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Oak Park OKs deal for 11-story building at South and Harlem

June 15, 2018 at 11:28 p.m.

The Oak Park Village Board has approved a deal for Lincoln Property Company to develop an 11-story mixed-use building on two village-owned lots at South Boulevard and Harlem Avenue. "We're...

River Forest says Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget ‘crippling’

May 13, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's first budget is drawing sharp criticism from village officials in River Forest, but local education officials were split on the proposal. In a speech announcing his proposed...

Oak Park woman tracking ‘black lives matter’ protests around world

May 8, 2019 at 10:56 a.m.

An Oak Park woman is tracking demonstrations held in response to the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown and other black men recently killed by police officers. "I started [Elephrame.com]...

Million-dollar fix coming for water reservoir beneath Stevenson Park

May 8, 2019 at 10:56 a.m.

Oak Park officials have approved spending more than a million dollars to repair cracks in the village's central underground water reservoir — a process that could leave Stevenson Park torn...

Oak Park will guarantee a loan to a Volvo dealership after a Village Board vote Monday.

Oak Park Volvo dealership being sold to Autobarn of Evanston

May 13, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

Volvo of Oak Park is set to be under new ownership in the spring, and the village of Oak Park is cutting another deal with the new owners. "If everything...

Snow parking ban lingers on Oak Park streets

May 13, 2019 at 2:44 p.m.

After a week that saw nearly two feet of snow dropped, the village of Oak Park was still working on clearing streets Thursday, Feb. 5. "We had a lot of...

Brad Zerman at the office of his ATM manufacturing and services company in Chicago. Zerman received a license from the state of Illinois to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Oak Park.

Medical marijuana shop gets state’s OK to open in Oak Park

May 8, 2019 at 10:55 a.m.

State officials have awarded a business license to a medical marijuana dispensary planned for the corner of North and Harlem avenues in Oak Park. Future Transactions Holdings, LLC won the...

Police, politicians unite to talk about better policies for justice system

May 8, 2019 at 10:56 a.m.

Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin stood before an audience eager to talk to panel of clout-heavy officials at Grace Episcopal Church in mid-January. "Tonight would have been the 86th...

Craft beer bar, shop grabs downtown Oak Park location

May 8, 2019 at 10:56 a.m.

Oak Park may soon become home to Beer Shop, a combination bar and craft beer shop that would be unlike many others in the Chicago area. The proposed business is...

The Willowbrook Town Center as it neared completion in July 2007, looking southeast at the intersection of Route 83 and Plainfield.

Willowbrook TIF funds a welcome addition to local institutions

May 22, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

Funds made available by the dissolution of Willowbrook's sole tax increment financing district have been going to village institutions. "Certainly that helps us do something here with those additional dollars...

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