Oak Park residents will take part in an obscure direct democracy process this week, with a question about boycotting Israel on the line.

When Terri Bresnahan applied last fall to be the next superintendent at the Oak Park district she knew that she wouldn’t be ...

Oak Park police are investigating the reported sexual assault of a child in the village. A juvenile Oak Park resident was ...

A new program meant to help people experiencing mental health crisis is now open to patients in Oak Park thanks to the village government’s support.

Looking at a 2-6 record to begin the spring, it would be easy for one to deduce that the Oak Park and River Forest High ...

Robert E. Marsh Sr., 87, of LaGrange Park, formerly of Oak Park and Marshfield, Wisconsin, died on April 7, 2026. An Army ...

James Hamilton Walwark Jr., 92, a resident of Oak Park for over 50 years, died peacefully on April 1, 2026, in Norridge, with ...

Debra Parise (née Comeford), 75, of Oak Park, died on Tuesday afternoon, March 17, surrounded by her family. She was a woman ...

Lawrence “Larry” Fox, 76, of River Forest, died on March 11, 2026. Born on Aug. 31, 1949, he was a Cook County judge for 25 ...

Smoking cigarettes causes cancer. Second-hand smoke does, too. Most people read this and think, “Duh. Everybody knows that.” It wasn’t that long ago when people smoked cigarettes on airplanes. Do you ...

There’s a funny contradiction we don’t talk about enough. We spend a lot of time worrying about how much our kids are on social media and the risks that come with it. What gets less airtime is that ...

In recent weeks, River Forest village staff, trustees, and president have responded to resident concerns about the proposed Madison/Ashland development in letters to the editor in Wednesday Journal, ...