but it is encouraging all students...

West Leyden High School. (Brian O'Mahoney/Pioneer Press)

Leyden’s fireworks to take place Friday, Aug. 13, after being cancelled on July Fourth

July 26, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

Though fireworks didn't take place on July Fourth in the Leyden Township area, they are returning on Friday, Aug. 13, with a celebration beginning at 6 p.m. Each year Leyden...

The village of Franklin Park police station, where village board meetings are held, is seen.

McDonald’s restaurant coming to vacant Franklin Park lot

July 20, 2021 at 5:46 p.m.

A vacant lot near Edgington Street and Grand Avenue in Franklin Park will be paved and a restaurant will be constructed on the property. Years ago, the property was used...

In this photo from 2019, fest-goers enjoy the Pharoah's Fury ride at Lincolnwood Fest in Proesel Park.

Lincolnwood Fest returns July 22-25 after cancellation last year

July 20, 2021 at 4:24 a.m.

The four-day Lincolnwood Fest is returning to the village Thursday, July 22 and running through July 25. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled last year's festival, but this year, with 71 percent...

In this photo from last month, Richard and Sara Thomas and their daughter Sofy, 4, play with their dog in their backyard outside the garage they plan to convert into an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) behind their Chicago home in the West Woodlawn area. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Plan commission makes no recommendation on whether to OK garages, etc., as residences

July 19, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.

Oak Park renters, property owners and prospective renters will have to wait a while longer to learn whether the village will permit owners to configure their garages and other spaces...

Leyden High School District 212's East Leyden High School.

Leyden High School District considers how to spend $4.5 million in federal pandemic funds, extends learning

July 13, 2021 at 3:37 p.m.

Leyden High School District 212 will receive $4.5 million in federal funds to help offset costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. District 212 will receive the funding through the American Rescue...

Franklin Park’s WOW pizzeria burned down in arson fire, police say

July 13, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.

An arson fire destroyed WOW Pizzeria, 9745 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Park, early July 5, and police are seeking information about two individuals seen leaving the crime scene on video. Franklin...

In this photo from the 2018 fest, Osbaldo Porrua, a junior from West Leyden, shares a laugh with Sofia Doroshenko, a sophomore from East Leyden, before the Sizzler ride starts up.

Franklin Park Fest to return in August

July 8, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.

Franklin Park Fest will return this summer, village officials have announced, though without its typical train viewings this year. The festival will run from Aug. 26 through 29 and take...

Franklin Avenue closure until Aug. 2 marks start of $31M reconstruction project

June 21, 2021 at 10:23 p.m.

Franklin Avenue is closed in Franklin Park between Williams Drive and Wolf Road until Aug. 2 as the first in a long series of road construction planned in Franklin Park....

District 401 schools eye federal funding to help resume in-person learning in the fall

June 21, 2021 at 8:52 p.m.

Elmwood Park School District 401 officials are considering a plan to use $4.75 million in federal funds to help mitigate costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is available...

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