Carrie Summy, interim president of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, has been tabbed to keep the post permanently after action by the nonprofits board of directors. Summy stepped in ...

For more than 110 years Pompei has been a family-run, Taylor Street icon in Chicago. Now, a new generation is stepping up to help open a location in Elmwood Park at 22 Conti Pkwy. in the Conti ...

Annie Harnett (née Healy), 95, of River Forest, died on July 17, 2025. Born in Killacloran, Aughrim, County Wicklow, Ireland, on Jan. 13, 1930. Annie was a Registered Nurse who worked in Ireland ...

Rarely do our village officials and the public get a free educational opportunity like the one this Thursday evening. That’s when zoning experts from the Illinois Chapter of the American ...

Oak Park police have arrested several individuals over the last week on charges of assault or battery in connection with violent incidents ...

Oak Park, it seems, is about to have another debate about the use by local police of license plate reading technology provided by the Flock Safety Corporation. Oak Park first installed these ...

This new police portal is awesome! I reported a theft, a pothole, and an illegally parked car, all in a matter of minutes!

During the “Good Trouble” protest honoring the late John Lewis, two weeks ago at Longfellow Park, it dawned on me that we are now the keepers of his flame. Protesters lined both sides of ...

No need to get your passport out to enjoy authentic Korean food. Seoul Avenue opened in early July at 728 Lake St. in Oak Park.

I’m certainly not saying WNBA players should be paid the same as NBA players. But I am with the WNBPA when it comes to the CBA negotiations. The players are the ones responsible for the WNBA’s ...

The foundation awarded $265,000 to 18 organizations in western Cook County that are focused on mental and behavioral health.

Takeout 25 isn’t going anywhere, but it is ramping down hosting events. Taste the Town, which started as a way to elevate local restaurants.