As your Senator, I view my job as representing Oak Park’s interests in state government. I traditionally let our local elected officials lead the way on municipal issues and let them present their ...

Oak Park police responded to reports of shots fired near the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Ridgeland Avenue ...

Since the 2020 pandemic, prices have been on the rise in local real estate. Higher interest rates have kept some homeowners ...

Local chef Bailey Sullivan is a contestant on season 22 of Bravo’s hit reality TV cooking show Top Chef. The first episode ...

James O’Shea, the retiring River Forest police chief, remembers vividly his first month on the job, in January 2018.

He’s already published his first children’s book, “Elevated Adventures,” which takes the reader through his eyes on a ride on ...

Hot summer afternoons are going to be a hit for kids and kids at heart with the renovation of the diving well at Rehm Pool.

Gail Louise Elwell Hague, 88, of River Forest, died on Feb. 10, 2025 in Oak Park after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She ...

College recruiting is in full swing and local high school student-athletes in the classes of 2025 and 2026 are making verbal ...

With the first official day of spring taking place this week, the local high school softball season is in full swing. Here’s ...

Oak Park trustees heard from the village’s public health director last week on a new ordinance banning sales of kratom and ...

Rita Maude Williams, 91, died peacefully on March 14, 2025 after a long illness. A longtime Oak Park resident, she was an ...