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As of August 13, the IHOP on North Ave. is still only partly demolished. Credit: Lillian Ali Complaints continue to trickle in regarding the former IHOP restaurant at 6501 W. North Ave, which has been ...

Curious Minds and Outdoor Adventurer youth camp participants were using the playground at Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School Wednesday morning when an RV crashed through a fence and hit a tree.

Community canvassers representing Oak Parkers for Free Speech collected more than 3,500 signatures in support of a proposed November advisory referendum regarding whether Illinois should repeal laws ...

Chief Financial Officer Kevin Bueso presents at Oak Park’s finance committee meeting on Aug. 6, 2026, to discuss three draft policies. Credit: Sydney Lovan Capital improvement projects, competitive ...

Bryan Lee’s journey to being head coach of Fenwick High School’s girls and boys swimming and diving began when he was 4 years old. It was when his family decided to relocate across the Pacific Ocean ...

Joy E. Donahue (nee Birmingham), 82, a longtime resident of River Forest and Oak Park, died on Aug. 1, 2026. Born on Sept. 4, 1943 and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, she spent summers on Pine Island, ...

For over a decade, the Happy Apple Pie Shop has had two goals: employ people with and without disabilities and "make really delicious pie." ...

Oak Park resident Alaya Lewis-Curtis displays one of her Junior Olympics medals. (Submitted by LaNequa Lewis) It isn’t easy for an athlete to gain a major honor such as All-American at any track and ...