For those of you who wonder why the leaf-bagging decision came without community input, the answers lie in the March 12 Oak Park Village Board meeting, a full six weeks before the vote was taken. To ...

My journey with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter began in 1975, when I got a call from iconic weekly newspaper publisher Lou Lerner. “Rick,” Lou bellowed, “I’m going to give you the opportunity to work for ...

In the aftermath of the election, many of us have been looking for someone to blame. (If you’re thinking, ‘The election was like two months ago, dude,’ well that was before I made a New Year’s ...

Longtime Oak Park resident Jeannie Affelder is featured in a key role in an upcoming and highly unusual production of Anton ...

The River Forest Police Department will install 13 additional automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, expanding the ...

River Forest voters may have the opportunity to address the question of term limits for elected officials at the April 1 ...

Is the prospect of the next presidential term causing you anxiety, depression, fear and loathing? Ask your doctor about suspended animation!

He displayed a black handgun with an extended magazine and demanded money. He then struck both victims in the face with the gun.

Oak Park has named a new public health director, Greg Olsen, who has more than a decade of experience with Evanston’s Health ...

After college, Christine Baumbach followed a number of paths: a stint in the Peace Corps, a position at Hyatt Hotels and a ...

In 2025, almost 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws have gone into effect, including pay transparency for jobs, easier gym ...

The Park District of Oak Park has received a $600,000 grant related to the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development grant ...