Gerald James Sebesta Jr., 80, formerly of Oak Park, died after successive bouts of pneumonia on Dec. 15, 2024, in the company ...

We are writing to express our strong and unwavering support for Vicki Scaman to continue her tenure as village president of ...

A proposed 10-story development along South Boulevard near the Pleasant Home has left area residents alarmed by its scale and scope. Not only would the tower dwarf nearby homes and commercial ...

It is only when we are fully rooted that we are really able to move. Madeleine L’EngleA Wind in the Door I attended a holiday party recently and found myself in the host’s kitchen engaged in a long ...

I often regret not voting for Jimmy Carter in 1980 after voting for him in in 1976. I guess I was caught in the political malaise and voted for a third-party candidate, a liberal Republican ...

My journey with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter began in 1975, when I got a call from iconic weekly newspaper publisher Lou Lerner. “Rick,” Lou bellowed, “I’m going to give you the opportunity to work for ...

For those of you who wonder why the leaf-bagging decision came without community input, the answers lie in the March 12 Oak Park Village Board meeting, a full six weeks before the vote was taken. To ...

In the aftermath of the election, many of us have been looking for someone to blame. (If you’re thinking, ‘The election was like two months ago, dude,’ well that was before I made a New Year’s ...

Longtime Oak Park resident Jeannie Affelder is featured in a key role in an upcoming and highly unusual production of Anton ...

The River Forest Police Department will install 13 additional automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, expanding the ...

River Forest voters may have the opportunity to address the question of term limits for elected officials at the April 1 ...

Is the prospect of the next presidential term causing you anxiety, depression, fear and loathing? Ask your doctor about suspended animation!