Caitlin Mullen

Shout Out: Lisa Birmingham, River Forest resident’s lighthouse among those on display along Magnificent Mile

May 8, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

As chief creative director at The Chicago Lighthouse, Lisa Birmingham, 53, of River Forest was asked not only to participate in marketing the nonprofit’s special art display, but also to...

Shop Outdoor: Hemingway District, Downtown Oak Park team up for sidewalk sale event

May 8, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Two of Oak Park’s business districts are partnering on a sidewalk sale event this weekend. This year, the Hemingway District is coordinating with the Downtown Oak Park business association for...

‘It’s a small little repair, but it has a rippling effect’: Free brake light clinic set in Oak Park

May 8, 2019 at 5:23 p.m.

Tim Thomas is keenly aware of the importance of helping neighbors avoid traffic stops when possible. While growing up in Indianapolis, Thomas said he was stopped so many times by...

Shout Out: Payton Comstock, Fenwick student planning water polo camp in Clarendon Hills

May 8, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

A rising senior at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Clarendon Hills resident Payton Comstock, 17, will teach a water polo camp this month for children and teens at the...

Shout Out: Linda Caradine-Poinsett, Reach Award winner and Oak Park resident

May 8, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

On June 5, Linda Caradine-Poinsett, 57, of Oak Park received a Reach Award from National-Louis University in Chicago, where she earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in business administration....

Lynn Kamenitsa, co-chair for the Imagine OPRF workgroup, shares details of a concept for a long-term facilities plan for Oak Park and River Forest High School, as school board members Matt Baron (left), Craig Iseli (center) and Jackie Moore (right) listen during a board meeting.

As Imagine OPRF hears school board feedback, some urge board to be mindful of potential cost

May 8, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

Imagine OPRF took the next step Tuesday in crafting a long-term facilities plan for Oak Park and River Forest High School by going before the District 200 school board. The...

Shout Out: Simon Korazija, engineer/designer from Slovenia

May 8, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

Simon Korazija, 25, of Chicago sat on a bench with a book earlier this year in Scoville Park in Oak Park. Korazija, who’s from Slovenia and noted American culture is...

A candlelight vigil was held in July 2017 at Scoville Park after the suicide of an Oak Park and River Forest High School student. A suicide prevention task force was formed shortly after the student's death.

Support4U: Oak Park, River Forest students can find mental health help via text service

May 8, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

As increasing numbers of adolescents and teens grapple with anxiety and depression, a new texting service has been implemented to offer local middle and high school students mental health support...

Rachel Kralik (left), 11, affixes a tile to the wall as part of a mosaic mural at Julian Middle School, while Tracy Van Duinen, an Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher, shows William Cote, Malini Datta-Nemana and Maxie Langenberg how to apply grout to a tile.

‘You are putting your mark on it’: Students creating mural at Julian Middle School in Oak Park

May 8, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

As muralist Tracy Van Duinen worked with students June 22 on a mosaic mural project at Julian Middle School, he said the middle schoolers seemed to relish the importance of...

Seen June 24, ABC Toon Town II Educational Center, 411 South Blvd. in Oak Park, celebrates 20 years this year. The child care center will host a celebration event for current and former families and the community from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 7.

Celebrating 20 years, Oak Park’s ABC Toon Town plans ‘a day of celebration and reflection’

May 8, 2019 at 5:21 p.m.

For Bernadette Hicks, nurturing young children from infancy through preschool graduation and beyond is a privilege. “To see how the children have blossomed … it makes what we do worthwhile,”...

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