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Rental complaint dropped against agency whose president was on fair housing panel

June 18, 2018 at 7:02 a.m.

A complaint alleging discrimination by an Oak Park housing agency, whose president served on a village committee formed to examine claims of discrimination in the housing market, has been withdrawn...

A board of representatives from Oak Park taxing bodies recommended approval of changes to the Madison Street tax increment financing plan on Wednesday.

Review board OK’s Oak Park school administration center plan

June 18, 2018 at 6:54 a.m.

Representatives from taxing bodies in Oak Park recommended approval Wednesday afternoon of proposed changes to the Madison Street tax increment financing plan to allow the local school district to construct...

Worker injured in Oak Park explosion remains in hospital

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 a.m.

One of four people injured in a propane tank explosion that started a fire at a truck maintenance garage for Turano Baking in Oak Park remained in the hospital Wednesday,...

4 injured in explosion and fire at Turano Bakery garage

June 18, 2018 at 6:51 a.m.

Four people were injured, one seriously, when a propane tank exploded and started a fire that destroyed a truck maintenance garage for Turano Baking Co. in Oak Park on Tuesday...

La Grange trustees approved plans Monday for an upscale apartment building at the former YMCA site.

La Grange trustees OK 254-unit apartment building for former YMCA site

June 18, 2018 at 7:07 a.m.

Plans to develop an upscale apartment complex on the former Rich Port YMCA site got the green light from La Grange trustees Monday, despite lingering concerns about the density of...

Child killed in Northwest Side fire identified as boy, 10

May 21, 2019 at 2:06 p.m.

The child killed in a Northwest Side fire over the weekend has been identified as a 10-year-old boy who lived with his family on the third floor of the building....

Park District of Oak Park expected to begin maintaining sports fields

June 18, 2018 at 7:01 a.m.

The Park District of Oak Park would take over maintenance of Oak Park Elementary School District 97's sports fields starting in January under a proposed agreement between the two governing...

District 102 could lose $2.7 million in state aid under proposed bill

June 18, 2018 at 7:01 a.m.

La Grange Elementary School District 102's school board joined a host of other suburban school boards in the Chicago area Thursday night in voicing concern about the potential loss of...

Oak Park considers increase in water rates

June 18, 2018 at 7:05 a.m.

Oak Park officials are considering increasing water usage rates by 9.2 percent in addition to a fixed customer charge to help offset increasing costs to purchase water from Chicago and...

Community leaders discuss the future of La Grange at panel

June 17, 2018 at 4:49 a.m.

During a panel discussion about the economic future of La Grange on Wednesday, local officials and business leaders spoke about how to build on successes made in the village over...

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