The Cook County Criminal Justice Dashboard provides a new way for residents to access local criminal justice data ...

Oak Park's village board responds to presentation on long-in-development Racial Equity Assessment Report at a July 1 meeting ...

I’m grateful to see Wednesday Journal finally reporting what has been an open secret at Oak Park Village Hall for years — the toxic work environment that has led to the departure of no less than nine ...

June 7, 2025, marked 10 years since we lost our brother, grandson, nephew and son Hunter to suicide. It seems both like ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health said July 7 that the decision by West Suburban Medical Center to abruptly shutter ...

First reading of gender care ordinance follows calls for more support for transgender people, task force may help develop final version ...

When you don’t understand the causes of a problem, attempted solutions often don’t work, or make things worse. Collectively we are doing an excellent job of misdiagnosing a host of issues that all ...

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The language of the April 1 referendum question that asked residents to vote for or against term limits was specific: ...

Dominican University has reorganized its academic offerings with a focus on technology/analytics, health and social services.

Summer school might carry negative connotations for some, particularly grownups. But hear out Dr. Eboney Lofton. She’s got a ...

The school board at OPRF High School now includes a student delegate who sits at the board table and offers a student's ...