On Aug. 23, Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 officials announced a major curriculum change designed to address a historic problem at the high school — for years, the majority of students in freshmen honors courses have been white while college prep courses have contained a disproportionate amount of black and brown students.

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Those who use the Home Avenue pedestrian bridge over the Eisenhower Expressway will have to find another route for the month of September.

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Patrons at Lake Theatre thought they were going to see "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" or "Dora and the Lost City of Gold" – instead they got stuck with transformers.

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At an exhibit titled, "We the People?" at the Main Library in Oak Park, Chicago-area photographers document how the United States government responded to communities of color in the aftermath of the 2017 hurricane season.

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The Oak Park Police Department has arrested a Chicago man and charged him with one count of misdemeanor battery in connection with an incident on Monday, Aug. 12, where he allegedly groped a woman from behind.

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Circuit court clerk decides against reelection, opening path to field of challengers

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The River Forest Park District Board of Commissioners unanimously voted on Aug. 12 to approve a grant application for up to $400,000 from the state's Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) program. 

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Cameron was only 6 years old when he first came to Hephzibah Home on North Boulevard in Oak Park. 

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The River Forest Park District Board of Commissioners is open to considering the possibility of acquiring and then vacating the portion of Keystone Avenue that runs through Keystone Park.

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On a Friday afternoon in Oak Park's Pleasant District, the music is thumping, and while the 200-seat Cajun Boil & Bar isn't packed, the restaurant has attracted a solid crowd of about a dozen tables. 

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