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

With long-time incumbent State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-8th) running to succeed U.S. Cong. Danny Davis (D-7th), voters will see someone new in that seat no matter who gets elected next Tuesday, March 17.

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 ...

Nazareth's Mia Gage (4) puts up a shot over Downers Grove North's Eva Yerkovich (2) during the Class 4A Hinsdale Central Sectional finals Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Hinsdale, IL. (Steve ...

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 ...

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 ...

Each year Oak Park’s village board approves a work plan for each of the volunteer commissions that do work on its behalf. Zoning. Sustainability. Preservation. Community Relations. Farmers Market.

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 ...

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 ...

With 13 candidates to choose from in the March 17 Democratic primary to pick a candidate for Congress from the 7th Congressional District many voters are dealing with what is known as the paradox of ...

Plurality means getting more votes than any other candidate. Majority is receiving more than 50% of the votes cast. Illinois has four U.S. Representative elections with more than five candidates for ...

Oak Park police arrested two individuals believed to be responsible for robbing an Oak Park resident of thousands of dollars in jewelry.