Elm Leaves

01/10/2021

After four separate attacks on people (and killing one of their pet dogs), these two dogs were euthanized this week. An Elmwood Park woman had been attacked Aug. 20--and an Elmwood Park man was attacked just Wednesday.

After attacking a four people in Palatine and Elmwood Park and killing one of their pets, two dogs owned by Meleina Teodoro were euthanized.

27/09/2021

She was carjacked. He held a gun to her forehead--in her own driveway in Elmwood Park. Now, she's speaking out. Please consider supporting our professional reporters and editors so we can bring you reliable news. Thanks.

A mother of four who was carjacked in her Elmwood Park driveway is speaking out to warn others they can be carjacked in a 'safe' area.

30/07/2021

The impending demolition of Guerin College Preparatory High School has disappointed the more than 20,000 alumni who graduated from the River Grove school. Now alumni are banding together in an effort to save pieces of the Catholic school’s history.

Alumni of the shuttered Guerin Prep High School are raising money to save the huge mosaic and the stained glass windows before the wrecking ball hits Aug. 15.

09/06/2021

Lost for decades, a 1976 Holy Cross High School class ring will be reunited with its owner.

Man gets back class ring lost in Wisconsin in 1976 after three strangers track him down

04/06/2021

The Taste of Elmwood Park, and a July 4th parade and fireworks, are back.

The "Taste of Elmwood Park" and July 4th parade are returning to Elmwood Park for 2021.

30/05/2021

When Elmwood Park High School eliminated letter grades last spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic, honor student Magnus Shipinski — who anticipated earning all As and one B — was disheartened to learn the new pass-incomplete system would mar his transcript with a spate of ambiguous Ps.

A college admissions consultant claims schools are "putting their students at a major disadvantage" without letter grades on transcripts.

28/05/2021

Elmwood Park restaurant owners and operators are looking back on a year full of challenges: "We gave as many people as much work as possible"

Restaurant owners in Elmwood Park talk about how they adapted to survive the pandemic.

10/05/2021

The state fire marshal’s office is assisting River Grove fire department officials in determining the cause of a Sunday blaze that broke out in the gymnasium in the long-vacant Holy Cross High School building, 8009 Belmont Avenue.

A fire broke out in the gym in the long-vacant Holy Cross High Schoo in River Grove, Illinois. Fire departments struck the fire but it left damage.

04/05/2021

Congressman Mike Quigley is seeking federal funds for road projects in Elmwood Park and Franklin Park in federal transportation appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year.

Congressman Mike Quigley has requested funds toward the redesign of the railroad track crossing on Grand Avenue in Elmwood Park.

19/04/2021

Investigators are determining the cause of a single-car crash early Sunday morning in Elmwood Park that claimed the life of a Chicago man and sent two others to the hospital.

Investigators are determining the cause of a single-car crash early Sunday morning in Elmwood Park that claimed the life of a Chicago man and sent two others to the hospital, police said.

08/04/2021

A longtime bookmaker from Elmwood Park with alleged ties to the Chicago Outfit was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison Wednesday for his role in an illegal sports betting business, authorities said.

A longtime bookmaker with alleged ties to the Chicago Outfit was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison Wednesday for his role in an illegal sports betting business, authorities said.

05/04/2021

The project represents a significant step toward addressing safety and traffic hazards at a train track crossing labeled “inherently dangerous” by federal transportation officials following a 2005 crash in which a Metra train struck six vehicles.

Elmwood Park will get $24 million towards a Grand Avenue underpass to remedy what federal transportation authorities ruled an "inherently dangerous" rail crossing.

31/03/2021

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

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

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.

19/03/2021

Elmwood Park voters have four candidates to choose from in the April 6 general election election to fill three open seats on the Elmwood Park Library board.

Voters must choose from four candidates in the April 6 election to fill three open seats on the Elmwood Park Library board.

