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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 03:29 pm

Franklin Park News

Local news for Franklin Park, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

20 hrs ago | WBBM-AM Chicago

Illegal Aliens Arrested, May Have Gang Ties

Federal agents arrested 49 illegal aliens with alleged ties to violent street gangs in the north and northwest suburbs in a four-day operation targeting foreign-born gang members for arrest and/or deportation.

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Related Topix: Addison, IL, Bensenville, IL, Mount Prospect, IL, Wheeling, IL

Yesterday | Sun-Times News Group

Cops: Lack of locks has thefts on the rise

Residents are making it easy for opportunistic thieves by leaving their vehicles or bicycles unlocked or their garage doors open, Glenview Police Chief William Fitzpatrick said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Glenview, IL

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Boston Globe

Car hits, kills pedestrian crossing street

A pedestrian crossing Washington Street in Roxbury was struck and killed by a car last night, police said.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Business Wire

Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing

CogniSign, a leader in image and video search technology, was one of 30 companies selected from 266 applicants to present at Launch: Silicon Valley 2008.

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Related Topix: Grey Global Group, Advertising, Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Energy, Oil & Gas

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-gun store owner accused of illegally exporting firearms

The former owner of a controversial suburban gun store is charged with illegally exporting hundreds of firearms -- two of which were used in attempted murders in Canada, according to a criminal complaint ...

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Chicago, IL, Canada, US News, ATF, Sports

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Antioch Review

The Pond Hawks' Paul McCartney connection

One could argue The Pond Hawks and Paul McCartney have some sort of karmic connection.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Gillespie, IL, The Beatles, The Members

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Ex-Franklin Park gun shop owner accused of illegally shipping guns to Canada

The former owner of a Franklin Park gun shop was charged in federal court Thursday with illegally shipping arms to Canada after his license to deal arms was revoked.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Canada, Chicago, IL

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Edwina Froehlich, 93; helped start La Leche League to promote breast-feeding

Edwina Froehlich, one of seven Chicago women who started La Leche League in 1956 to support others interested in breast-feeding, died June 8 at a hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., of complications from a ...

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Related Topix: Arlington Heights, IL, Chicago Metro

Tue Jun 17, 2008

NBC 5

Driver Hospitalized After Car Plows Into Doctor's Office

A motorist was hospitalized after colliding with an SUV and slamming a car into the window of a doctor's office late Monday in suburban Franklin Park.

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Related Topix: Melrose Park, IL

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Label & Narrow Web

ValA ron Strength Films selects Transilwrap as a distributor

Valron Strength Films , Houston, TX, USA, a producer of high performance and specialty films, has formed a distributor partnership with Transilwrap Company .

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

The Daily Illini

Police reports

Champaign Police recovered a stolen vehicle at the 2100 block of Melrose Friday morning.

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Related Topix: Champaign, IL, Urbana, IL

Sat Jun 07, 2008

The Grayslake Review

Updated 6/6: Major fire breaks out in Franklin Park

A fire Thursday night in Franklin Park took no time at all to turn into a major conflagration in a block-long building on the 2900 block of Commerce Street.

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Related Topix: Schaumburg, IL, Itasca, IL, Wood Dale, IL

Thu Jun 05, 2008

NBC Channel 5

Crews Battle Extra-Alarm Blaze In Franklin Park

More than 15 ambulances and numerous fire units remain on the scene of an extra-alarm fire Thursday night in an industrial complex in west suburban Franklin Park.Emergency crews responded about 7:30 p.m. ...

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Related Topix: Melrose Park, IL, Schiller Park, IL, River Grove, IL, Maywood, IL

Journal & Topics Newspapers

Pizza, Sub Shop Neighbor Doesn't Sit Well With Leyden

A proposed new pizza and sub shop near East Leyden High School has district officials concerned.

1 comment

Mon Jun 02, 2008

Crain's Chicago Business

26. Rubicon Technology Inc., Franklin Park

Nature takes about 50,000 years to make a sapphire. Rubicon Technology Inc. does it in 10 days.

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Related Topix: Camcorders

Sat May 31, 2008

Marywood Herald

'5,6,7,8...Dance!' will keep you on your toes

You'll see everything from ballet to hip-hop and cheerleading at "5, 6, 7, 8...Dance!" the annual dance and tumbling recital of the Park District of Franklin Park, 2 p.m., Sunday, June 1, in the East Leyden ...

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Arts, Ballet, Dance, Oak Park, IL, Entertainment

Thu May 29, 2008

Marywood Herald

Summer job outlook brighter in suburbs than across the state

Summer jobs for college and high school students could be easier to find in Leyden and Proviso townships than in some other parts of Illinois this year.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Education Etc., Northlake, IL, Elmwood Park, IL

Tue May 27, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Anthony J. Mazzulla, longtime social studies teacher at Resurrection High School, dies at age 60

As a teenager growing up in Franklin Park, Anthony J. Mazzulla was fascinated by history and amazed by the teachers who taught it at his high school, his brother said.

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Related Topix: Melrose Park, IL, Education Etc., Chicago Metro

Tue May 20, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Teacher at East, West Leyden

When West Leyden High School in Northlake instituted an ambitious reading program in the 1970s, its goal was not to make struggling students merely competent, but to make them readers.

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Related Topix: Northlake, IL, Oak Park, IL, Elmwood Park, IL

Sun May 18, 2008

San Diego Reader

The Gift of Music

Did you miss Mother's Day? Did you fail to observe it and your mother is still alive? I did for many years, even as a child. via San Diego Reader

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Related Topix: Motherhood, Family

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Franklin Park, Illinois is located in Cook County and is part of the Chicago Metro Area. Zip codes in Franklin Park include 60398, and 60131.

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