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Plans for a new Fire Station 2, or the North Station, are underway after a vote by Oak Park’s village board at a special ...

In a marathon of a meeting that lasted past 1 a.m. Wednesday, Oak Park’s village board unanimously referred a consultant’s ...

The event, which is scheduled to start at 5 p.m., Aug. 13 (rain date Aug. 14), serves as the unofficial start of the cross-country season.

Andrew Joseph Zeh, age 11, was the youngest of five children spread across 14 years. As an explanation for his eye rolls, hip ...

Still going strong in its 41st edition, the Taste of Elmwood Park lays out a family feast of delicious bites and activities Aug. 6-9 in Central Park, at the corner of 75th and Fullerton. This local ...

Comedian Richard Pryor advised his fans never to admit to infidelity even if caught in the act: “Who you gonna believe, your lyin’ eyes or me?” The River Forest Planned Development Review Board took a ...

An 11-year-old boy scout from River Forest died while hiking at Owasippe Scout Reservation in Michigan on July 23.

At the beginning of the Oak Park Village Board meeting on May 19, 2026, during the non-agenda public comment phase, an Oak Park resident of 39 years named Rick Easty contributed his voice to the ...

The expression “It takes a village …” is commonly used. I would like to amend it to “It takes everyone” in my case. A year ago, I suffered a severe hemorrhagic stroke. Over the course of this past ...

Have you ever considered serving on a local village, school or park board? The League of Women Voters of Oak Park-River Forest is sponsoring a program to encourage area residents who are considering ...

The recent discussion surrounding single-family zoning has increasingly been framed in moral terms. Some speakers have argued that single-family zoning is morally reprehensible because, in their view, ...