Sarantos, 88, died on June 8, 2025, in Oak Park. Born on Nov. 11, 1936, in Elkhart, Indiana, he lived a life deeply rooted in ...

Former parking and mobility services manager Sean Keane will start a new role working under Emily Egan, former development ...

Betty B. Peaslee (nee Wine), 94, of Lombard, formerly a longtime resident of Oak Park, died on May 23, 2025. Born on May 13, ...

Throngs of Oak Parkers turned out Saturday in anger and hope for the local version of a “No Kings” protest. The crowd filled Scoville Park and then marched down Lake Street with signs, chants and ...

Hello, police, I'm calling to report my neighbor! She's using a gasoline powered leaf blower! I'm sorry but I can't hear what you're saying.

Oak Park police are investigating several incidents in which cars were reported stolen in the village last week. On June 11, ...

Housing Forward is bracing for the impact that the next federal budget could have on America’s housing safety net.

We were talking at breakfast, recently, about people we admired and the names came up: Charlie and Jen Stack. They lived at 826 Kenilworth, a childless couple in a block of 100+ kids. Their house ...

At the time of this writing, the “Freedom Flotilla,” which consists of a single boat known as the Madleen, was very close to its destination of the Gaza Strip. It had 12 people on board and was ...

We’ll all breathe easier this summer, thanks to an ordinance banning gas-powered blowers in Oak Park that is now fully in effect. (Report violations, with addresses, to [email protected].) On ...

Kudos to Ken Trainor for his concise yet devastating survey of our current situation in “Ghost Dancing in the Dark” [Viewpoints, June 4]. It’s a manifesto for our times, and I plan to pin it up and ...

In response to the Boomer-coded letter to the editor on June 4 [Forest Park vs. Oak Park], this empty-nester, retiree attitude of “get mine and get out” is why our country is currently failing. Our ...