Several Independence Day events scheduled for Oak Park, but no rockets’ red glare at official events in the village ...

Season four of the popular Hulu series The Bear dropped last week, and Oak Parkers were thrilled to find their hometown ...

David Leonard Cwik, 70, of Chicago, died on May 21, 2025 after a brief illness. An attorney of the first rank, he built a successful estate planning and probate practice from his ...

Basil Demeur, 85, died peacefully on May 30, 2025 in Arizona. He is survived by his devoted wife, Nancy; his son, Christopher; and his daughter, Mary Beth. Basil was a husband and ...

Daniel Joseph “Mel” Geary, 64, died on June 23, 2025 in Schaumburg. Mel was truly one of a kind. He attended Oak Park and River Forest High School and lived life on his own terms, filling it ...

Congressman Danny Davis (D-7th) spoke out against federal health care cuts and urged senators to reject such reductions on ...

According to this, Trump would qualify as a tyrant because "he has endeavored to prevent the population" growth of the country.

What was American slavery actually like? I trust scholars and actual slaves for the truth. Frederick Douglass wrote three autobiographies that are easily available for anyone. How ...

In “Falsehoods of the Harvard bike plan” [Viewpoints, June 25], Rich Pokorny wrote, “Upward of 40 of us have shown up to meetings to make our case. Rarely have even 10 people shown up to ...

As it had been more than 45 years since our alley received any attention, the 200 South blocks of East (east side) and Scoville avenues (west side) held a celebration and ribbon-c ...

We’ve lived in the Chatterton, the condo building we shared with Ed O’Brien, for over 20 years. I got to know Ed early in our residency when we discovered we both were birders. Large old elm ...

TaskForce Prevention and Community Services led Chicago’s Pride Parade on June 29 as the first Out Front Leader, marking a ...