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Oak Park trustees might extend cut off time to aid migrants past Dec. 4

March 11, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

Oak Park trustees could decide tonight if an emergency disaster declaration put in place to assist asylum-seeking migrants will be extended beyond the Dec. 4 date already set. At the...

A person rides a scooter past the broken tile mosaic mural titled "Parrot Pandemonium" August 2, 2021, painted by young adults and teenagers from the Oak Park Area Arts Council's "Off the Wall" summer youth employment program in Oak Park.

Oak Park arts groups seeking community input, ideas for murals on North Avenue

November 14, 2023 at 12:01 p.m.

The Oak Park Area Arts Council and North Avenue District called on community members to share their ideas for murals along North Avenue. The current budget for the North Art...

Migrants look over boxes of donated items after eating, showering, and socializing while at the rectory at St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy Catholic Church Oct. 5, 2023, in Oak Park.

Oak Park taking the lead on ‘coordinated western suburban response’ to migrant crisis, looking for others to partner, officials say

March 11, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

The village of Oak Park has stepped up to offer aid to asylum-seeking migrants housed near the town's border with Chicago, with residents and municipal leaders making their calls for...

Oak Park Village Hall on Friday, November 11, 2022 in Oak Park, Illinois. ( John Konstantaras-Pioneer-Press ) 3142081_ct-oak-police-chief-johnson-swear-in

Oak Park looking at increased hotel taxes, demolition fees to boost Housing Trust Fund

November 8, 2023 at 5:47 p.m.

At its meeting last week, the Oak Park Village Board continued a discussion on how to augment the Housing Trust Fund with potential dedicated revenue streams. The current revenue in...

A number of migrants, who arrived in the Chicago area by bus from Texas after crossing into the U.S. at the border with Mexico, are housed inside the Chicago Police Department 15ht District station, at 5701 W. Madison St. in Chicago, and in tents outside the building and in a parking lot, pictured Oct. 24, 2023.

Oak Park trustees move to match $150K grant so village can aid migrants housed in tents at Chicago border

March 11, 2024 at 12:29 p.m.

After members of the Oak Park Village Board previously expressed their disappointment with the grant funds awarded to the village to support migrant asylum seekers, the board approved Monday night...

Oak Park trustees still undecided on rank-choice voting referendum, some waiting to see what comes of a similar state effort

October 31, 2023 at 12:21 p.m.

The Oak Park Village Board is considering whether or not to include a referendum on the ballot in the next election to ask voters about adopting a ranked-choice voting system...

Franklin Park crews to tear down former Leyden News building, making way for Metra lot beautification

October 3, 2023 at 5:04 p.m.

Franklin Park crews will demolish the former Leyden News Agency building with the hopes of revitalizing and beautifying the community, officials say. The long-shuttered Leyden News Agency, at 9621 Pacific...

Oak Park trustees want to know ‘what’s the hold up’ for building Pete’s store on Madison St. Company blames ComEd, other utilities

September 27, 2023 at 8:58 a.m.

The opening of a Pete's Fresh Market store on Madison Street will be delayed again — this time by at least two months after the project manager told the Village...

Elmwood Park police Officer Carlos Rodriquez talks about child car seats during during National Night Out Aug. 2, 2022 at the Aquatic Center in Elmwood Park.

National Night Out puts Elmwood police officers ‘face to face’ and in conversation with residents

August 5, 2022 at 6:25 a.m.

Elmwood Park, along with 156 other Illinois towns, participated in National Night Out Tuesday, allowing residents to meet with and greet local police and fire officials in a family-friendly, social...

Oak Park Mayor Vicki Scaman said at the Aug. 1, 2022 Village Board meeting that the village is considering ways to hold businesses, especially 24-hour gas stations in town, accountable when crimes are persistently committed there.

Oak Park mayor, trustees begin discussing possibility of not allowing gas stations to stay open 24 hours, in wake of shootings, robberies and other crimes there

August 2, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

Following pleas from Oak Park community members, the Village Board discussed the possibility of reducing the operating hours of local gas stations during its meeting Monday evening. Aug. 1 Talk...

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