Oak Park has lost one of its greatest fans. Joni Beam, 64, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, July 26, 2026. She had lived in her beloved village of Oak Park for almost 40 years, working as a ...

Marion Mackovich Erhardt, 95, died on July 24, 2026. Born on Oct. 17, 1930 to parents John and Julia Mackovich in Chicago, she graduated from Farragut High School in 1949 and Roosevelt Teachers ...

I have been avidly following the debate on the proposed zoning changes. I read an article in the Aug. 9 edition of the Tribune about an auction in Elk Grove Village for the chance to buy one of 20 ...

Since closing some 10 years ago, the former IHOP restaurant at 6501 W. North Ave. in Oak Park still has not been fully demolished.

I examined “Shape Oak Park” by Opticos to better understand the proposal to eliminate single-family zoning. A copy of the report can be found at: The proposal has numerous errors, omissions, ...

As Oak Park considers major changes to residential zoning, I am asking both of you to explain as clearly as possible what you believe these changes are intended to accomplish and how residents should ...

Since a fire in February, the Village of Oak Park has spent months seeking approval to demolish an the vacant N. Taylor Ave. building ...

As the debate over Oak Park’s proposed changes to single-family zoning continues, residents are understandably focused on the possibility of duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and six-flats appearing ...

Oak Park property owners should be aware that Sept. 1 is the deadline for appealing their 2026 tax assessments with the Cook County Board of Review. Earlier this year, the Cook County Assessor’s ...

At first glance, it would seem that the Oak Park and River Forest High School boys golf varsity team is in for a bit of a rebuild this season.

In the July 29 Viewpoints [Progress on housing affordability], Trustee Derek Eder compared the result of ending single-family zoning in Minneapolis with what he expected would happen if we ended ...

As the new school year approaches on Aug. 25, Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 faces a quiet but severe student safety and civil rights crisis. My 20-year-old son, Horace, attends ...