Oak Park mandates masks in all indoor public spaces
People who work, shop, go to school, visit a doctor or do any other indoor activities in Oak Park are now required to wear masks. The order, from Oak Park...
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Oak Park and River Forest High School students will find new welcome center, student commons
Students entering Oak Park and River Forest High School for the first day of school Aug. 16 will experience a new welcome center and student commons, two big renovations that...
Fenwick High School, in addition to OPRF, interested in Dominican University’s seven-acre property
Fenwick High School has tossed its hat into the ring of competitors seeking to purchase a seven-acre piece of property from Dominican University in River Forest, and the private Catholic...
Trinity High School raises $6 million, breaks ground on construction project
After a five-year-fundraising campaign and a pandemic-related delay, Trinity High School in River Forest formally broke ground on its EmPOWERed Capital Campaign construction project Monday. Trinity, a Catholic school for...
Oak Park woman returns home to find intruder in home invasion
An Oak Park resident suffered minor injuries and got a scare Tuesday night when she arrived home to find an intruder inside her apartment. The resident, who lives on the...
Oak Park Village Board honors outgoing village manager
A resolution to honor Oak Park Village Manager Cara Pavlicek was read at Monday's village board meeting, with some trustees getting emotional while paying tribute to the person they described...
Home prices climbing in Oak Park, Franklin Park, west suburbs: one seller received 26 offers in 48 hours
Emilia and Ricardo Munoz had saved for three years to buy a home in Franklin Park to coincide with their marriage in June, but as their wedding date approached, they...
Oak Park and River Forest High School drafts $6 million letter of intent to buy Dominican property
Members of the Oak Park and River Forest High School board have approved a letter of intent saying the school would like to buy a seven-acre piece of property from...
Despite ‘green’ repaving to prevent flooding, Harwood Heights residents still wading through water after heavy rainfalls
Despite completing a recent project to guard against flooding, residents with cars parked on the 4700 block of North New England Avenue in Harwood Heights had to wade through water...
With few homes in Park Ridge-Niles area for sale, they’re selling in days–one for $71,000 above listing price
For Donna Mundzic, the top real estate agent at Keller Williams Realty Partners in Park Ridge, the current real estate market is the "craziest" she's ever experienced in her 20-year...