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Oak Park police chief named to state commission studying discrimination and hate crimes

April 15, 2021 at 6:53 a.m.

Oak Park police Chief LaDon Reynolds has been named to a new state commission that will focus on studying discrimination and hate crimes and provide a yearly report to Illinois...

Friends and neighbors gather in the 500 block of Fair Oaks Avenue in Oak Park for a vigil for Thomas E. Johnson and Leslie Ann Jones on April 15, 2020. One year after the couple were found murdered inside their home, the case remains unsolved.

One year later, murders of prominent Oak Park attorneys remain unsolved: ‘Their loss is immeasurable’

April 14, 2021 at 6:52 a.m.

One year after a prominent Oak Park couple were found murdered inside their home, answers are difficult to come by as the case remains unsolved. Last April, family members of...

Police investigate the scene of an April 8 shooting along Harlem Avenue at Interstate 290 that left an Oak Park police officer wounded. Police announced a 27-year-old Chicago man is facing attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting the officer. A bullet hit the officer in the arm.

Chicago man charged with attempted murder after police say he shot Oak Park officer during traffic stop

April 13, 2021 at 5:47 p.m.

A 27-year-old Chicago man is facing attempted murder charges after police said he shot an Oak Park police officer during an April 8 traffic stop on Harlem Avenue near the...

The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park has awarded two $1,000 scholarships to Oak Park and River Forest High School students, while two additional students were recognized as finalists by the organization.

OPRF students receive scholarships, recognition from Ernest Hemingway Foundation

April 9, 2021 at 5:41 p.m.

Two Oak Park and River Forest High School students have been awarded scholarships from the Ernest Hemingway Foundation, while two others have been recognized as finalists by the organization. Student...

Oak Park and River Forest High School students attend the 2018 graduation ceremony at the school's football stadium. In order to allow as many guests as possible, administrators are proposing to host two outdoor graduation ceremonies for students this year.

Two outdoor graduation ceremonies being planned for OPRF High School students in May

April 9, 2021 at 12:49 p.m.

Hoping to provide an experience as close to past ceremonies as possible, administrators at Oak Park and River Forest High School are planning to divide up its senior class and...

Police investigate a shooting that wounded an Oak Park police officer and a motorist on Harlem Avenue over the Eisenhower Expressway on April 8, 2021, in Forest Park.

Gunfire exchange during Forest Park traffic stop leaves Oak Park officer, driver injured. Cop in ‘serious but stable’ condition.

April 9, 2021 at 12:15 p.m.

An Oak Park police officer was in serious condition after exchanging gunfire with a driver who was also injured following a Thursday morning traffic stop on Harlem Avenue above the...

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Oak Park police chief named to state commission studying discrimination and hate crimes

One year later, murders of prominent Oak Park attorneys remain unsolved: ‘Their loss is immeasurable’

Chicago man charged with attempted murder after police say he shot Oak Park officer during traffic stop

OPRF students receive scholarships, recognition from Ernest Hemingway Foundation

Two outdoor graduation ceremonies being planned for OPRF High School students in May

Gunfire exchange during Forest Park traffic stop leaves Oak Park officer, driver injured. Cop in ‘serious but stable’ condition.

River Forest elections: Village trustee, park board, library board races yet to be settled, per unofficial results

OPRF School Board: Arkin, Mohanraj, Henry, Cofsky leading race, according to unofficial results posted Tuesday

River Forest’s Adduci likely headed to third term as village president, per unofficial results

Parakkat, Enyia, Robinson leading vote in Oak Park trustee race, according to unofficial results