Annual talent show Feb. 16-17 at Leyden West

The talents of District 212 students will be featured on stage at the annual student Talent Show to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, and at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, in the auditorium at West Leyden High School, 1000 N. Wolf Road, …

Franklin Park, Northlake Special Olympians bring home awards

Special Olympics Illinois athletes, coaches and volunteers from around the state gathered this week in the Galena area for the annual Winter Games.

Chestnut Mountain Resort was the site of cross-country and alpine skiing and snowshoeing competition, and Mystique Ice Center (Dubuque, Iowa) was the …

Franklin Park Scouts earn awards

Franklin Park’s Boy Scout Troop 158, sponsored by the Franklin Park Kiwanis, recently held its January Court of Honor. Merit Badges were awarded to: Giovanni Diomede for Family Life; Zac Geneva, Tim Hester, Jimmy Novak, Zac Seymore, Junior Vega and Jeremy Mazur for Backpacking; Gren …

First Cook County property-tax installment nears

The 2011 first installment of Cook County property tax payments bills are due March 1. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas encourages paying online at cookcountytreasurer.com to avoid traveling during the winter season. Payments received after March 1 will be charged a 1.5 percent penalty per …