Franklin Park
A village in Cook County, Illinois — population 17,402 as of 2020.
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Peggy Tarr: ¡Feliz mes de la herencia hispana! Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!
As I was nearing the entrance to a restaurant, three women speaking Spanish were exiting. One of them walked back to the restaurant door, opened it and held it while I entered. “Gracias,” I said and smiled. The woman then walked beside me and opened and held the inner door. I…
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8 hours agoBuddy Guy & guests to celebrate his 90th birthday at Radio City Music Hall — how to watch
Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday with an all-star cast of special guests at Radio City Music Hall on Oct. 1.
Creatives & Arts
Best musical bets for October
The musical harvest in Evanston this fall is bountiful! There will be many great concerts, and it is impossible to hear them all. I have picked out six shows that I am going to put on my calendar in October. None of these shows happen at the same time, so it is possible to attend…
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On a mission to share Sukkot
The Kovacs family came to Dawes Park to celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkot by seeking out Jewish passersby and inviting them to shake the lulav and etrog. Offering the ritual is considered an act of kindness in the Orthodox Chabad-Lubavitch tradition. That’s Levi, 11,…
Community Groups & OrganizationsRepresentatives from Chicago Create Real Economic Destiny, a community-oriented nonprofit, advocated for mental health services and life coaching as an alternative to police intervention.
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Evanston Community Foundation honors Ralph Segall at 40th anniversary party
The Evanston Community Foundation presented its inaugural Ralph Segall Evanston Forever Award on Tuesday at an event celebrating the organization’s 40th anniversary. The first edition went to the award’s namesake, Ralph Segall, for 40 years of service to the foundation as…
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See & do
- A Touch Of Class DJ Service
- Anytime Fitness Franklin Park
- Ballet Folklorico Sones Mexicanos
- Birch Park
- Franklin Park Public Library
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Franklin Park by the numbers
- Area
- 4.78 sq mi (12.37 km²)
- Median age
- 38.3
- Households
- 6,007
- Persons per household
- 3
- Median household income
- $76,519
- Median house value
- $287,000
- Office
- CONTROLLER
- Address
- 9500 BELMONT AVE, FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131