Victoria Pierce

The reopening of Oak Park's Marion Street mall to vehicle traffic is rolling ahead with approval of three contracts for the design and engineering. The Village Board approved three contracts...

Smokers will still be able to light up in restaurants and bars in Justice. The Village Board adopted an ordinance Monday night that bans smoking in all public workplaces but...

An Oak Park man was in Cook County Jail Wednesday on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and reckless conduct, a day after authorities say he made a telephone...

Citing serious health concerns and stress, Oak Park Village Trustee Martha Brock has announced she is stepping down from her position on the board after 21 months in office. "While...

The south side of Forest Park may soon have a police substation. The Board of Commissioners on Monday voted 3-2 to buy a blighted brick apartment building at 1000 Beloit...

Throughout the trial, the Northlake man accused of bludgeoning his mother to death with a hammer maintained that he had nothing to do with the crime, that he'd only discovered...

Bowlers looking for a late-night lane will have to look outside the village starting May 1. The Village Board this week unanimously approved an ordinance change requiring bowling alleys to...

Commuters using the parking deck near the train station soon will have to pay more to park their cars out of the snow, rain or sun. The Village Board on...

Galen Gockel, a former Oak Park trustee, will temporarily fill the vacancy left by Trustee Geoff Baker's resignation until a new Village Board member is elected next spring, the board...

Problems with plans for an underground parking garage prompted a request for a ninth story on a new condo building to be built downtown on Marion Street a half-block north...