2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (759+ words) Fourteen members of the Oak Park community, most of them parents of elementary and middle school students attending Oak Park Elementary School District 97 schools, made public comments at the Feb. 24 District 97 school board meeting urging district officials to take further…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (928+ words) Collins seems to have the most support among Oak Park progressive activists. Last week nine Oak Park elected officials, including two Oak Park Village Board members and five members of the Oak Park Public Library board endorsed Collins." "I think…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (218+ words) I'd like to say thank you to Jeann" Schulte Matthews for submitting two recent letters (Old maybe, but making history, Viewpoints, Feb. 18) and (A very senior walkout, Jan. 26), which shared how she and her fellow senior residents are keeping hope…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (270+ words) After years of working on progressive campaigns, I have learned not to make endorsements lightly. I worked on Anthony Clark's campaign in 2018, volunteered for Kina Collins' campaigns in 2020 and 2022, and supported her again in 2024. Those experiences have shaped how carefully…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (376+ words) A pattern of delay and disrespect'Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest Never miss a headline! On Thursday, Feb. 19, the Oak Park Plan Commission, village staff, and a room full of engaged residents gathered in the village's Council Chambers…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (370+ words) We are Oak Park elected officials who have endorsed Kina Collins to be the next 7th District Congressperson because Kina shows up. She trained the local Moms for their sit-in at Broadview, she helped the District 90 teachers union during negotiations to…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (155+ words) As the River Forest Village Board quickly advances a proposed 72-unit, large-scale apartment building, the village manager promised residents a "$600,000 increase to the property tax base" to help ease the tax burden on homeowners. The village president stated on a…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (229+ words) I first met Reed after a visit to the Farmers Market, and I was immediately impressed by his understanding of our food systems and his recognition that huge corporations are inflating the costs of groceries for everyone while hurting family…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (372+ words) Calls to eliminate single-family zoning have become a familiar refrain in progressive municipalities across the U.S., including Oak Park. The stated goal is laudable: to expand housing options, address affordability, and correct the racial inequities embedded in 20th-century land-use policy. Yet…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (1708+ words) With the announcement that Cong. Danny Davis would retire after his current term, a torrent of Democratic candidates has joined the race to replace him, competing in a crowded Democratic primary on March 17 that will effectively select the 7th District's representative…...