Kirk moved to Chicago rehab center

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, who suffered a stroke nearly three weeks ago, was transferred Friday to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

Snow makes its way back to the area Friday

Feeling a chill in the air? Snow will be back as soon as Friday when lake effect snow could hit the city and Northwest Indiana with six inches.

Benefit to help woman undergoing chemo

The Elmwood Park community is rallying behind a woman with cancer to help buy her a wig. The public is invited to gather Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Zia’s Hair Salon, 7416 W. Grand Ave. for the benefit and raffle. Proceeds will …

St. Celestine celebrates Catholic Schools Week

Correction Feb. 9, 2012: The photo captions mistakenly listed the wrong school of this event. It should been St. Celestine. The information is corrected below. The Elm Leaves regrets the error.

In celebration of Catholic Schools Week, the students at St. Celestine celebrated their faith …

Winter Wonderland at St. Celestine

St. Celestine held its Winter Wonderland Feb. 3. The Rev. Jeffery Grob strapped on goggles and took wet sponges to the face from children and adults alike. The fun fair game with two direct hits would win a student the highly coveted “out of uniform …

Senior crafts holiday memories for students

With yarn and a little imagination, an Elmwood Park woman has been making area children smile on Valentine’s Day and other holidays. Lucille Chomacke, 93, points to the “Thank You” cards in her home from local elementary school students she has received over the years. …

Crime taskforce’s  cases up by 65 %

An annual report issued last week by West Suburban Directed Gang Enforcement taskforce mostly highlighted a number of headline-grabbing arrests that took place in 2011. But it also addressed a strategy the multijurisdictional law enforcement group has grown fond of: long-term investigation. WEDGE is a …

Catholic cemeteries offer to bury 300 bodies stacked at morgue

The Archdiocese of Chicago is offering to pay for up to 300 burials for the bodies being held at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Oak Park cops nab suspect in bank robbery

Oak Park police dragged a suspect from a trash dumpster where he was hiding after allegedly robbing a bank on Tuesday afternoon. A man wearing sunglasses and a scarf over his face entered the Charter One Bank, 810 S. Oak Park Ave., at 1:44 p.m. …

Police: Northlake teen’s fatal shooting was gang retaliation

Northlake police are certain gang retaliation was behind the shooting death of an 18-year-old who was watching TV at home early Tuesday when five bullets came through his living room window.

Saviano reserves judgment on Quinn’s outline for state

State Rep. Angelo “Skip” Saviano (R-77th) is giving Gov. Pat’s Quinn’s State of the State address last week a mixed review. During a 35-minute speech, Quinn focused both on accomplishments and goals. Under accomplishments, he listed the passage of ethics laws, legalizing civil unions, raising …

St. Cyprian celebrates culture during Catholic Schools Week

To honor Catholic Schools Week, St. Cyprian students brought a little culture to school. “We want to teach students to celebrate our differences and accept one another,” said Sister Kathleen Klingen. The students started off by writing reports on their nationalities. St. Cyprian has a …

Cicero couple  nabbed for alleged video pirating

Elmwood Park police broke up an illegal video pirating scheme after a routine traffic stop for malfunctioning brake lights. When police pulled over the car on Jan. 26 at Grand Avenue and 75th Avenue, the officer noticed a suitcase on the back seat and got …

Two charged in Northwest Side bank robbery

Two men were charged Saturday for stealing more than $5,000 in a Northwest Side bank robbery involving a chase that ended at Oak Park and Grand avenues. Lester Warfield, 47, of 1519 N. Spaulding Ave., and Scott Hawkins, 40, of 17954 Vista Dr. in Country …

Triton offers degree for building contractors

Triton College hopes to add entrepreneurship and professionalism to the word “handyman” with a new degree the college is offering. This semester students can take classes that will eventually lead to them receiving an Independent Building Contractor associate’s degree. The degree will provide training in …