Janice Pavelonis has been on the job as new superintendent of River Forest School District 90 for two months. It’s been a whirlwind, and she’s a long way from her prior position as superintendent of ...

The completion date for Project 2, the new physical education and athletics focused wing located in the southeast corner of ...

The existing fee for single-use bags at retail stores is about to get higher vote by the Oak Park village board.

The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Clerk  from June 2026. Where addresses appear incomplete, ...

The West Suburban Medical Center lawsuit remains unresolved as parties continue to dispute whether a May settlement agreement ...

Oak Park is looking into creating a special funding district along Roosevelt Road to help attract new businesses and improvements.

Born in Oak Park in 1885, John Van Bergen was the second of four children. He had an uncle who was a residential contractor ...

In 2022, the Oak Park and High School varsity football team routed Fenwick 35-7 at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview in the ...

Michael Owen Kilmer, 77, of Kensington, Maryland, formerly of Ogden Dunes, Indiana, and River Forest, died on Aug. 14, 2026.

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We are the champions, my friends. Not the White Sox or Cubs or Bears, all struggling valiantly for municipal glory. Certainly not Trumpty Dumpty as he flounders, falters and flails, falling flat on ...

The long lines of eager shoppers, snaking from the entrance of the main library past Scoville Park to First Baptist Church, was the first omen that the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library’s 54th ...