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La Grange District 102 tax levy increases just short of 5 percent

June 18, 2018 at 3:30 a.m.

La Grange Elementary School District 102 school board members voted unanimously Dec. 11 to adopt a nearly $28 million tax levy, which will be collected in 2015. The adopted 2014...

District 105 adds full-day kindergarten for 2015-16 school year

June 18, 2018 at 3:19 a.m.

Starting next year, parents in La Grange School District 105 will have the option of enrolling their children in full-day kindergarten, officials decided this week. On Monday, the school board...

Flu bug leads to high absentee rate in Oak Park elementary schools

August 21, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

Nearly 600 students and staff in Oak Park Elementary District 97 schools were absent on Monday due to illness, with most suffering from flu-like symptoms, district officials said. A total...

Carlos Meza, 5, crawls up a hill as his sister, Mirna Meza, 18, looks on Sunday at the newly opened park in the Little Village neighborhood.

Mayor cuts ribbon at Little Village park

May 25, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

Near the site of a former coal plant in Little Village, dozens of young children climbed over a green and blue jungle gym and explored the grounds of the neighborhood's...

1 charged in killing of Demario Bailey, 15, who tried to save twin brother from robbers

May 21, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

Demario and Demacio Bailey, close-knit identical twins known within their South Side charter school community as the "Bailey boys," were raised in a home that prioritized schooling and safety. A...

Oak Park names Frank Limon, former River Forest police chief, as deputy chief of police.

Former River Forest police chief named deputy chief in Oak Park

June 18, 2018 at 3:44 a.m.

A law enforcement veteran with decades of experience in Chicago has been named a deputy chief of police in Oak Park, officials announced this week. Frank Limon was chosen out...

Oak Park OKs budget with higher parking, water and garbage fees

June 18, 2018 at 3:47 a.m.

Despite what some officials said was "holding the line" on property taxes for Oak Park residents, trustees passed a budget Monday that includes increases in parking, water and garbage fees...

District 102 close to naming new superintendent

June 18, 2018 at 4:08 a.m.

La Grange Elementary School District 102 officials expect to sign a contract with a new superintendent this month, four months after announcing that the district's top administrator was leaving at...

Protesters march at the intersection of Pulaski Road and Madison Street on Chicago's West Side. Approximately 15 churches gathered with others to protest the police deaths of Eric Garner in New York and the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Many chanted, "Hands up, don't shoot."

Chicago pastors lead protests over deaths by police in Ferguson, NYC

May 21, 2019 at 2:25 p.m.

Religious leaders in several Chicago neighborhoods led their congregations and other community members in peaceful protests Sunday over decisions in Ferguson, Mo., and New York not to indict white police...

Oak Park trustees discuss the idea of creating an intergovernmental group to promote sustainability at a meeting Dec. 1.

For some, Oak Park area could use more shades of green

June 18, 2018 at 4:12 a.m.

A collage of words touting Oak Park's "green" character decorates the wall behind trustees in the council chambers at Village Hall: "Cool City," "Energy Efficient," "LEED Certified." On the right,...

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