Ken Manson

A "century plant" is literally growing through the roof at the Oak Park Conservatory. The Agave Americana plant — commonly known as the century plant because it was believed to...

Those using Scoville Park in Oak Park now can connect to the Internet on their laptop computers, smartphones or tablet devices due to cooperation between the Park District of Oak...

Berwyn dog owners now have a place to take their pets with the grand opening last month of a dog park at Karban Park, 64351/2 Ogden Ave. The first dog...

A donation by a former neighbor of the Elizabeth F. Cheney Mansion in Oak Park has helped the park district reopen a 2-foot-high woodland waterfall that had been closed for...

River Forest police this week arrested a second man they believe was involved in an armed home invasion on the 1400 block of Thatcher on Sept. 26. Richard Ellis, 52,...

Scoville Park should reopen by the end of May, in time for the annual A Day in Our Village community festival, after the Park District of Oak Park has spent...

The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is looking for volunteers at its birthplace and museum. Conni Irwin has been a volunteer since 1992 and now manages the museum store...

David Seleb says he knew the Oak Park Public Library was nationally recognized and well-supported in the community before he was hired as the new executive director, starting May 1....

Noelani Ho initially chose to research using bacteria to consume toxic materials for a class at Oak Park and River Forest High School, but her heart wasn't in it. Instead,...

The exterior of a new gymnastics and recreation center at 25 Lake St. in Oak Park should be closed up within two weeks, allowing interior work to start on the...