Cathryn Gran

Norridge School District 80 soon will have a new superintendent.

Norridge School District 80 honing in on new superintendent

May 14, 2019 at 3:33 p.m.

Norridge School District 80 is well on its way to choosing a new superintendent. School Board members have met with candidates to replace current superintendent Kerry Leiby, and now are...

Tom Simmons, Union Ridge School building operations manager, shows off the new door locks that allow teachers to secure classroom from inside.

Security training an ongoing process in Norridge, Harwood Heights

May 9, 2019 at 6:28 p.m.

Preparing for the ever-changing threats to safety is an ongoing process for those charged with keeping the peace. For Norridge and Harwood Heights police officers, that means continuously training for...

Incumbents and newcomers have filed to run in Norridge and Harwood Heights area elections

June 16, 2018 at 10:13 a.m.

Residents of Norridge and Harwood Heights will be able to influence all forms of local government come April. Candidates have filed petitions to run with the Cook County Clerk's Office...

Walls come down on Norridge home involved in fire

June 16, 2018 at 9:46 a.m.

The walls of a Norridge home have come down. The first floor of the two-story home at 7911 Gunnison St. was engulfed in flames when Norwood Park firefighters arrived around...

Billy Donaldson works on creating the musical backdrop for a stop-motion video during a workshop at the Eisenhower Public Library.

Stop motion process brings out teen creativity

June 16, 2018 at 10:25 a.m.

Writing scripts, creating scenery and developing a soundtrack kept a group of about a half-dozen teen busy as they created a stop motion video. The teens took part in a...

Cold the enemy for Norwood Park firefighters

June 16, 2018 at 9:34 a.m.

Norwood Park firefighters fought an early morning blaze, despite the extreme cold conditions. Firefighters responded to a call around 5 a.m. of a house fire with people trapped at 7911...

Early morning fire guts two-story home in Norridge

May 9, 2019 at 6:27 p.m.

A Norridge home is a mere shell of itself following an early morning fire. Norwood Park firefighters responded around 5 a.m. Jan. 7 to a call at 7911 Gunnison St....

Guy Nardulli visits his alma mater last week. | Cathryn Gran

Nardulli proud of lessons learned in Norridge

June 16, 2018 at 10:04 a.m.

Hollywood hasn't spoiled Norridge native Guy Nardulli. On a recent visit back home, Nardulli stopped by his alma mater, Ridgewood High School, to talk about his days in Norridge and...

Police investigate a shooting in the parking garage at the Harlem-Irving Plaza Mall in Norridge on Nov. 13, 2014.

Norridge-Harwood Heights Year in Review

June 16, 2018 at 9:46 a.m.

Chicago man charged in Harlem Irving Plaza shooting Norridge police in November charged a Chicago man in the shooting of a woman in the parking garage of the Harlem Irving...

Blotter: Vehicle damaged on 4700 block of Harlem Avenue in Norridge

May 9, 2019 at 6:27 p.m.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of area police departments. Harwood Heights CRIMINAL DAMAGE A vehicle was reported damaged Dec. 17 while parked in a lot on...

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