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Franklin Park Herald-Journal Your source for local news and information in Franklin Park and Northlake, Ill. We are a Pioneer Press newspaper, part of Chicago Tribune Media Group.

Spring--the time of flowers, warm weather and construction.
18/04/2022

Spring--the time of flowers, warm weather and construction.

The Illinois Tollway announced plans to remove bridge beams from beneath I-294 where it passes over Grand Avenue near Franklin Park and Elmhurst.

This Olympian trained with the Franklin Park Speedskating Club.
21/01/2022

This Olympian trained with the Franklin Park Speedskating Club.

Emery Lehman, 25, an Oak Park native who trained with the Franklin Park Speedskating Club, will compete in his third Olympics in Beijing.

Top stories of the year in Franklin Park.
27/12/2021

Top stories of the year in Franklin Park.

Franklin Park year in review 2021.

Fabian Guzman was very severely injured in the attack by two dogs; others were also injured, including a 12-year-old boy...
27/09/2021

Fabian Guzman was very severely injured in the attack by two dogs; others were also injured, including a 12-year-old boy.

Two pit bulls mauled a man in Franklin Park Sept. 19 and also attacked an adolescent boy and another dog. The man has been hospitalized and had skin graft surgery.

To foster environmental sustainability, the village of Franklin Park has placed 10 beehives on the roof of a municipal b...
15/06/2021

To foster environmental sustainability, the village of Franklin Park has placed 10 beehives on the roof of a municipal building. The numbers of bees have been in decline in recent years, and bees are necessary to pollinate most food crops that humans eat, scientists say. Oak Park and River Forest also have beehives on public buildings.

Franklin Park is installing beehives, hoping to stave off a decline in bee population that threatens human food sources, on the roof of a public building.

After a single father was killed by a suspect who was fleeing a traffic stop, according to the Cook County State’s Attor...
11/05/2021

After a single father was killed by a suspect who was fleeing a traffic stop, according to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, the victim’s cousin said family members are banding together to support the victim’s 12-year-old son.

Single father Dan Keene was killed by a suspect who was fleeing a traffic stop, police said. He leaves an orphaned 12-year-old son.

Franklin Park is planning a series of road improvements to complement the I-490 interchange project.
11/05/2021

Franklin Park is planning a series of road improvements to complement the I-490 interchange project.

Franklin Park is planning a series of road improvements to complement the ongoing planned I-490 interchange project.

Franklin Park is continuing to pursue Quiet Zone status, which would eliminate the federal requirement for automatic sou...
27/04/2021

Franklin Park is continuing to pursue Quiet Zone status, which would eliminate the federal requirement for automatic sounding of train horns and reduce noise in the village.

Franklin Park is pursuing Quiet Zone status to reduce train horn noise. Safety work will be done in Summer 2021.

Update on the party bus shooting Saturday with the name of the victim, conditions of the 3 injured people.
31/03/2021

Update on the party bus shooting Saturday with the name of the victim, conditions of the 3 injured people.

River Grove police are investigating a drive-by shooting into a party bus that left one person dead and injured three on March 27.

A moving vigil for slain ride share driver Javier Ramos, of Franklin Park. Thank you for subscribing and supporting our ...
27/03/2021

A moving vigil for slain ride share driver Javier Ramos, of Franklin Park. Thank you for subscribing and supporting our independent, professional journalism, so that our reporters and editors can bring you stories like these.

Ride share driver Javier Ramos was mourned at a vigil in Franklin Park March 26. His death on March 23 was ruled a homicide.

Two pools in two park districts in Franklin Park plan to open May 29 for swimming this summer, with limited capacity and...
23/03/2021

Two pools in two park districts in Franklin Park plan to open May 29 for swimming this summer, with limited capacity and following public health guidelines. Each pool will admit only pool users who live within the boundaries of its park district.

Pool on Pacific and Gouin Pool, both in Franklin Park, will open for the 2021 summer season with restrictions due to the pandemic.

Ten hours after an ice- and snow-covered awning collapsed, pinning a Schiller Park woman under its weight, firefighters ...
24/02/2021

Ten hours after an ice- and snow-covered awning collapsed, pinning a Schiller Park woman under its weight, firefighters used an air bag system to free her in a rescue caught on camera late Tuesday.

Ten hours after an ice- and snow-covered awning collapsed, pinning a Schiller Park woman under its weight, firefighters used an airbag system to free her in a rescue caught on camera late Tuesday.

After a fire ravaged the O’Hare Kitchenette Motel, former residents who were displaced are trying to sort out where to g...
22/02/2021

After a fire ravaged the O’Hare Kitchenette Motel, former residents who were displaced are trying to sort out where to go as their disaster relief runs out.

After a Feb. 8 fire at O’Hare Kitchenette Motel, former residents are trying to sort out where to go as their disaster relief runs out.

Triton College offered 8,000 square feet of space in the T Building, which houses the engineering technology, automotive...
04/02/2021

Triton College offered 8,000 square feet of space in the T Building, which houses the engineering technology, automotive technology and visual communications programs, to the health department to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.

Triton College, a west suburban community college in River Grove, began serving as one of Cook County Health’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution sites on Wednesday.

Dariel Chaidez, a social studies teacher at West Leyden High School, says it’s important to give their students context ...
27/01/2021

Dariel Chaidez, a social studies teacher at West Leyden High School, says it’s important to give their students context about an event within America’s history.

"Nothing just happens in a vacuum. This didn’t happen out of the blue."

Social studies and civics teachers are using the past month’s national events as a springboard to teach about democracy.

Northlake police officers are finishing up training on new body-worn cameras, and within two weeks, the department expec...
29/12/2020

Northlake police officers are finishing up training on new body-worn cameras, and within two weeks, the department expects each of the 34 sworn officers to begin wearing them on duty.

Northlake police officers are finishing training on new, body-worn cameras, and within two weeks, the department expects each of the 34 sworn officers to begin wearing them on-duty.

Students at Leyden High School District 212 will continue to learn from home when they return for their second semester ...
23/12/2020

Students at Leyden High School District 212 will continue to learn from home when they return for their second semester in January, according to a letter from school officials.

Students at Leyden High School District 212 students will continue to learn from home when they return for their second semester in January, according to a letter from school officials.

Police have charged a hit-and-run driver who they say hit a pedestrian on Mannheim Road in Franklin Park, fled the scene...
01/12/2020

Police have charged a hit-and-run driver who they say hit a pedestrian on Mannheim Road in Franklin Park, fled the scene and initially lied to police about it. Police reports show that a second vehicle may also have struck the man, but that vehicle hasn’t been found.

A 30-year-old man who struck and injured a pedestrian in a hit-and-run accident in Franklin Park last week was charged by authorities. Police reports show that a second driver may also have struck the man, but that vehicle hasn’t been found.

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