Even if the reckless drivers get over the speed hump and through the pinch point, they'll still be toast against the pothole.

Tax partner, Great Books reader Craig B. Larsen, 73, of Oak Park, died peacefully on Jan. 27, 2025 surrounded by family. Born ...

Soup kitchen volunteer, writer John Terrance McCloskey, 79, of Oak Park, died on Jan. 30, 2025. A proud graduate of Fenwick ...

Jack Helbig, a thoughtful, sometimes caustic Chicago theater critic, newspaper writer at the Reader, Daily Herald, and, in recent years Wednesday Journal, for years a high school English teacher, and ...

Friends and Neighbors, We’re getting closer to the village elections on April 1. Having a thoughtful leader who takes into consideration all of the members of the community and the village in the ...

Dear Park District of Oak Park, I am writing to express my strong opposition to the construction of the new Field Center on Berkshire Avenue. I request that you pause the project until a thorough and ...

Lee, District 200 school board candidate, is on a mission. The assignment: make sure every OPRF High School student receives the highest-quality and supportive educational experience the school and ...

Math teacher Jimmie Lee Johnson, 83, of Oak Park, died in the early morning on Jan. 19, 2025. Born on April 12, 1941 in Hobart, Oklahoma, he attended high school in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he ...

Catholic priest Brian Joseph Fischer, 71, died peacefully on Jan. 27, 2025 at Loyola Hospital. He grew up in Mount Prospect in St Raymond Parish, the second of seven children of Jim and Adrienne ...

Scout leader Kenneth Bell, 93, of River Forest, died peacefully on Jan. 18, 2025. Born on July 18, 1931, in Chicago, he was raised on the Southwest Side of Chicago and was a longtime member of Salem ...

For some college student-athletes, there’s no place like home. That’s what Trinity High School alum Makiyah Williams learned ...

A girl from Peoria, Illinois, was identified as a missing juvenile at 1:08 p.m. Feb. 1 at RUSH Oak Park Hospital, 520 S.