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Parking fines going up in River Forest The penalty increases to $45 from $30, effective immediately oakpark.com/2024/04/30/inc…
Housing Forward opens Broadview Legacy Apartments The complex is a permanent supportive housing development oakpark.com/2024/04/29/bro…
OPRF’s Julie Lam hired as principal of East Leyden High School The director of student learning will leave OPRF in the summer oakpark.com/2024/04/30/lam…
Full programming returns to Oak Park Education Foundation This marks the first time it has run ‘full mode’ since the pandemic oakpark.com/2024/04/29/ful…
Oak Park Public Health Department celebrates 75th anniversary Some parts of the department have existed for 119 years oakpark.com/2024/04/27/oak…
Park District of Oak Park explores opening indoor pool The PDOP’s 5-year master plan will be adopted by its board by end of 2024 oakpark.com/2024/04/29/par…
Park District seeks feedback on OP’s Field Center designs Concepts include moving the center and a circular building oakpark.com/2024/04/26/fie…
20 years of OPRF historical society’s annual spring housewalk: ‘Tales Our Houses Tell’ oakpark.com/2024/04/18/20-…
D90 families ditch cars at drop-off to honor Earth Day: Students were encouraged to walk or bike to school during Earth Week oakpark.com/2024/04/26/riv…
Courageous Bakery now selling ice cream in Oak Park New Zealand-style ice cream, anyone? oakpark.com/2024/04/26/cou…
Bozarth leads the way for OPRF boys volleyball Senior is confident Huskies can make run at state title oakpark.com/2024/04/23/boz…
He didn’t win a trophy, but Oak Park’s Go-Kart kid is still a champ Pierce Joy didn’t place in the in junior U.S. championship, but he honed his need for speed oakpark.com/2024/04/23/he-…
Game, set, and match for Sullivan Longtime Fenwick tennis coach to retire after this season oakpark.com/2024/04/23/gam…
D200’s message to the community: We’re ‘committed to equity and excellence’ Supt. Greg Johnson holds his third community address oakpark.com/2024/04/23/opr…
Trejo sets example for Fenwick girls water polo Four-year varsity member gives Friars plenty of experience oakpark.com/2024/04/23/tre…
Marshall to be a Michigan man Rising Fenwick senior commits to play football for the Wolverines oakpark.com/2024/04/23/mar…
ABC7’s Roz Varon opens up about life on the air River Forest’s Varon retired earlier this month. See what’s beyond the camera for her oakpark.com/2024/04/23/roz…
Percy Julian Math Club hosts fifth-grade competition Math competition will be held on Sunday, May 5 oakpark.com/2024/04/23/per…
OPRF baseball gives Hagins a grand slam sendoff Huskies victorious on Andrew Hagins Day oakpark.com/2024/04/23/opr…
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Heather Mack is asking for a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison. The former Oak Parker was convicted as an accessory to Sheila von Wiese-Mack’s murder in 2014 in Bali after helping her boyfriend kill and stuff the woman into a suitcase. @OakPark: oakpark.com/2024/01/09/hea…
I love myself a good Facebook group and so do some #OakPark dads who connected with other local musicians & are now rocking out together to raise money to provide instruments for low-income students. Full story @OakPark oakpark.com/2024/01/09/dad… #musiced #Chicagland #PING
A federal declaration of monkeypox as a public health emergency would release necessary resources for local public agencies.
Not only a leadoff walk, but two more walks then a walk-off single. Absolutely brutal loss for the Sox
Sitting in on a workshop for teens who are learning about how to land the job. @OakPark
🚨Just got word that @oprfhshuskies who took their AP psych exams may have to retake it. Looks like they were allotted an extra 1.5 hours when they initially took the test, and now the College Board is canceling their scores. Looking to chat with students about this. DMs open.
With the Democrat primary coming up on Tuesday, this is a good time to review my @AustinWeeklyChi coverage of two 11th Subcircuit candidates Ald. Chris Taliaferro: austinweeklynews.com/2022/03/29/wes… Cook County Justice Center West head Aileen Bhandari: austinweeklynews.com/2022/04/15/att…
What the version of the piece that ended up getting published doesn't mention is that the community residents had to bug the pastor about how the project would benefit the community before he mentioned the research library austinweeklynews.com/2022/06/23/eas…
This radar isn't promising for Wintrust Field if Fenwick and Crystal Lake South are hoping to finish. @OakPark
Here's a look at the top of the hour radar loop and current temperatures: @cbschicago
A very difficult way for @baseballfriars' season to end. Still, Fenwick had one heck of a postseason run, and though I'm sure they're not thinking about it now, the Friars return a lot of talent for next year. They'll be heard from again in '23. @OakPark
Hey friends 👋🏽 I know a lot of major outlets have been covering this story — and tbh it’s wild and great. We’ve got lots of 👀 on West Cook News and sites like them. But if you’re still rockin with me and @OakPark, I’ve updated this story to include more details.
Earlier this week, West Cook News put out a story about the grading practices at @oprfhshuskies. The article claimed the district is moving toward a “race-based” grading policy. That is untrue. oakpark.com/2022/06/03/opr…
I’m working on a story for @OakPark about the history of basketball courts in Oak Park, and I’m looking for any residents who may remember when the courts started disappearing in the 1990s or when the park district started removing the rims. DMs open. Email in the bio.
Greta Kirby, an OPRF senior and event co-organizer, asked students to come up on the stage at the park. Says to look at their faces. They came after finals to ask “save our lives.”
Here today for at Scoville Park in Oak Park where @oprfhshuskies teens and community residents have gathered to honor the students and teachers who died in the school shooting in Uvalde, TX.
Hey friends: This is just one part of the story shedding light mostly on why — or rather, what happened this past week at Concordia. bit.ly/3jM85I6
Out here today at Concordia University where students of color have gathered outside of the River Forest school, calling our administration for their lack of cultural competency and discrimination.
Thanks for the story, @OakPark! bit.ly/3jRvisr #WhoWasPercyJulian