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Guests line-up to talk with Santa Claus, Harwood Heights Police Chief Jim O'Grady, during the Holiday Sing-A-Long at Village Hall December 19, 2014.

Harwood Heights celebrates holiday with song

Harwood Height's Christmas tradition has changed a bit over the years. The annual "Sing-along with the Clerk" has been around for nearly two decades by former clerk, the late Dianne...
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Norridge steakhouse adds to holiday joy

One family is going to have a very, merry Christmas thanks to a local Norridge business. Going through the Salvation Army Norridge Citadel's Angel Tree program, employees of LongHorn Steakhouse...
Pennoyer students learn coding on the computer, a new field that many schools are introducing as part of the curriculum.

Pennoyer students take on computer code

Now that so many elementary school students are adept at using a computer, Illinois educators want to take them to the next level: programming them. More specifically, the skill called...
Haley Soltwedel and Brittany Susmarski cheer for their high school and now have been selected for a trip to London to appear in the New Year's Day parade.

Cheers are in order for two Norridge teens

Years of practice, discipline and hard work have paid off for two Norridge teens. Haley Soltwedel and Brittany Susmarski will be participating in London's New Year's Day parade. The Norridge...