Help Beautify Our Village
Spring is just around the corner and the Village has begun to make plans to beautify Franklin Park. Last year, with the help of many volunteers, we were able to enhance our community by planting a perennial garden on the parkway located at 9849 Grand, a perennial garden in the Metra lot behind the Community Center and put flowering plants on the west side of Rose Street at the Metra station.
Olson’s Ace Hardware has made a generous donation of beautiful flowers to be planted in our Village. If you would like to volunteer to help plant these colorful blossoms, please call (847) 671-8252 or stop by Olson's Ace Hardware (10135 Grande Ave) on Wednesday, May 9th at 9:00am.
If you would like to volunteer in this year’s efforts and help us plant trees or create gardens in our community, please sign up by sending an email to
beautifyingfranklinpark@vofp.com
Railroad Daze
This year’s annual event is scheduled for June 7th-10th and will be held at the B-12 Tower located at Franklin Avenue and Calwagner Street.
Admission is free!
We will again be featuring the very best in live entertainment on Friday & Saturday, a beer and wine Garden and a wide variety of local food vendors.
On Saturday, June 9th from 10:00am to 3:00pm over a dozen trains will be on display and you will have the opportunity to walk-on and view the inside of the trains as well. This is a unique, one of a kind opportunity for the area and there is no cost to participate.
The carnival will be open ALL four days!!
Railroad Daze Needs Volunteers
Volunteers are now being sought by the Village to help with activities at Franklin Park’s annual Railroad Daze Festival scheduled for June 7th – 10th. Volunteers are especially needed to help with the train display on Saturday, June 9th.