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Alma Dominguez poses next to her artwork displayed in Oak Park's Village Hall on Oct. 21, 2026. Credit: Sydney Lovan The Oak Park Area Arts Council and Oak Park’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ...

For more than 20 years, Jim Heininger has been the unofficial “Halloween Guy” on his block of Forest in Oak Park.

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I am voting Yes on the referendum because boycotting is a non-violent and powerful tool to pressure systemic change. I am voting Yes for the children of Palestine, to counter all the No’s that have ...

Illinois law currently prohibits our state pension funds from investing in companies that boycott the state of Israel.

The law in question – part of the Illinois Pension Code – governs investments by Illinois Pension Funds. Proponents are pitching this as a free speech initiative.

Over 10 years ago, the Illinois General Assembly unanimously voted to ban our state pension systems from investing in any company that boycotts Israel.