Oak Park police arrested a Chicago man over the weekend on multiple felony charges related to child sexual abuse.

We are parents of children in District 97 – from kindergartners to middle-schoolers – and we share a growing concern: our children are spending too much time on screens at school and not enough time ...

Oak Park’s plan to acquire a U.S. Bank branch for its new police station moved forward last week, but the bank is still ...

My forecast for this column is “partly sunny.” Talking about the weather is considered, by some, a waste of time. “Everybody talks about the weather,” they say, half-kidding, “but nobody does anything ...

Dr. Eve Ewing, a noted author and academic, spoke to an enthusiastic audience April 16 as Wednesday Journal Conversations and Dominican University’s education department hosted an event.

Boulevard Java has opened inside the historic Boulevard Arcade at 1033 South Boulevard, assembling some of Oak Park's most beloved local vendors under one roof.

Oak Park Township had to postpone its annual meeting last night as too many people came out to vote than the meeting space ...

I write to my fellow River Forest neighbors as the dust settles on the lengthy River Forest District 90 teacher contract negotiations. Recently, resident Steve Goldhaber published an essay in ...

Growing up in Oak Park, Jaden Cone, Ben Kremer and Ralph Porter ran in similar social circles and were all graduates of both ...

Last week, Viewpoints published a letter to the editor from a resident who raised questions about the proposed Madison-Ashland development. I want to take some space to address these questions. To be ...

Wednesday Journal recently reported that the village approved a study to determine “whether or not red tape tied to the historic districts has had a chilling effect on development.” The study was ...

The guys on his 16-inch softball team called my dad “Padre.” I heard it one day when I was watching his R.R. Donnelly team compete at Grant Park. Dad played left field or pitched. His company team was ...