Midterm elections are almost upon us, and early voting is quickly coming to a close at 5 p.m. on Monday. The polls will reopen on Nov. 3 at 6 a.m.

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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 ...