Rev. Don Wheat, 92, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Dayton, Ohio on Halloween 1933, Donald Hoover Wheat was the rare working-class, Great-Depression baby named for President Hoover. Parents William and ...

For the first time in at least a decade Oak Park Elementary School District 97 will likely lay off a few teachers this year.

The Oak Park and River Forest High School boys’ water polo team has new leadership with Mark Hallman taking over the head ...

Oak Park police are investigating reports that a man was robbed at gun point last week in the village, according to police ...

How the proposed developer of a village-owned parcel at 7620 W. Madison St. was selected is a topic of concern among some ...

La Shawn Ford is well-positioned to be the West Side’s first new congressman in nearly 30 years after winning the primary race to be the Democratic candidate in November’s general election.

The world was a kinder, brighter place for 94 years because of Marietta A. Walsh (nee Battaglia), who died on March 3, 2026, ...

Oak Park voters soundly rejected the Park District’s proposal to raise millions for a new pool in the village.

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After deciding he was no longer needed Griff Powell has resigned his $1,500 a day position as co-interim superintendent at Oak Park’s District 97 elementary schools.

The Oak Park and River Forest High School girls lacrosse team finds itself year in and year out a participant in an IHSA sectional final.

Since 2018, Oak Park-based nonprofit Deep Roots Project’s collective mission has been holistically centered — to teach people ...