01/03/2021

Glass shattered, bricks flew and tenants had to seek medical care after a pickup truck crashed into a River Grove apartment last week, according to River Grove police and the tenants.

A truck crashed into a River Grove apartment building, causing injuries to two tenants.

23/02/2021

No injuries were reported after an Elmwood Park gas station metal canopy partially collapsed onto three cars Friday morning, officials said, though one woman who was pumping gas had lucky timing and had gone inside the gas station at the moment the roof-like structure collapsed.

Officials: No injuries reported after collapse of Elmwood Park gas station canopy

04/02/2021

Iliana Mora, Chief Operating Officer for the Cook County Health system for ambulatory and vaccine sites, said they expect to give out 600 vaccines per day, or about 3,600 vaccines per week, when the site at Triton College reaches its capacity.

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.

02/02/2021

Elmwood Park and Franklin Park are working to get information out to residents about how to receive COVID-19 vaccines, especially if residents don’t have internet access.

Suburban towns such as Elmwood Park and Franklin Park are working to get information out to residents about how to receive COVID-19 vaccines, especially if residents don’t have internet access.

27/01/2021

"I’m just afraid that the kids are going to think that this is normal, when you have thousands of people attacking the Capitol," said Christian Hartwig, a social studies teacher at Elm Middle School.

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

21/01/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on senior living facilities has been especially severe, and lockdowns aimed at containing the virus have created a separation between families that many hope will not be long-lasting.

Nursing home lockdowns, aimed at containing COVID-19, created an isolation among residents.

19/01/2021

Elmwood Park School District 401 students have been taking online classes since Gov. J.B. Pritzker closed all schools throughout the state last March. On Tuesday, the youngest students, pre-K through second graders, and those in bilingual classes and special education returned to school for the first time since then. The rest of the students are scheduled to return Jan. 25.

Elmwood Park School District 401 students have been taking online classes since Gov. J.B. Pritzker closed all schools throughout the state in March. On Tuesday, the youngest students, pre-K through second graders, and those in bilingual classes and special education returned to school for the first....

12/01/2021

A fire at a residential building in River Grove displaced 26 people Friday night, and a 49-year-old man was found dead in one of the apartments, according to the River Grove Fire Department.

11/01/2021

Elmwood Park School District 401 is partnering with the Cook County Department of Health to offer rapid COVID-19 tests at its four school buildings, administered by its school nurses. The tests are provided for free to the district. Students and staff members who show COVID-19 symptoms, and who sign a waiver, can be tested. The test is a nasal swab that shows results in 15 minutes.

District 401 will be opening COVID-19 testing sites at its school buildings.

23/12/2020

Three people found unresponsive at an Elmwood Park apartment Dec. 14 were pronounced dead, likely from an opioid drug overdose, according to police.

Three people were found unresponsive at an Elmwood Park apartment were pronounced dead, likely from an opioid drug overdose, according to police.

16/12/2020

Families can enjoy the classic Dr. Seuss book, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” as they walk around Elmwood Park’s Central Park with a new interactive reading exhibit.

16/11/2020

A developer who planned to bring a luxury town home development to a vacant church site in Elmwood Park will build single family homes instead after the village considered input from neighbors

A developer who planned to bring a luxury town home development to a vacant church site in Elmwood Park will build single family homes instead after the village of Elmwood Park considered input from neighbors.

13/11/2020

Missing girl--please watch for her.

Cook County Sheriff's Police are seeking a missing 13-year-old, Rhianna Armstrong, from Norwood Park Township.

03/11/2020

"It’s a very important election."

Election Day voters in Franklin Park and Elmwood Park comment on the political mood of the nation this year.

27/10/2020

Elmwood Park School District 401 students could be returning to the classroom this winter, with pre-K through second-graders, English language learners and those in special education returning as soon as Nov. 30.

Elmwood Park School District 401 kids could be returning to the classroom this winter, with pre-K through second-graders, English language learners and those in special education returning as soon as Nov. 30.