The Oak Park Area Arts Council is searching for 10 artists for its mini-mural program.

Scott Schwar has been leading tour groups to Cuba for 20 years, and his latest trip includes four dancers from Momenta.

Hephzibah's 2017 Heart of Gold Ball was an evening of gratitude and glowing tributes for Executive Director, Mary Anne Brown.

Over 180 women attended the Women in Leadership Conference at Riveredge Hospital on October 26th.

Shopping at local retailers during the holidays is like visiting with loved ones, or joining a party of old friends. Olive and Well owners and team members take a quick moment for a festive photo...

Sometimes the only way to pick the perfect gift is to create it yourself. Check out these Oak Park area locations and create your own masterpiece for yourself or your loved one this holiday. 

The IWS Children's Clinic meets critical health needs for area children without access to care. 

Now is the time to make a difference in your community!

A typical pre-school day might look like a lot of fun and games for the under five set: a teacher leads a small group in Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes; children tell stories and play dress up;...

The tween and early teen years are universally acknowledged as challenging. With changing bodies, fluid friend groups, multiple extracurricular activities and higher expectations at school, the...

The YMCA's commitment to America is to raise new generations of change makers who are capable of creating the kinds of communities we all want to live in.

Y-Kids, and Camp Magellan summer camp are helping children cultivate the values, skills and relationships that lead to positive behavior, better health and educational achievement.

The library at Forest Park Middle School hosted a staff potluck lunch with "Body by Bacon" as the theme.

See how Chef Pedro creates the well-known Po'Phils N'awlins Gumbo, as well as their creamy Lobster Roll.

It Takes a Village Through March 28, Art Gallery, Main Library: Fiber artist Betty Jane Lau combines discarded fabrics into two-sided quilts, showing "how fabric from many cultures of our global...

City Voices Concert Saturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m., First United, and Sunday, March 17, 4 p.m., United Lutheran Church: Hear "Chicago's most versatile community chorus" perform Zoltan...

The Twittersphere was chirping with talk of Foodie Fest 2014 over the weekend. From tacos on Friday to margaritas on Saturday and a beer flight too, locals let the world know just how much they were...

The Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce is heading up Foodie Fest, a two week festival of food offerings from 53 area restaurants February 18- March 4.  It's not all dinner and many of...

View the full print edition of the February 2019 Rewards coupon booklet

Cardinal Blasé Cupich celebrated the 90th Anniversary of St. Giles School with Mass on Sunday January 20 in front of current school families, alumni, grandparents and parishioners.

Integration allows a community to turn diversity into an asset.

Because he has grown up here, my son takes for granted that the kids surrounding himwill be from diverse backgrounds. I think a lot of us parents take this for granted as well.

I recently went to go see the highly anticipated MLK movie, "Selma". I have to say, the cruelty Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers endured during the Civil Rights Movement in...

In this post, I discuss what has caused the lack of diversity in AP/honors courses at Oak Park & River Forest High School.

OPRF Parent Groups, the Student Council and the OPRF Community Foundation are sponsoring a D200 candidate forum. Come learn about the candidates vying for the 4 open seats on our Board of Education.

Statement from Barb Langer, candidate in the race for District 200 Board of Education.

My biggest what-to-plant-now-and-next influencer has been the four season landscaping of Millennium Park's Lurie Garden

Urban Nature at Columbus Park

Bring the whole family to Dole Branch on the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov. 25. "First-Look Friday" offers a preview of the library's new Multicultural Collection, a musical performance by...

Gather your team and join us on Friday, Nov. 18 at the Main Library for a lively, social evening of mind-bending collaborative (and competitive) fun ... cracking the Kettlestrings' Code!

Did you know April is Grilled Cheese Month? Here is my take on this lunchtime classic.

Learn about the next generation of farmers and ranchers in the new documentary "Farmland" by award-winning filmmaker James Moll.

Welcome back to another installment of This Old Journal. Today we'll get our first look at the floor plan that our interior designer Kellie Scott - owner of Divine Consign in Oak Park - created for...

Work continues on our community room renovation. The painting is well underway and our interior designer Kellie Scott is working on a floor plan and furniture selection for the space.

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Over 'improper conduct' allegations