John McCombs hasn’t spent much of any time around the political punchbowl, but he’s been out on the road working on ...

Hello, neighbors I am writing to share the amazing experience I had advocating for the Alzheimer’s Association in Washington ...

Several Oak Park trustees weighed in on the village’s Flock license plate readers, saying they want the cameras turned off.

Oak Park police have arrested several individuals over the last week on charges of assault or battery in connection with ...

With the uncertain future of West Suburban Medical Center a West Side-based committee has formed, La Shawn Ford helped ...

Annie Harnett (née Healy), 95, of River Forest, died on July 17, 2025. Born in Killacloran, Aughrim, County Wicklow, Ireland, ...

Lantero, 90, a resident of University Park, Florida, formerly River Forest, who never forgot a birthday, an anniversary, or ...

Safety for all our community members continues to be a top priority for the village of River Forest. Due to the increased popularity and use of e-scooters and e-bikes around our community, our village ...

The July 16 issue of Wednesday Journal reports that, next summer, Barnes & Noble plans to open a bookstore and café in two levels of the old Marshall Field building. The article quotes the new ...

We were happy to read an article in last week´s Wednesday Journal celebrating Ali ElSaffar´s 25 years of wonderful service as assessor for the Oak Park Township, and would like to add our enthusiastic ...

Despite repeated signals from the community, Oak Park trustees voted, with one dissent by Trustee Jim Taglia, to approve a controversial bike plan that many residents simply did not want. The vote has ...

On Thursday, July 24, I sojourned to Scoville Park to take in some sun. As I approached the park via the entrance at Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue, by the fountain, I found homeless people ...