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‘Dark Side of the Yule’: Band known for mixing classical pieces with rock songs headed to Oak Park

May 8, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

A holiday concert happening Saturday at an Oak Park church will offer a darker take on seasonal songs while raising money for a local nonprofit. The band Classical Blast will...

Shout Out: Bruce Underwood, service manager at Wheel and Sprocket in Oak Park

May 8, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

Bruce Underwood, 59, of Skokie is the service manager at bike shop Wheel and Sprocket, which recently opened at 1118 Westgate St. in Oak Park. Underwood answered a few questions...

‘You’re kind of making someone’s holiday’: OPRF Holiday Food and Gift Basket program meets its goal

May 8, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

After a final push, coordinators of an annual giving program say they've secured sponsors to provide all of the more than 2,000 local low-income residents with a special holiday. Patty...

Pet grooming studio The Groomery by PetSmart, at 106 N. Maple Ave. in Oak Park, is a new concept for the national retailer.

PetSmart’s first Groomery location opens at Emerson building in Oak Park

May 8, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

A national retailer's new pet grooming concept has opened its first location in one of Oak Park's high-rise buildings. The Groomery by PetSmart opened late last month at 106 N....

Carrie Goldman, Chicago-area author of "Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear," talks Nov. 8 during a workshop called "Sex, Drugs and Snapchat!" at Oak Park and River Forest High School.

‘This is on people’s minds’: Parents, students flock to social media workshop at OPRF

May 8, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

Parents, teens and tweens packed a lounge at Oak Park and River Forest High School on Nov. 8 for information and discussions on risky teen behavior and social media use....

More than athletics: Huskie Booster Club plans annual fundraising ball

May 8, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

Organizers of the upcoming Huskie Booster Club ball want the community to know the event is open to all. Marc Mosher, co-president of the booster club that supports Oak Park...

Lynda Prischman (left) of Oak Park and volunteer Kurt Etchingham (center) listen as Thomas Joyce, Chicago-based bookseller and appraiser, talks about the cookbook Prischman brought in to be appraised Nov. 4 at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest.

‘If only the objects could talk’: Dolls, artwork appraised at OPRF Historical Society fundraiser

May 8, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

A mother's doll, a Tibetan scepter, a signed cookbook, a grandfather's pocket watch: with each item came a story. Although many items brought to an "Antiques Roadshow"-esque event Nov. 4...

Shout Out: Michelle A. Carter, author headed to Oak Park library

May 8, 2019 at 12:08 p.m.

Following the release of her memoir, "From Under the Russian Snow," author and journalist Michelle A. Carter, 72, of Belmont, Calif., will appear at 7 p.m. Nov. 16, in the...

Shout Out: Chris Dowse, trying to simplify in Oak Park

May 8, 2019 at 12:07 p.m.

Chris Dowse, 58, of Oak Park was docking a Divvy bike at a station near Lake Street and Forest Avenue when he stopped to answer a few questions for the...

Tania Haigh, TEDx Oak Park Women organizer, hugs a member of the event's team as other team members and speakers gather on stage after the "It's About Time" event ends Oct. 27, 2016, at the Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park.

‘Bridges’ theme set for TEDx Oak Park Women event

May 8, 2019 at 12:07 p.m.

As those involved with TEDx Oak Park Women prepare for the third annual event, founder Tania Haigh said she feels the community has fully embraced the local conference. Haigh, at...

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