What does it mean to have a model railroad club in the village of Oak Park? For the past 55 years, the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers, often known as the Oak Park Model Railroad Club or just the...

Time for a deep breath. OPRF High School is closing in on a racial equity policy. It is an essential step in codifying policy and practices around this critical and complex issue so that equity...

The abject letters of apology from District 97's finance department are wearing very thin. Last week Oak Park's public elementary schools screwed up a most basic function. They did not get their...

We're pretty sure that the winding tale of Keystone Montessori and its battle with River Forest village government over taxes, zoning and the American Way isn't over. That despite a court ruling last...

Megan Traficano is Oak Park's new township youth services director. She comes to the job with worthy credentials in social work and education. The Oak Park native also comes with a legacy to build on.

For several years, I've been reading, wondering and talking about the mysteries of the mind that make some people love Trump and some people hate him. What makes some people ashamed of the ongoing...

When a man and woman get married, we "congratulate" the man, the assumption being that he has done well in his choice of a wife. On the other hand, we offer the wife "best wishes" because for her,...

Forgive me for not writing sooner concerning the "glossary" [Success of All Youth special section] that appeared on page 20 of the April 3 edition of Wednesday Journal.

Can we be trusted with democracy? I'm starting to conclude that we can't, that we don't care enough, or know enough, to be trusted with our remarkable form of government.