The lilac bush is blooming But it should not be.It’s autumn, too late. These blooms cannot survive.  Tender leaves, young and deep green will be shortly covered with snow. It has been an unusual ...

I’ve been jokingly saying, “Who let Biff steal the almanac?!” Then I realized he didn’t even need to. In his original timeline, he assaulted a girl, no consequences, walked away and went about his ...

We lived in DuPage County for 20 years. I was relatively active in politics during that time, serving as an election ...

River Forest trustees on Nov. 18 voted to accept the estimate of the 2024 corporate property tax levy of $9.7 million, an ...

Life. It can be a rough ride, full of stumbles and pratfalls. But it can be beautiful and inspiring, too. In many ways, it’s ...

River Forest officials have filed suit requesting that all of the structures on the corner of Lake Str. and Lathrop Ave. be ...

Seniors and multiple all-staters Anna Doherty and Evelyn Mulvihill continued raising the expectations of the Fenwick girls ...

Last year at this time, Renee Brantley was the head coach of the Oak Park and River Forest High School varsity girls ...

On the first official signing day of the 2024-2025 season, Nov. 13, the following 15 senior student-athletes from Oak Park ...

For the past three seasons, the Trinity High School varsity basketball team has reached an IHSA Class 3A sectional final, ...

Soon we'll pass laws directly through referendums?! So few people vote in local elections, all I'd need is a cadre of like-minded ...

At around 6:42 a.m. Nov. 12 on the 200 block of South Grove Avenue, a man confronted an Oak Park resident. The resident had just located what he thought was a stray dog. The man struck the resident in ...