Oak Park police have arrested a Chicago man suspected of attacking another Chicago resident with a knife before slashing ...

Oak Park Fire Chief Ron Kobyleski has announced that he will retire from the department later this spring. Koblyeski will end ...

The forum, hosted by the Business and Civic Council of Oak Park and held at the Carleton Hotel Friday morning, gave ...

Oak Park’s first ever chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer has resigned from the position. DEI leader Danielle ...

Robert Lawton MD, 76, of Chicago, formerly of River Forest, died on March 2, 2025. Growing up in Flossmoor and attending medical school at the University of Chicago, he went on to practice psychiatry ...

Over and again these past two weeks, the Journal has reported on, hosted, or attended events across Oak Park and River Forest where a range of people in a range of roles have actively, passionately, ...

Take me to the world, Where I can walk for miles with you, Take me to the world that’s real, show me how it’s done, Teach me how to laugh, to feel, move me to the sun, Just hold my hand whenever we ...

Disturbingly, Mr. Trump’s impromptu campaign rally last week before Congress reinforced his complete departure from American foreign policy over the past 80 years. He is solidly allied with Putin and ...

As I recently reviewed the village of Oak Park’s budget allocations, I was dismayed to discover that nearly two-thirds of our general fund is dedicated to public safety, while essential social ...

Every day brings a new scary change by the Trump/Musk, or should I say the Musk/Trump, administration. The latest is that our Social Security system is about to crash, despite campaign pledges and ...

As a leader of a child advocacy nonprofit, I invited a handful of village leaders to attend an informational session in Oak Park. Ravi Parakkat was the only one who replied and took interest in the ...

I am supporting Victoria Scaman, as she seeks a second term for Oak Park Village Board president, because of her sound leadership during her first term. Her governing demonstrated the quality and ...