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Oak Park residents question impact of proposed administrative merger

December 25, 2018 at 3:33 a.m.

A proposal to merge the administrative offices of Oak Park's park district and Elementary School District 97 in a new structure in the Village Hall's parking lot has residents concerned...

Oak Park picked for smart grid test

December 24, 2018 at 11:45 p.m.

After a worldwide search, Oak Park has been selected to participate in a smart grid two-year test that would install free solar panels on 200 buildings, reduce electricity use, and...

Japanese festival at Oak Park-River Forest High School gets $3,000 grant

December 24, 2018 at 11:32 p.m.

An annual Japanese festival at Oak Park-River Forest High School has won a $3,000 grant to fund next year's event on Feb. 2. Teacher Yoko Schmadeke said she thinks the...

Pleasant Home to be added to Library of Congress historic survey

December 24, 2018 at 10:27 p.m.

Twelve students in a physical documentation class at the School of the Art Institute are finishing a job started 12 years ago to draw elements of the George Washington Maher-designed...

DuPage’s low-income population grows

December 24, 2018 at 10:26 p.m.

An estimated 17 percent of DuPage County residents are low-income, and 608 people were in homeless shelters on one night last winter, according to information collected by the DuPage Federation...

Bocce ball players headed to state finals

December 24, 2018 at 10:00 p.m.

Eight members of the Oak Park School District 97 Special Olympics bocce ball team will go to the state finals in June after winning the Area 5 regional competition last...

‘Well’ sculpture arrives in Oak Park’s Austin Gardens

December 24, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.

A well often can be found in a park, but the fixture in Oak Park's Austin Gardens is a three-piece sculpture by a Romanian-born artist that will be on display...

Oak Park expanding gymnastic program

December 24, 2018 at 6:53 p.m.

The Park District of Oak Park plans to expand its gymnastic programs and accommodate more than 100 residents on a waiting list by building a gymnastics and recreation center on...

Oak Park schools, park districts may share new building

December 24, 2018 at 6:58 p.m.

Facing costly repairs to administration buildings, the park district and grade-school district in Oak Park are looking at merging offices into one building to be constructed in the parking lot...

Elk Grove Village approves video gambling

December 24, 2018 at 7:40 a.m.

Elk Grove Village is the latest Chicago suburb to allow local businesses with liquor licenses to apply for video gambling permits. But the businesses will also have to seek gambling...

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