Victoria Pierce

Three Oak Park police officers and a dispatcher received commendations from the Village Board and the Police Department Tuesday for their roles in apprehending two of six fugitives who escaped...

The village has long held fireworks and other festivities on the 4th of July, but Village President David Heilmann misses the days when an Independence Day parade rolled through town....

The Village Board has approved plans for a triangle of land along 95th Street where the Metra railroad tracks cross. The parcel, in the 5000 block of West 95th Street,...

Deputy Village Manager Ray Wiggins will serve as Oak Park's interim village manager until the post is filled permanently. Wiggins will formally be approved for the temporary position Tuesday, but...

City Council members unanimously voted down a request to build 18 town homes on two parcels last week as neighbors packed the council chambers in opposition to the development. The...

Alcohol and gasoline sales won't be mixing in Oak Lawn anytime soon. The Village Board swiftly and unanimously denied liquor license requests Tuesday from owners of three gas stations that...

The Oak Park Village Board on Tuesday approved the hiring of Massachusetts-based Bennett Yarger Associates to assist in the search for a new village manager. The executive search firm will...

White Sox fans hoping to get an up-close look at the 2005 World Series championship trophy can see it on display Monday at Village Hall from 10 a.m. to 2...

Burt, the younger of the Oak Lawn Police Department's two drug-detecting dogs, got fired this week. The 3-year-old Dutch shepherd had behavioral problems, could not always be relied on and...

The village has taken the first step toward redeveloping a former Dominick's grocery store and other shops at 111th Street and Cicero Avenue. The Village Board hired the Chicago-based municipal...