COVID-19 may have forced Sibshops to change the way it delivers support, but after piloting Zoom-based groups this summer, the organization is launching fall programming.

On Sept. 16, River Forest police investigators arrested David Divizio, a 49-year-old Chicago man, after days of surveillance in Chicago. On Sept. 18, River Forest Police Chief James O'Shea released a statement announcing the arrest and detailing Divizio's history of crime in the village.

The newest member of the Triton College Board of Trustees was sworn in during a special session on Sept. 17, the college announced in a statement released Sept. 18.

Two new rulings by the Oak Park Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to allow for a non-retail use in space zoned specifically for retail provide a new layer to the discussion of whether Oak Park should relax downtown zoning due to the struggling retail industry.

Lake Street may get another apartment building as development company Michigan Avenue Real Estate Group (MAREG) has plans in store for the U.S. Bank drive-up at 835 Lake St., just steps away from Unity Temple. The site is west of Oak Park Avenue and east of Kenilworth.

"Last Days" is the title of Chris Ware's New Yorker magazine cover illustration on the Sept. 21 issue. It depicts a large four-square home with people enjoying an end-of-summer gathering. Sound familiar?

It might look like nothing's happening on the southwest corner of Lake Street and Lathrop Avenue in River Forest. The future site of a proposed mixed-use condominium project looks pretty much the same as it has for some time now.

John Hubbuch, 71, a 44-year Oak Park resident, died on Sept. 9, 2020 at Loyola Hospital following surgery for a ruptured aortal valve.

Louise M. Varnes (nee Craine), 84, of Forest Park, formerly of Oak Park, passed away at home Sept. 8 surrounded by family.

Charles Albert Schmuttenmaer, 56, of New Haven, Connecticut, died of a heart attack on July 26, 2020 at home.