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Oak Park voters cast their ballots for the 2014 gubernatorial election at Longfellow Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon.

Oak Park voters back background checks for firearm ownership

June 18, 2018 at 7:12 a.m.

Voters in historically pro-gun-control Oak Park appeared to overwhelmingly approve a nonbinding proposal asking whether the federal government should require universal background checks for firearm ownership. With all precincts reporting,...

Oak Parkers vote to reject international trade agreement

June 18, 2018 at 7:12 a.m.

Oak Park residents voted in favor of a nonbinding referendum proposal that calls upon village government to reject an international trade agreement because of concerns about how the negotiations are...

The Oak Pak Village Board discussed ways to reduce traffic congestion on Lake Street at a meeting Monday.

Oak Park officials recommend pedestrian buttons along Lake Street

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

Reinstalling pedestrian push buttons at major intersections along Lake Street in Oak Park would decrease traffic congestion in the area, officials said Monday. During a presentation to the village board,...

Slight improvement seen in La Grange school test scores

June 17, 2018 at 4:52 a.m.

The majority of schools in La Grange districts 102 and 105 saw slight improvements in student performance on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test last spring, but more work needs to...

Charges: Woman attacked officer making drug arrest

May 21, 2019 at 2:04 p.m.

A woman who prosecutors say tried to interfere with a drug-related arrest near her Austin neighborhood home was charged on Saturday with aggravated battery after kneeing an officer twice in...

La Grange-area schools seek to sever ties to treasurer’s office

June 18, 2018 at 7:22 a.m.

Two La Grange-area elementary school districts are joining the local high school district in pursuit of legislation that would allow them to separate from the scandal-tainted township school treasurer's office...

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 schools had more students exceeding state assessment standards in 2014.

ISAT results show improvement in Oak Park District 97

June 18, 2018 at 7:21 a.m.

More students across Oak Park Elementary School District 97 exceeded state benchmarks on the Illinois Standards Achievement Test last spring, results released Friday by the Illinois State Board of Education...

La Grange Area Head Start employees post informational flyers about the program at an apartment complex in Hodgkins on Oct. 1.

La Grange schools will lease space for Head Start but won’t operate program

June 17, 2018 at 5:24 a.m.

After failing to agree on a contract with the nonprofit in charge of funding Head Start services in Cook County, La Grange Elementary School District 102 officials have decided not...

Sean Spellman, Opus vice president and general manager, talks to La Grange village trustees about modifications to his group's proposal for the former YMCA site.

La Grange postpones vote on YMCA site development

June 17, 2018 at 4:58 a.m.

Concerns about terms in a proposed agreement to develop an upscale apartment complex on the former Rich Port YMCA site caused La Grange trustees on Monday to postpone a vote...

Financial expertise tops qualities sought in superintendent

June 17, 2018 at 5:23 a.m.

With a tax referendum on the horizon, La Grange Elementary School District 102 is in need of a leader with a strong financial background who can unify the district and...

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