Village staff produced a list of 25 key goals across several categories following discussions at a village board retreat over the summer, ...

Mary Patricia Davis (née Gibbons), 90, died peacefully on March 3, 2026, in North Riverside. Born in Chicago, she lived a life marked by adventure, exploration, curiosity, devotion to family, and a ...

Richard “Dick” Howard Powell Sr., 86, of Addison, formerly of Oak Park, died peacefully on Feb. 23, surrounded by members of his family. It was the final strand in the long and rich life tapestry of a ...

How many more trumped-up cases can local and federal law enforcement bail on before just admitting that the ICE incursion into our communities was an attack on free speech and democratic ideals? Just ...

Good old Otto McFeely, revered long-ago newspaper editor, is said to have christened Oak Park the “Middle-Class Capital of America.” He had a point. Geographically situated in the middle of the ...

In 2016, the Trinity High School basketball team went 30-6 and finished third in the IHSA Class 3A state tournament under head coach Mike Valente.

Effective IMMEDIATELY, I have ordered the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide, at a very reasonable price, political risk insurance and guarantees for the Financial Security ...

While there are many candidates running to be our next 7th District congressman, only one stands out from the crowd as the clear choice for Oak Park: La Shawn K. Ford. Amid a field of centrists and ...

With only five returnees from last season’s varsity lineup, the Oak Park and River Forest High School badminton team is in a transitional year.

There’s a lot going on in River Forest right now. Teacher contract negotiations. The Lake and Lathrop saga that never ends. Term limits debates. Ethics complaints. A proposed development on Madison ...

There’s a lot going on in River Forest right now. Teacher contract negotiations. The Lake and Lathrop saga that never ends. Term limits debates. Ethics complaints. A proposed development on Madison ...

I believe our garbage-disposal contract with LRS is about up. Now would be a good time to look at other companies and add leaf curbside collection to our fall cleanup. It takes a strong and focused ...