I attended some Celebrating Seniors Week events out of mild curiosity. I left with a full heart and a new “cookie lady” to use for special events. That’s the magic of this weeklong series. Events like ...

For the second year in a row, tax changes at the state level are overshadowing the River Forest village budget.

A couple of weeks back, the Journal reported on the sale of the old Illinois Bell building on Lake Street near Euclid. It ...

We’re at it again, we birders. The Oak Park Migration Bird Walk group began its spring 2025 season on Friday, April 18, at Thatcher Woods. Fifteen of our 100 members walked near Trailside Museum, ...

May 1, signifies the beginning of a new budget year for the village of River Forest. I am proud to announce that our budget, which was adopted Monday night, is once again balanced — a designation we ...

We have been Celebrating Seniors (older adults) in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park for 15 years. It started as an idea to raise public awareness around issues related to older adults, to ...

I have worked in the aging services sector for nearly five decades, and I have never encountered a moment as challenging and concerning as the one we face now. On April 1, the Department of Health and ...

I would like to know how the village plans to roll out and implement the June 1 gas-powered leaf blower ban in Oak Park. It’s just about a month away. As I’m sure you know, the village board passed an ...

The ’60s, to some of us, is a metaphor for a time of protests, violence and assassinations. Public expressions of concern over civil rights and the war in Vietnam were ever present with marches that ...

Oak Park police are investigating after an armored truck back door swung open, leading to hundreds of thousands in cash being ...

When I was in fourth grade, there was a boy who chased me home from school every day. Sometimes he would call my name, laughing. Sometimes he would try to hit me with little rocks as I ran full speed ...

Long hemmed in by its narrow name as it worked to expand its geography and become a regional tourism brand, Visit Oak Park is rebranding itself as “Explore Oak Park and Beyond.” ...