Some 500 teens crowded into Downtown Oak Park Halloween evening. Police received a call of shots fired at 7:49 p.m. No injuries were reported from the shots.

Sustainability is a calling card for Oak Park Apartments. Vintage apartments are updated with help of local firm Energy ...

Every child deserves a champion—someone who celebrates their victories, guides their choices, and helps them build essential skills. For many, that champion is a parent or caregiver. But for children ...

For five years, Gabriela (name changed for privacy) a single mother had been bringing her two children to the IWS Children’s Clinic for medical and dental care. But the Clinic has been more than a ...

The “American Dream” of homeownership is increasingly out of reach on the Greater West Side. Take Austin for example: between 2019 and2024 the median sale price of a 1-4 unit building grew from ...

Over a decade and a half, One Earth Collective has reached diverse communities with impactful programs centered around environmental sustainability and justice, inspiring individual and systemic ...

As we close out the year, one truth is unmistakable: strong communities don’t happen by accident. They are built with intention, care, trust, and shared responsibility. In a time when the needs of our ...

For more than a century, the OPRFHS Scholarship Foundation has represented the core values of our community—generosity, opportunity, and belief in the potential of every student. This year, 98 ...

agreeing to sit in the back seat as Helen practiced driving around the neighborhood. Learning to drive manually can be a scary task, but Tim made a point to keep Helen’s mind distracted from any ...

In 1968, Carleton of Oak Park owners Ron and Cathy Fox hosted a festive Christmas bash at their hotel to cheer up 50 young survivors of neglect and abuse from Hephzibah Home. Over the next five ...

With temperatures beginning to turn, Oak Park’s village government put out a call for volunteers to help run its warming center program ...