Elmwood Park
A village in Cook County, Illinois — population 23,805 as of 2020.
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Music First concert series brings local tunes to Evanston children
Eighteen-month-old Luca plays among the bubbles at a children’s concert at the First Congregational Church of Evanston. It is part of the church’s Music First free concert series, which promotes local musicians. It featured the Jeanie B! Trio. (Photos by Richard Cahan.) Music…
Creatives & ArtsA city-funded ground mural titled Encore was completed Sept. 21 in Evanston’s Entertainment District. The city spent $24,000 on parking, directional signs, sidewalk decals, garage posters, design services, printing, installation and the mural itself, said Paul Zalmezak, the…
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Good Neighbors: Kandi Corbbins practices and teaches hair-apy
Good Neighbors is an ongoing series introducing readers to local caregivers doing cool things in the community. For fall 2026, the hot back-to-school hair looks, as Kandi Corbbins has observed, include “a heavy emphasis [on] urban ethnic culture.” Boho braids, with hair loose at…
Community Groups & Organizations🎉Join Melrose Community Outreach for National Night Out 2026 on Tuesday, October 6 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM! Celebrate community spirit, enjoy free food and games, and honor the legacy […]
Community Groups & Organizations
Latino community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at Levy Center
People of all ages filled the gym at the Levy Senior Center on Sunday afternoon for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration hosted by Latinos en Evanston Northshore, a nonprofit that aims to create a thriving local Latino community where all families and older adults are connected.…
Community Groups & Organizations
Read all about it! Northlight’s ‘The Front Page’ is a marvelous opener for new theater
Northlight Theatre is presenting its inaugural production of The Front Page at its new Evanston location through October 25, featuring a cast of local actors in a meticulously rendered 1920s newsroom setting. Read all about it! Northlight’s ‘The Front Page’ is a marvelous opener…
Creatives & ArtsIn and around Elmwood Park
See & do
- Afterhours Music
- Ashe Beach Park
- Cameo Towers Condominium
- Elmwood Park Public Library
- Elmwood Park Skate Park
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Elmwood Park by the numbers
- Area
- 1.91 sq mi (4.94 km²)
- Median age
- 41.5
- Households
- 9,285
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $91,955
- Median house value
- $339,300
- Office
- FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Address
- 11 W CONTI PKWY, ELMWOOD PARK, IL 60707