Rev. Don Wheat, 92, died on March 5, 2026. Born in Dayton, Ohio on Halloween 1933, Donald Hoover Wheat was the rare ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

Sign up for our free newsletter to get latest news and updates on Oak Park and River Forest. Are you interested in receiving ...

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

After deciding he was no longer needed Griff Powell has resigned his $1,500 a day position as co-interim superintendent at ...

I read the recent editorial in Wednesday Journal arguing for “more oversight of the Oak Park Police Department,” and I had a simple reaction: Oak Park leaders are completely missing the point. The ...