River Forest News

Tod Altenburg's hiring was approved at the regular meeting of the board which oversees Oak Park-River Forest High School.

A River Forest woman was charged with a DUI after crashing into another car near the Forest Park police station at 11:20 p.m. May 15.

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.

Freddy Flow, that is, a.k.a. Fred Lenhoff, 50, of River Forest, a writer/editor for the American Medical Association by day, late-blooming hip-hop artist by night - performing the past few years at parties, open-mike nights, wherever he could find an audience.

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.

To honor U.S. Diplomat Anne Smedinghoff , a River Forest resident and avid reader, the River Forest Public Library will dedicate its garden in her memory, the Wednesday Journal reports .

River Forest Police Announce the Arrest of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault Offender On March 14, 2013 at approximately 7:45 AM, River Forest Police Units responded to a residence on the 8000 block of Lake St.

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.

One drink could be the standard for drunken drivingat least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way.

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.

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.

The village governments in Forest Park, Oak Park and River Forest have sent notices to residents recently to inform them that federal aid could be available for victims of the April flooding.

Elizabeth Ainsworth was named to the USA Volleyball Great Lakes All Region Team for the 2012-13 club volleyball season.

LA GRANGE Prescription drug dust-up A woman caused a disturbance at Walgreens, 2 N. La Grange Road, around 1:58 p.m. after her insurance declined to cover a prescription she was picking up for her mother, police said.

Police seized about $28,000 in heroin and arrested three Maywood men following an investigation that originated in River Forest.

SUNDAY, MAY 12 Drunk Minor Resists Arrest Ian R. Sutherland, 18, of Oak Park, was charged with resisting arrest and underage consumption and possession of alcohol by a minor after police stopped him at 1:11 a.m. in River Forest.

Bring a blanket and a picnic lunch and enjoy the beautiful spring flowers during the free Happy Birthday Cheney Mansion celebration, 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at 220 N. Euclid, Oak Park.

A look at income levels in suburban towns with Metra stops provides a glimpse at the disparity in wealth throughout the area, according to an interactive map posted on Crain's Chicago Business Journal.