Are you interested in receiving the physical copy of our newspaper each week? Check out this link to become a subscriber. GCM spells victory at adult spelling bee May 20, 2025 As a newspaper reporter ...

Oak Park public health staff were among the authors of a report that made a key finding on opioid exposure on West Side ...

The committee would like to be informed of the police department’s use of license plate reading cameras in their ...

I had the chance to put my spelling knowledge to the test at the first-ever “Spell Yeah!” adult spelling bee at Robert’s ...

Dr. Richard John Hamersma, 82, a longtime Oak Park resident, died on April 17, 2025. A distinguished psychologist, educator, ...

Lillian “Lil” Vail, 89, died on May 9, 2025, in Asheville, North Carolina. Born and raised in the Chicago area, she moved to ...

Jordan B. Rifis, Esq., 79, died on Feb. 20, 2025. Born in Chicago on March 26, 1945 to Albert and Edith Rifis, he was ...

In a troubled America where traditions are diminished or knocked cock-eyed for sport, Memorial Day feels more meaningful this year. Three things: River Forest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of ...

Oak Park was early on the idea that there should be a formal review of citizen complaints about police officers. And that those reviews should be undertaken by a committee of citizens. That was ...

President John F. Kennedy designated that May as “Senior Citizens Month,” at a time when only 17 million living Americans ...

Youth baseball season is in full swing (so to speak), and for grandparents, that means sitting for hours on the sidelines, ...

Oak Park is prepared to spend more than $5 million on a set of sewer and water improvements over the next several months.