Fritz Kaegi, the Oak Parker elected in 2018 as the reform-minded Cook County Assessor, has announced he's running to be an Elizabeth Warren delegate to this summer's Democratic National Convention.

Volkswagen paid tribute to its iconic Beetle, which ended production in 2019, with a national commercial called "The Last Mile" — which features an animated film scored with the Beatles'...

A grocery designed with local residents in mind

Together, we'll get rid of litter and weeds and spruce up our neighborhood.

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.

The weekend in sports with reporter and editor Marty Farmer.

Shopping and business blogger Sarah Corbin talks about where one can go around town for the best last-minute gifts this holiday season.

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.

In January, recreational marijuana will be legal in Illinois, but don't expect big changes in how Oak Park and River Forest High School handles possession of marijuana on campus

It's an issue that is hard to ignore as new stories about the dangers of vaping and reports of vaping related illness are on the rise.

PING! not only provides instruments, but offers opportunities for them to grow as students.

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...

On Episode 9 of Live from Luo's, Brett McNeil and Bob Uphues interview Jason Smith, co-owner of The Book Table, the "fiercely independent" bookstore that's called downtown Oak Park home since 2003.

On Episode 8 of Live from Luo's, Brett McNeil and Bob Uphues interview Doc Mack, the whiz behind the ever-expanding Galloping Ghost brand in Brookfield. 

Bob finds a new entry into religion

Bob climbed the career ladder at AT&T but not without some challenges.

A brand new café has opened at the Harlem Ave Metra Station in Berwyn's Depot District. 1890 Café's (7135 W Windsor Ave) vision is to establish a community staple through top quality...

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.

An afternoon stroll to the book store became a remarkable sky show in Oak Park this afternoon. 

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.

"The irony and hypocrisy [were] thick." 

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!

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.

I never go to disaster movies: they're all special effects and stock characters. That said, I've been watching one from my window for the last several days and I'm absolutely riveted. 

To have a "crush" on someone: when a person of either sex who attracts and holds your attention, who you'd go out of your way to read about in the paper, watch on TV or generally "be in their...

Uplifting stories of people making a difference

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