Summer is special on the Conti Circle. The Tavern’s wall of windows that face the Circle push back, opening the whole front ...

When I took classes in American history and political science, much time was devoted to discussing the maintenance of our… ...

As a second round of settlement talks ended Monday in a judge’s chambers at the Daley Center, there continues to be no ...

Raymond L. Greeley III, 72, died on Father’s Day, June 21, 2026. Born on Oct. 3, 1953, at Elmhurst Hospital, he is survived ...

Kevin O’Mara Walsh, 77, died suddenly of natural causes on June 27, 2026. Born on March 25, 1949, to John and Loretta Walsh, ...

Stephen Claycomb Bruner, 84, of Oak Park, died on June 8, 2026. Born in Chicago on Nov. 11, 1941, he grew up in Racine, ...

Sure on this shining night / Of star made shadows round / Kindness must watch for me / This side the ground. / The late year lies down the north. / All is healed, all is health. / High summer holds ...

The newly released revised proposal for the Madison Street development still completely ignores residents’ concerns regarding density, traffic, and parking. If a private buyer proposed a 72-unit ...

This is a letter to parents whose children are having a wonderful summer meeting at our parks to play, our pools to swim, our public walkways to get them from East to West on Lake Street and back home ...

Both the Cubs and White Sox are currently in playoff position, which is something I certainly didn’t see coming. Yeah, I figured the Cubs would be in contention, but the Sox, who had lost 100-plus ...

It was about a decade ago that Oak Park decided to extend their Park District basketball hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ( It was a few years ago that I, pushing 30, started playing again at Longfellow ...

In the November 2024 election, the people of Oak Park voted overwhelmingly on an advisory referendum calling for the adoption of an initiative process in our village. Together with people from across ...