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Six candidates are vying for four open seats on the Oak Park and River Forest High School board during the April 6, 2021 election.

Q&A: OPRF High School board candidates in April 6 election discuss challenges facing district

March 16, 2021 at 1:15 p.m.

The makeup of the Oak Park and River Forest High School board of education will be reshaped in the April 6 election, as just one incumbent is seeking reelection and...

Six candidates are seeking three available seats on the Oak Park District 97 school board during the April 6, 2021 election.

Q&A: Oak Park District 97 school board candidates discuss issues ahead of April 6 election

March 16, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.

Three new members will be joining the Oak Park District 97 school board this spring, as no incumbents are seeking reelection. Voters in the April 6 election will choose from...

Owners of downtown Oak Park's Lake Theatre, which has been closed to moviegoers for nearly one year, say they hope to re-open by mid-April.

Lake Theatre in downtown Oak Park hoping for mid-April opening

March 15, 2021 at 8:54 a.m.

As COVID-19 numbers decrease and more people become vaccinated, the owners of the Lake Theatre in downtown Oak Park say they are planning to reopen to patrons by mid-April. The...

Fenwick, other private school teachers vaccinated at Oak Park clinic

March 12, 2021 at 8:48 p.m.

About 300 doses were given to private school teachers and staff during a special COVID-19 vaccination clinic held last month in Oak Park. About 140 Fenwick High School faculty and...

Community activist Cate Readling and current village clerk Vicki Scaman are running to become Oak Park's next village president in the April 6, 2021 election.

Candidate Q&A: Village president candidates discuss issues facing Oak Park

March 11, 2021 at 1:32 p.m.

After eight years, the village of Oak Park will have a new village president as two-term incumbent Anan Abu-Taleb will not be seeking a third term in the April 6...

Oak Park police and detectives investigate the double-murder of two prominent Oak Park residents in the 500 block of Fair Oaks Avenue in Oak Park, in mid-April 2020. According to the village police department, reported crime increased by nearly 10% in 2020 when compared to the previous year.

Oak Park crime up nearly 10% in 2020, police say, as village board discusses issues around ‘defunding’ police

March 11, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.

A recent discussion about 2020 village of Oak Park crime statistics by village board members included some expressing opinions on whether to "defund" the police department. According to statistics provided...

With no incumbents running, three of the six candidates seeking to become a village trustee will bring fresh faces to the Oak Park village board. Those seeking election are Anthony Clark, Ravi Parakkat, Juanta Griffin, Lucia Robinson, Chibuike Enyia and Stephen Morales.

Candidate Q&A: Oak Park trustee candidates on April 6 ballot discuss budget, development, policing

March 9, 2021 at 6:14 p.m.

There will be three new trustees sitting on the Oak Park village board this spring, as no incumbents are seeking reelection. Seeking the three open seats on the village board...

Oak Park’s historic Pleasant Home reopens on Thursdays for individual, group tours

March 9, 2021 at 4:23 p.m.

The Pleasant Home Foundation announced the historic Oak Park home is now open for self-guided or docent-led tours. According to the foundation, the Pleasant Home, 217 Home Ave., will again...

Two-term village president Cathy Adduci is being challenged by current village trustee Patty Henek in the River Forest village president's race on the April 6 ballot.

Candidate Q&A: Cathy Adduci, Patty Henek running for River Forest village president on April 6 ballot

March 9, 2021 at 5:01 p.m.

For the first time in recent memory, River Forest will have a contested election for village president, with two-term incumbent Cathy Adduci taking on sitting trustee Patty Henek in the...

Plan commission recommends approval of 7-story development proposed for Oak Park’s Pleasant District

March 8, 2021 at 7:26 a.m.

A split Oak Park plan commission is recommending approval for a 7-story, 158-unit residential development proposed to be built in the village's Pleasant District. Commissioners voted 6-3 in favor of...

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