Oak Park News

Oak Park saw three armed robberies in as many days last week. Police don't believe the incidents are related, said Cmdr.

WE ASKED: What do you like best about Oak Park? Comments November 19, 2009 Cornelius Henderson , 24, Cicero: "It's a very nice neighborhood with very friendly people and a lot of places to go." Jen Sawant , 34, Chicago : "The trees.

Note: The video that aired Wednesday night at 10 p.m. will be added to this article Thursday afternoon.

A consultant charged with re-branding Oak Park's tourism image wants to highlight the village's rebellious side.

Storytellers Amy Pappageorge and Gigi Hudson's meeting 13 years ago is enchanted with storybook magic.

Dead and buried 40 years, the felled young prince of the Black Panther Party still draws a crowd.

If you parachuted into Marla Rose's front yard, you would immediately know you were in Oak Park.

Three Chicago men and a juvenile were charged with allegedly stealing a television and other items from Oak Park Village Manager Tom Barwin's home.

Led by Oak Park Village President David Pope, a grateful community paused to remember its former servicemen and women in two different Veterans Day ceremonies last week.

When former Oak Park resident Sean Davis goes to work each day he has some big shoes to fill.

While Oak Park village officials say staff cuts from its Community Relations Department won't impact services, past employees aren't so sure.

Some 50 local residents carrying signs demanding "Health Care Reform Now" and "everybody in, nobody out" converged on Scoville Park on Sunday.

With scales well in hand and a polished piece to play, a La Grange eighth-grader took her violin to the White House Nov.

Employees of Oak Park-based PCC Community Wellness Center's eight community health centers, located on Chicago's west side and in the near west suburbs, are completing a campaign in which they have raised $81,917 toward construction of a new facility in the Austin neighborhood.

Oak Park, Illinois realestate overview If you are looking for a diverse and exciting community to buy your new home, with easy access to the big city life of Chicago, then consider Oak Park, Illinois.

Harmon, Democrats Join Reform Advocates to Advance the Strongest Political Transparency Law in Illinois History SPRINGFIELD, Illinois -Assistant Majority Leader Don Harmon today credited the coordinated efforts of reform advocates and Democrats for helping to send the most sweeping political reform law in state history to Governor Pat Quinn.

An environmental sustainability study and a local leadership program in partnership with Dominican University are among the projects receiving $128,000 in grants from the Oak Park/River Forest Community Foundation at its annual Grants Breakfast on Oct.

Oak Park Public Library: Raffled raven's departure closes Oct. 'Big Read' Comments November 5, 2009 By PATRICK BUTLER pbutler@pioneerlocal.com The six-foot long raven in the lobby of Oak Park's Main Library will soon be getting a new home after a month promoting the latest "Big Read" program.

A Pace mini-bus under contract to Oak Park Township struck 11 vehicles on Lake Street before coming to a halt in a church parking lot in the 900 block of Lake Street in Oak Park Tuesday morning, authorities said.

A Pace bus driver apparently passed out behind the wheel Tuesday morning and ping-ponged between parked cars on Lake Street near Forest Avenue.