Terry Dean
Staff reporter
Email: tdean@wjinc.com
Latest News Articles
OPRF play explores Austin Blvd. divide

Austin Boulevard's dividing line between Oak Park and Chicago's West Side is the subject of a new play debuting this month at Oak Park and River Forest High School.
Galewood residents say no to car wash at former US Bank site

A vacant former US Bank building on North Avenue in Galewood is drawing interest from potential developers, says the property's owner.
A year of talk, transition in Oak Park schools

Oak Park's public school districts experienced much change and transition in 2014.
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Third-time the charm?
Sharon Patchak-Layman, a two-term member of the District 200 Board of Education, is going for a third term.
West Side makes pitch for Obama library/museum

Dec. 11 is the deadline for finalists vying for the Obama Presidential Library to submit their proposals to the Barack Obama Foundation for consideration.
Chicago 'rattiest' city...is Oak Park the 'mousiest'?

Two weeks ago, pest control company Orkin released an assessment of the "rattiest" cities (Chicago No. 1) in the U.S. That got us thinking about Oak Park and specifically the high school, which had its own mice problem over the years.
Reliving summer trips abroad

Oak Park and River Forest High School students and their teachers traveled overseas last summer as part of their annual summer excursion and field trip courses.
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