New Oak Park Conservatory gardens opening in May
Two new Oak Park Conservatory gardens – with one welcoming people to touch the plants -- are slated to open in May, according to the Park District of Oak Park....
All Stories
Two charged with stealing debit card and making withdrawls in Oak Park
Two Chicago men have been charged in the recent afternoon theft of an Oak Park resident's debit card and subsequent ATM withdrawals while one man held the victim at gunpoint....
Development plans advance for former YMCA site in La Grange
The La Grange Plan Commission approved plans Tuesday for a mixed-use development on the site of a former YMCA at La Grange Road and Ogden Avenue. Opus Development Company could...
Developer selected for Harlem Ave. and South Blvd.
The Oak Park Village Board selected a major national company Monday to develop the southeast corner of Harlem Avenue and South Boulevard. Lincoln Property Company, which bills itself as the...
La Grange Park District hires help to sell land
The Park District of La Grange has hired a real estate consultant — a former park district board member — to help navigate the potential sale of a nearly three-acre...
Debit card stolen at gunpoint, withdrawals made: cops
Oak Park police are looking for several men they suspect took another man's debit card and personal identification number at gunpoint and withdrew money from local ATMs Monday afternoon. The...
La Grange residents seek answers on flooding
Ken and Jen Kairuz did not anticipate water pooling in their yard and sewage bubbling up in their basement when they chose La Grange as the place they'd buy a...
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio celebrating 40 years of tours
When Ann Marohn led the first tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park 40 years ago, she entered through a garage on the building's south...
La Grange residents seek answers on flooding
Ken and Jen Kairuz did not anticipate water pooling in their yard and sewage bubbling up in their basement when they chose La Grange as the place they'd buy a...
Boy’s monster wish comes true
A 4-foot-tall boy became an 800-foot-tall lizard in a Near Northwest Side production studio Sunday, battling monsters and wreaking havoc on a miniature Chicago. Five-year-old Maddex, aka "Madzilla," stomped in...