John Scott, 72, of Western Springs, previously of Oak Park and River Forest, died peacefully on Dec. 22, 2025. A proud ethnic ...

Ellen Jean Hickey, a longtime resident of Oak Park, died peacefully on Nov. 25, 2025, after a short illness. Born on June 10, ...

After a long winter, many Oak Parkers crave being outside and love going to the pool. On hot summer weekends, demand is high: ...

Oak Park’s government opened up a $4 million line of credit to the Oak Park Public Library to keep up the system’s operations ...

Village officials told Wednesday Journal last week that they don’t yet know what day the new Pete's Fresh Market is scheduled ...

U.S. Bank officials are disappointed by Oak Park's plan to acquire the bank’s Madison St branch for the future home of the ...

Oak Park police arrested a juvenile from Chicago on gun related charges earlier this month. Police arrested the juvenile on ...

OPRF High School’s senior wrestler Jeremiah Hernandez won the 157-pound title at the Redwood Invitational, Jan. 9-10.

Since April, Oak Park has been defending its ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings in federal court.

Food folks need you! Each year the Chamber of Commerce gives out its Spotlight Awards the Excellent Eats award, went to ...

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Do you want cream in your coffee, honey?” Lois Spurr asked Ernie Baumann in June 1966. And with that, the two fell head over ...