Deborah Kadin

Parents Steve Heckard and Alina Laurie and their children, front row, from left, Nadia Heckard, 6, a first-grader, Rosemary Heckard, 12, a seventh-grader and Gretchen Heckard, 9, a fourth-grader, are among protesters. Images from a Sept. 17, 2020 demonstration in Arlington Heights at Arlington Heights School District 25 headquarters at 1200 S. Dunton Ave.

Arlington Heights School District 25 moves from hybrid, kids in classrooms 4 days a week

January 25, 2021 at 5:17 p.m.

Arlington Heights School District 25 made the transition Thursday to a learning model that includes four days of in-person instruction each week, a move that many parents in the district...

Rich Olejniczak, pictured in this July 30, 2020 file photo, is seeking reelection on the Arlington Heights School District 25 Board of Education. In total, three incumbents and five newcomers are running for four open seats on the board in the April 6, 2021 election.

Crowded field as 8 seeking to fill 4 seats on the Arlington Heights School District 25 board

December 29, 2020 at 1:23 p.m.

Three incumbents and five newcomers will vie for four seats on the Arlington Heights School District 25 board of education in the April 6 consolidated election. Dec. 21 was the...

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Arlington Heights District 25 board at loggerheads over details for move to in-person learning

December 23, 2020 at 1:36 p.m.

Arlington Heights School District 25 will wait until January to decide on another set of internal metrics and other issues that would have to be considered for in-person learning to...

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Arlington Heights SD25 forging ahead with plans for all in-person instruction after winter break

December 16, 2020 at 9:53 p.m.

Arlington Heights School District 25 continues to work toward its goal of having all students back for in-person learning in January, hiring nine contact tracers and scheduling training for after...

Arlington Heights SD25 looking to weigh options on student learn modes amid rise in postive COVID-19 cases

November 3, 2020 at 8:43 p.m.

The Arlington Heights School District 25 board adopted two resolutions Thursday night that are expected to help decide how instruction should be carried out in the near future. Some of...

Leyden High Schools property tax levy to pay for classroom renovations

April 6, 2020 at 2:47 a.m.

Leyden Township High School District 212 will seek $3.3 million more in property tax dollars to pay for operations during the 2020-2021 school year. The board of education adopted a...

Man arrested, charged with robbery of US Bank in Northlake, police say; another at large

March 24, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.

A 28-year-old Chicago man has been charged and another suspect is still at large in connection with the March 9 armed robbery of $4,264 from US Bank, 26 W. North...

On Sept. 17 between 6 and 7 p.m., members of the River Grove Police Department will prepare vanilla ice cream cones for the community at the River Grove McDonald's during the first "Cone With a Cop" event. River Grove's McDonald's is located at 8800 W. Grand Ave.

Man shot in neck; his car sideswiped parked cars

March 16, 2020 at 10:23 p.m.

River Grove police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the March 8 wounding of a 27-year-old man who was shot once in the lower left side of his neck...

Two men rob two tellers at US Bank in Northlake

March 10, 2020 at 8:24 p.m.

Two men entered US Bank, 26 W. North Ave., in the early afternoon Monday and ran out with an unknown amount of cash, Northlake police said. Around 1:30 p.m., the...

The Village of Franklin Park's police station building.

Franklin Park to help seniors, disabled with lawn mowing

February 25, 2020 at 6:56 p.m.

Aware that winter will end within a month, the village of Franklin Park will subsidize lawn care services for qualified seniors and the disabled, helping them to remain in their...

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