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Dominican University is under legal scrutiny from a national conservative activist group over scholarship program ...

Despite federal immigration authorities making arrests in Chicago following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Oak Park will not assist in enforcement of civil federal immigration laws, according ...

While creaming butter, separating eggs and adding sugar, some local home bakers discovered a surprise: some people wanted to ...

Jack Helbig, a thoughtful, sometimes caustic Chicago theater critic, newspaper writer at the Reader, Daily Herald, and, in recent years Wednesday Journal, for years a high school English teacher, and ...

Even if the reckless drivers get over the speed hump and through the pinch point, they'll still be toast against the pothole.

Tax partner, Great Books reader Craig B. Larsen, 73, of Oak Park, died peacefully on Jan. 27, 2025 surrounded by family. Born ...

Soup kitchen volunteer, writer John Terrance McCloskey, 79, of Oak Park, died on Jan. 30, 2025. A proud graduate of Fenwick ...

Math teacher Jimmie Lee Johnson, 83, of Oak Park, died in the early morning on Jan. 19, 2025. Born on April 12, 1941 in Hobart, Oklahoma, he attended high school in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where he ...

Catholic priest Brian Joseph Fischer, 71, died peacefully on Jan. 27, 2025 at Loyola Hospital. He grew up in Mount Prospect ...

Scout leader Kenneth Bell, 93, of River Forest, died peacefully on Jan. 18, 2025. Born on July 18, 1931, in Chicago, he was raised on the Southwest Side of Chicago and was a longtime member of Salem ...

Lee, District 200 school board candidate, is on a mission. The assignment: make sure every OPRF High School student receives the highest-quality and supportive educational experience the school and ...