It was the summer of insects, cicadas and their aftermath, the oak leaf itch mites. It was the summer of Wednesday adventures ...

The Electric Vehicle Charging Act (EVCA) went into effect in 2024 and mandates that all new construction in Illinois must be “EV ready,” i.e., must be able to support charging stations for electric ...

It is ridiculous to criticize the Secret Service whenever candidate Trump is shot at. It is clearly impossible to prevent wackos from shooting guns in the general vicinity of a candidate who travels ...

At a recent neighborhood meeting, I gave a report on the status of Trump’s proposed “Project 2025.” I summarized the 922-page “project document” into about eight pages of handout material.

There can be little doubt that the Oak Park Illinois Film Festival, which took place Sept. 12 and 14, could be termed an ...

Reese Garland, a 2023 Oak Park and River Forest High School graduate, competed in the women’s discus at the World Athletics ...

While I appreciate Oak Park’s decision to stop allowing leaf piles in the streets, it doesn’t go far enough. To that end, I suggest we eliminate all trash pickup in Oak Park. There are many benefits ...

This week is the 30th anniversary of Whole Foods Market (WFM) coming to River Forest. It was a big deal. So far, the store has offered no signs of acknowledging the anniversary. This was only the ...

Walz, Obviously” signs popping up on well-tended lawns hereabouts trouble me. Think about it. Obviously 49% or so of the American public doesn’t consider the upcoming presidential election an obvious ...

On Sept. 16, an Oak Park resident was working on the 600 block of Clinton Avenue when a black Ford Escape stopped in front of his work van. Three men with handguns got out of the car and “announced a ...

At first glance, the Oak Park and River Forest High School field hockey team’s record of 2-6-1 would indicate a rough start.

I want to respond to Susan Buchanan’s statement [Ways to grow affordable housing in Oak Park, News, Sept. 4] that “the capitalists” have failed and we need to “make” them build affordable housing. In ...