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 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, ...

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 ...

In thinking about how I should commemorate my three years of diligent interviewing and eating for eats, I struck on something that has daunted me.

Shame on you. Your insinuation that the officer involved in the shooting on May 31, acted out of some type of racial animus is appalling. [Race and traffic stops, Dan Haley, Viewpoints, July 22]. I ...

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 ...

Oak Park residents deserve the opportunity to weigh in directly on the future of single-family zoning. Recognizing the significance of this issue, I fought to place an advisory referendum before the ...

Years ago, Diego Armando Maradona said, “La pelota no se mancha”— the ball does not get stained. Reflecting on a life marked by brilliance, mistakes, and addiction, he believed football had to remain ...

When considering protein sources, meat and dairy often come to mind first. However, a growing consensus among top medical and health institutions emphasizes that whole-food, plant-based proteins are ...

You were in your 90s. We got introduced by a mutual friend who likely knew that we were kindred activist spirits. A longtime River Forest resident, you now were at Brookdale Senior Living and played a ...

As a longtime resident of Oak Park, I was troubled to hear that the Village Board of Trustees was likely moving forward with zoning changes to eliminate single-family home zoning without even allowing ...

Bonnie Jean von Ebers (nee Laper), 67, of Oak Park, died peacefully on July 19, 2026. She spent her final days surrounded by ...