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Novo Restaurant and Wine Bar is planning to open in January at 734 Lake St. in Oak Park.

Wine-focused gastropub coming to Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue

May 8, 2019 at 11:13 a.m.

The restaurateur behind the now-closed House Red Vinoteca in Forest Park anticipates his new Oak Park restaurant will open next month. Novo Restaurant and Wine Bar will occupy the former...

Animal Care League's new building at 1003 Garfield St. in Oak Park.

Animal Care League plans expansion into new building

May 8, 2019 at 11:13 a.m.

Oak Park nonprofit Animal Care League hopes to outfit a newly acquired space on Garfield Street with a larger adoption center. Kira Robson, executive director of Animal Care League, said...

First- and second-grade students Charlie Swift and Peter Debush work on a project together at the West Suburban Montessori School in Oak Park Tuesday, Nov. 17. The school is adding grades one through six.

Montessori school adds elementary program

May 8, 2019 at 11:13 a.m.

When Patty Eggerding was first hired at West Suburban Montessori School in Oak Park, she brought up the possibility of adding an elementary program to the school. Almost four years...

Connolly's Pub is hoping for a November opening at 1109 South Blvd., the former home of Szechwan Beijing.

Irish pub nears opening in former Szechwan Beijing space

May 8, 2019 at 11:12 a.m.

In Ireland, pubs are thought of as a community living room and an extension of the proprietress's kitchen, according to Mike and Natalie Connolly. The Elmwood Park couple are looking...

CorePower Yoga is now open at 855 Madison St. in Oak Park.

New yoga studio, dollar store open on Madison Street

May 8, 2019 at 11:12 a.m.

A local economic official sees the recent opening of a yoga studio on Madison Street as a good sign for the business district. CorePower Yoga purchased the 7,500 square foot...

This building at the corner of Harrison Street and Lombard Avenue is one of six in the Oak Park Arts District bought by Mona Navitsky and a group of investors.

‘It’s going to be huge’: New owners buy six Oak Park Arts District buildings

May 8, 2019 at 11:12 a.m.

As Mona Navitsky walked along Harrison Street recently, getting a feel for the Oak Park Arts District, she paused to look into one of the storefronts she and her partners...

Drive-thru Starbucks brewing for Harlem and Madison

May 8, 2019 at 11:11 a.m.

Plans for a drive-thru Starbucks and an urgent care facility at Harlem Avenue and Madison Street are nearly finished and heading to Forest Park officials, a Chicago-based developer says. "Within...

Crossfit gym aims for November debut in Oak Park Arts District

May 8, 2019 at 11:11 a.m.

Dave Greene says he has a typical Crossfit story: Unhappy with his job and recently divorced, he sought a healthier lifestyle and got involved with his local Crossfit gym about...

A new owner has bought the former La Majada building on Harrison and is looking for new tenants to fill the space.

La Majada building gets new owner, could get new use

May 8, 2019 at 11:11 a.m.

The former La Majada restaurant in the Oak Park Arts District has been bought by a developer who's looking to renovate and refill the building. The 6,000 square-foot building at...

Liam O'Connor, 8, Anna Tull, 10, and Fiona O'Connor, 10, hold free pumpkins they picked up at the Pumpkin Patch at the Oak Park Conservatory. The Park District of Oak Park held its annual Fall Fest at the Conservatory, Sunday, Sept. 27.

Park district Fall Fest keeps growing

May 8, 2019 at 11:10 a.m.

The Park District of Oak Park's Fall Fest was never intended to be an annual event, according to executive director Jan Arnold, but the fest's popularity has made it so....

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