In word and in deed, Oak Park has rightly earned a reputation as a community that holds itself up to the mirror when it comes to issues of race.

The development community has three weeks to craft and present a fully formed, well-financed, LEED-certified, mixed-use project for the village-owned parcel at Madison Street and Oak Park Avenue....

If Madison Street has seemed desolate for decades, the core of the Oak Park Arts District, Harrison Street from Taylor to Harvey, has been hollowed out since the 1970s.

The greatest danger to cops in Oak Park, and in most communities, is not being shot, it is in being assaulted as they make arrests or bravely intervene in altercations between citizens.

River Forest has long taken its diverse architecture for granted. We believe it is one of the reasons the village came late to the essential mission of historic preservation. Residents may have...

To the casual observer, it may appear that the comprehensive but compact campus of Oak Park and River Forest High School sprang whole from the ground as Athena from the head of Zeus. 

Are you prepared for the Nov. 8 election? Have you registered to vote at your current address? Do you know who is on the ballot (beyond the presidential vote?) Would you like to vote from home or...

During my years in both elementary school and high school, I remember certain incidents involving teachers — some amusing and some not too amusing.

The members of OPRF Pragmatic Pool Solutions agree that the pool facilities at our high school must be completely rebuilt from the ground up to better serve the aquatics programs. At the same time,...