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Oak Park Village Trustee Brian Straw was one of six Chicago area political activists arrested and charged a year ago.

As Halloween evening unfolded Saturday evening in downtown Oak Park, the crowd of teens gathering there grew to numbers Oak ...

An unidentified woman was shot and killed on the 1100 block of Lyman Avenue just after midnight of Halloween night.

Oak Park police saturated downtown Oak Park early Halloween evening to stay ahead of any possible repeat of the teen takeover which brought mayhem to the area one year ago. As of 6:30 p.m. there were ...

Each River Forest School District 90 school earned an Exemplary rating from the Illinois State Board of Education in its annual 2025-26 Illinois Report Card released Friday morning. It’s the fifth ...

For the first time since 2022 Oak Park and River Forest High School received the coveted Exemplary designation on the latest ...

Oak Park Police Department is aware of concerns for potential large gatherings this Halloween and are prepared to keep the community safe.

Rocio Jacoby, a Spanish teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Oak Park, was named the 2026 Teacher of the Year.