Oak Park village trustees heard village staff’s recommendations for programs to support people purchasing their first homes ...
Fourteen members of the Oak Park community made public comments at the District 97 school board meeting urging district officials to take further steps to protect students from enhanced federal action ...
Unity Temple member Burt Andersen, a musician and physician, who specialized in singing the songs of Stephen Sondheim in his ...
Eugene Francis Liss, 65, died on Jan. 9, 2026. Born on March 13, 1959, he grew up in Oak Park, and graduated from St. Edmund School and Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park. He studied ...
William David “Bill” Schuler, 64, of Forest Park, formally of Oak Park, died peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 17, 2026, in ...
Maria Luisa Kane (nee Bruno), 75, died peacefully on Feb. 28, 2026, in River Forest. Born on Aug. 25, 1950, in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, she lived a life rooted in love, faith, and devotion. Her family ...
Eddie Sitzman made a lot of connections in his short life. And the range of the small communities he became part of in Forest Park and Oak Park affirms the intentionally loving villages we live in.
We were encouraged last week when a group of District 97 parents turned up at a school board meeting to raise concerns about the district’s planning in support of migrant students, families, and, ...
I’m supporting Reed Showalter for Congress. Reed has deep roots in our community. He is an Oak Park native with a deep love for, and understanding of, our community and communities across the 7th ...
Over the past decade, neighbors here on the south end of River Forest have come together over the redevelopment plans for our small stretch of Madison Street. I have witnessed firsthand the time, ...
The small business community in Illinois’ 7th Congressional District is still recovering from the pandemic, especially in historically underserved neighborhoods on the South and West sides, where once ...
Shrubtown: Voters weigh in on the 7th District primary. I like a candidate whose slogans make me feel good.