Gary Gibula

Elmwood Park and River Forest to collaborate, seek state funds for bordering North Avenue streetscape work

December 27, 2022 at 12:46 p.m.

A plan to beautify the streets and sidewalks along the Elmwood Park and River Forest border at North Avenue is moving forward after encountering some initial funding problems. On Dec....

Norridge’s Ridgewood High School helping more than special needs students with Adapted PE

December 18, 2022 at 9:18 p.m.

Educators in Norridge say an innovative approach to teaching physical education to high school students with special needs also is serving to inspire their peers. The Adapted PE course at...

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District gives accolade to Elmwood Park stormwater storage ‘garden’

December 15, 2022 at 6:01 p.m.

In addition to helping control stormwater flooding in a residential section of Elmwood Park, an innovative rain garden project also recently won an award from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District....

Norridge, Harwood Heights installing license-plate reading camera technology

December 5, 2022 at 6:37 p.m.

Harwood Heights and Norridge are installing license plate-reading camera technology that police officials say will help them track potential offenders driving in the two towns. Flock Safety makes cameras that...

Analysis: Contractor labor issues slowed work renovating public parks in Franklin Park, $84K deducted from payment

November 21, 2022 at 4:53 p.m.

Three renovated parks in Franklin Park reopened to the public earlier this year, and the Park District has disclosed why it took almost a year longer than expected to do...

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Deerfield, led a bike run along the Des Plaines River Trail in this July 21, 2019 file photo. Forest Preserve District of Cook County officials announced Nov. 3, 2022 that major renovations on the trail are set to get underway.

Project to upgrade Des Plaines Trail — including near Franklin Park and Elmwood Park — nearing construction start

November 28, 2022 at 7:11 p.m.

A multimillion dollar project to upgrade several segments of the Des Plaines Trail System in Cook County – including near Franklin Park, Elmwood Park and Oak Park — has begun...

Harwood Heights remembers late former Mayor Ray Willas, who led village for 28 years

November 8, 2022 at 2:26 a.m.

A longtime mayor of Harwood Heights who recently passed away at age 90 is being remembered as personable, kind and encouraging. Ray Willas, who died last month, led the suburb,...

Franklin Park, MWRD partnering on infrastructure, rain garden project in the village

November 7, 2022 at 9:58 p.m.

Franklin Park is moving forward with a plan to help alleviate sewer backups and, at the same time, beautify a traffic artery through the village. The Pacific Avenue Green Infrastructure...

Pharmacist Alan Philip administers a COVID-19 booster shot to Betsy Martinez, of Franklin Park, at the Franklin Park Health and Resource Fair Oct. 21, 2022 in the Community Room of the Franklin Park Police Department in Franklin Park.

Booster shots, driver’s services and more made available at Franklin Park community resource fair

October 25, 2022 at 10:58 p.m.

Residents from Franklin Park and the Leyden Township area attended a free health and resource in the village that brought access to social service information, vaccinations and more into one...

Bathrooms need to be brought up to code during a facilities upgrade for Pennoyer School in Norridge, Wednesday, October 7, 2020. | Kevin Tanaka/Pioneer Press

Norridge’s Pennoyer District 79 asking voters for $7.9 million to modernize ‘outdated’ school

October 25, 2022 at 1:54 p.m.

The Nov. 8 election ballot for voters in some portions of Harwood Heights, Norridge and Norwood Park Township will include a referendum question asking for a tax increase that would...

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