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As Danny Davis retires, the Illinois 7th District Democratic primary highlights race, demographics, money, endorsements and ...

Oak Park police are investigating an incident where a man reportedly spat on a CTA train conductor in the village ...

The fire, one of the biggest seen in the village in years, came months after Oak Park fire inspectors had warned of serious ...

The Fenwick and Trinity girls basketball teams stayed on track for a possible postseason rematch as each school won its ...

They are restructuring their offerings and hours and reaching out to the community for help getting back on solid footing via ...

The $40 million aquatic center. I don't care what grade you're in. This splash pad is costing me $350 a year so start splashing!

Big Brother is always watching, and soon, he’ll be watching the stage at Oak Park and River Forest High School.

It is a boost when Gov. JB Pritzker turns up at OPRF High School to laud a bold program the school has initiated. That’s what happened last week when the day after Pritzker’s State of the State ...

Robert William Panton M.D., 64, died after a valiant 10-month struggle with pancreatic cancer on Feb. 22, 2026. Born on March 20, 1961, he grew up in the Chicago metropolitan area and graduated from ...

For more than 30 years, I have fought alongside West Side families to keep their homes, protect their neighborhoods, and demand accountability from systems that too often fail us. As a pastor and ...

On Feb. 20, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the legality of a slew of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a result that outraged the ...