Shout Out: Jeffrey Brown, big fan of the parks in Oak Park
As he admired the beauty of Scoville Park, Jeffrey Brown, 48, of Chicago took a few minutes to talk with the Oak Leaves on Sept. 14. Q: What brings you...
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Epilepsy Foundation, Oak Park’s Public Works Center see success with clothing drives
After the second of two clothing recycling events at the village of Oak Park's Public Works Center this year, close to 7,000 pounds of clothing was collected for the Epilepsy...
Radio magic: Troupe to bring re-enactment show to the Oak Park Arms
As the founder of a radio show recreations troupe, Ben Dooley relishes the opportunity to paint a picture for audiences. "All it is is voice and sound, and the production...
Scratch Kitchen headed to Oak Park, looking to open in November
One of the most common things Patrick O'Brien has been told in the almost four years Scratch Kitchen and Lounge has been open in Forest Park: "You guys should expand."...
What’s the big idea? Oak Park-River Forest foundation wants to know
A giving group of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation is once again looking for the next big idea that will benefit the community. For the second year, the Entrepreneur...
Shout Out: Sarah Russ, ESL teacher
While she studied Sept. 14 in Scoville Park, Sarah Russ, 32, of Chicago answered a few questions for the Oak Leaves. Q: What brings you out to Oak Park today?...
Oak Park-based Pro Bono Network marks 5 years
What Donna Peel loves most about Pro Bono Network is its efficiency, connecting people who want to help, with those who need it. "Most people in our organization would not...
Shout Out: Jef Anderson and Noel Eberline, owners of Yearbook
As they mark five years of business, Jef Anderson and Noel Eberline, owners of Yearbook, the Forest Park shop and design studio, answered a few questions for the Oak Leaves...
Oak Park Our Whole Lives program to offer sexuality education
A pair of Oak Park women are working together to offer a local take on a national extracurricular sex education option. Nina Brewer-Davis and Nara Nayar, both local working moms,...
Training for Frank Lloyd Wright Home guides to start soon
Those looking to become volunteer guides at the home and studio of one of Oak Park's most famous residents will have an opportunity in the coming weeks. Training cycles for...