March 29, 2018 will be a day Scott Foster never forgets. After turning in a typical work day as an accountant at Golub Capital, the 36-year-old Oak Park resident spent his evening improbably making...

Basketball fans around the area know that, prior to becoming the boys head basketball coach at Fenwick High School, Rick Malnati excelled as the head coach at his high school alma mater, New Trier.

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.

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.

Episode three: 'There is no pain that compares to the struggle'

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 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...

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.

Uplifting stories of people making a difference

On Sunday, 2/25, at 2 PM, the Sunflower Chamber Orchestra will perform a free concert at the River Forest Public Library, 725 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL. This event is open to all ages.

Beginning December 18, 2017 and running through February 28, 2018, the Library will be offering winter reading programs for all ages. Similar to the summer programs, participants can read and log...

On Monday, October 6th, Salzman is throwing her first all-day Founding Moms Conference at Lincoln Hall in Chicago. 

Many parents, unfortunately, seem to think that their children can handle M-rated video games. Nothing can be further from reality. 

Yes, August is just about here.  So get out and do some of the fun events you may have missed this summer. 

Here's a recap of all the "Fourth of July" things to do in our area.  Pick a couple!

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...

Students talk religion with Bri Williams in her second episode of "Let's Bri Real" and Newscene reporters cover Daylight Savings Time, healthy eating and football.

School is in full swing. Newscene reporters sit down with OPRF's German teacher, ask Freshman what they did on late arrival Wednesday and more.

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.

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...