Javier Govea

We are saddened by the sudden death of Andrew David Sloan, 30, on Jan. 17, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. His life was cut short far too soon. Born in Houston, Texas on June 12, 1993, he was joyfully adopted on June 19, 1996, and grew up in Forest Park. He lived an adventurous life between his homes in Chicago and Arlington, Texas, and spent a significant amount of time on the open road. He always wanted to try new and different things: different schools, lines of work, types of music.

The Oak Park Police Department is budgeted for 118 officers but 32 of those positions are vacant. That’s 27% of the entire police force. Police Chief Shatonya Johnson said the department is working as fast as they can to fill the positions, but she’s not concerned about a risk to public safety despite each division being affected.

“There's nothing that's easy,” says Michael Garvey, Brookfield's village president. In this case he was describing the fits-and-starts reality of

The family-owned restaurant chain Egg Harbor Café will open a location in Oak Park at 1111 South Blvd. this year.

It is a small portion of the Landmark's coverage area. But we pay attention to the District 103 public elementary school district because someone

The church does not have the necessary funds to continue operations

‘We want to look at the other side of how there is resistance and the excellence that was born out of that resistance and how that impacts us today,’ Mike Stephens says

The discussion over executive director Joslyn Bowling Dixon’s recent performance follows weeks of heated controversy

Board president Tom Cofsky votes no, saying that staff growth is outpacing enrollment growth

One member of the Oak Park and River Forest High School Board of Education is questioning whether promoting racial equity should be the number one priority at OPRF.