Winterfest fun

Oak Park and River Forest each held winter fests over the weekend. For Oak Park residents, the annual WinterFest celebrated the kick-off of the Park District of Oak Park’s year-long 100th anniversary celebration. Open skate featured Chicago Blackhawks organist Frank Pellico. Snow sculptures were created …Read More

• OPRF board approves teachers contract

  The Oak Park-River Forest High School board formally approved a new two-year contract with its faculty at a special board meeting Tuesday night. The contract provides for no pay increase next year. The $55.25 million deal, which features both “hard” and “soft” pay freezes, is …Read More

• Gang Book spotlights threats to Oak Park

  

  For more than 40 years, street gangs and the illegal drug sales they control have been major drivers of property crime in the suburbs. For most people, though, gangs remain a shadowy phenomenon, visible only in the occasional newspaper or TV clip and usually in …Read More

• Art League classes aim at young Da Vincis

  

  The Oak Park Art League is expanding its palette. Look for the League, a 91-year institution, to offer a wider range of new classes and other programming geared to its community’s evolving needs. “We are making the league an exciting place to be,” said Jacqui …Read More
• Quinn pitches tax relief for families, businesses that hire vets; more college aid