Oak Park News

"Most contemporary pop music was informed by the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Zeppelin," said Jennifer Malone, music director for the newly debuted School of Rock in Oak Park.

Chicago looks good from every angle, whether in the air from one of its towering skyscrapers or from down below via a boat ride along the river.

An Oak Park police officer has sued the village of Oak Park and a female police sergeant in federal court, accusing the sergeant of shoving him because he reported her for sexual harassment, according to an Oak Leaves report .

While Bryan Northup attended high school in his native California, he was exposed to many artistic media but was particularly drawn to glass.

THURSDAY, MAY 16 Patio Chairs Stolen A resident in the 200 block of Wesley Avenue reported theft after seeing a man in khakis and a brown hoodie take four black wrought-iron patio chairs from her backyard.

When Greg Gullo bought his River Forest home about 13 years ago, it was a typical house built in the late 1920s or '30s, and although it was rumored to have previously belonged to famed mobster Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, Gullo never could prove that.

President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Zachary Fardon to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, according to a White House press release .

Parents and kids can spend some quality time together at the Park District of Franklin Park's annual Family Campout, 5 p.m. June 22 to 8:30 a.m. June 23 at North Park, 10040 Addison St.

Chicago Magazine recently published a list of its 15 best things to do in Oak Park .

Mukta Sharma holds her son Aadi, 3, as her other son Uday, 6, races alongside them on a slide during the What's Blooming on Harrison annual arts district festival in Oak Park .

The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust's House Walk was Saturday, May 18, and this week we'll be featuring one of the homes each day.

This firkin is always unique, and can only be enjoyed in the tap room here on Lincoln Avenue.

A veteran Oak Park police officer has filed a lawsuit accusing a female police sergeant of shoving him while on duty because he reported her for sexual harassment.

It's time to kick off summer again with a Memorial Day barbeque, maybe a little picnic and a special tribute to the men and women who serve and have served our country.

An Oak Park man has been charged with aggravated battery for attacking a passer-by in downtown Naperville around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning after the victim made a remark about a passenger in the man's car urinating on a nearby building, the Daily Herald reports .

Michael D. Cruze, 54, is wanted on a theft charge. Bail was set at $10,000. His last known address was in the 500 block of North Forest Avenue in River Forest.

Tom and Susan Wilkens of Forest Park are living proof of the benefits of yoga. They run the Dancing Cranes Yoga & Massage studio on Madison Street and have been longtime instructors at other places in the area.

The annual Memorial Day ceremony will start at 9 a.m. Monday, May 27, in Scoville Park, Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Oak Park Police Department.

As the temperature rises, the number of bike thefts in the area tends to as well.