SPRINGFIELD -- Don Harmon achieved a long-held dream and ambition Sunday when he was elected President of Illinois State Senate after a tough battle with his colleague Kimberly Lightford. 

The affordable housing development project for 801 S. Oak Park Ave., which the Oak Park village board approved in October 2018, is finally moving forward.

D200 officials say ridesharing firm Zum Services Inc. could realize nearly $74K in savings for 2019-20 school year

During a regular meeting on Jan. 7, the District 97 Board of Education voted unanimously to issue the remaining $27.5 million of the $57.5 million in referendum bonds for building repairs.

A northwest suburban developer is looking to turn a three-story office building on the Galewood side of the Chicago/Oak Park border into senior housing, with the first floor set aside for office space. 

Following nearly three hours of resident comment and village officials' discussion, the River Forest Village Board, Jan. 13, decided not to proceed with a plan to address deer overpopulation through a culling contract.