Housing is an extraordinary need but also basic human right.  Due to unforeseen circumstances, Mr. McKee had to abruptly ...

West Suburban Medical Center officials say they’ll replace the fence in spring, but locals are skeptical it will happen.

It’s not Wednesday unless I read the paper,” says long-time reader Jeannette, who connected to her community by reading the ...

“Because it makes them so mad,” she said. “I’m that petty.” It wasn’t all politics. A short video that preceded her taking ...

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While there was a 9% increase in violence in Austin in 2023, the half mile surrounding the Austin campus of BUILD — or Broader Urban Involvement & Leadership Development, a gang intervention, violence ...

Nonprofits which work across the border between Oak Park and Austin face unique challenges and growing opportunities. After decades in which Austin Boulevard has served as a hard boundary between ...

On Friday, Sept. 13, both groups hosted a ribbon cutting for Brookfield’s first community refrigerator. From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, anyone will be able to access the fridge at the Share Food ...

Beyond Hunger, an Oak Park-based nonprofit tackling food insecurity, partners with both Housing Forward and Sarah’s Inn as well as other local nonprofits. In addition, it teams up with for-profit ...

As Oak Park and River Forest High School celebrates its 150th anniversary, the OPRFHS Scholarship Foundation proudly reflects ...

When Rose Mattax was a child, she treasured the idea of a neighborhood being a close-knit community where people looked out ...

Holiday Food and Gift Basket, a program of the Community of Congregations, has been a beloved tradition in Oak Park and River ...