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River Forest police help crack $28,000 Maywood heroin ring
A River Forest police street stop in early May led to information allowing area police departments to execute a search warrant in Maywood that netted heroine, crack cocaine and ecstasy with a street...
Chicago foundation pledges $10 million toward Unity Temple restoration
Updated: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 3:51 PM
As part of a joint campaign, Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple could receive $10 million toward the cost of restoration efforts, according to a preliminary agreement announced today in a joint...
Former Concordia University baseball player claims coach promised help in exchange for sex acts
Updated: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 3:49 PM
Anthony Collaro, a former Concordia University student athlete, is suing the school and former Cougars baseball coach, Spiro Lempesis.
Friends and neighbors: The Mary month of May
To honor the mother of Jesus, many Catholics adorn her statue with a crown of flowers each May. But St. Luke Parish School in River Forest does not just crown their statue. The second- and...
Harrison Street Arts District to host "What's Blooming" festival
This weekend, art lovers and festival-goers alike can mingle in the annual What's Blooming on Harrison Street, which kicks off 6-10 p.m., Friday, May 17, and runs from 10 a.m.-8 p.m., the...
Abu-Taleb spent $23,000 on Oak Park presidential campaign
Updated: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 2:11 PM
If dollars were votes, the race between newly elected Village President Anan Abu-Taleb and his opponent, John Hedges, wouldn't have been much of a contest. Abu-Taleb snagged 58 percent of the...
The champions
OPRF science students from the school's Investigative Research in Biomedical Innovation class won first place individual or team wins at all the science symposia they entered this year at Northwestern University. Courtesy Karin Sullivan, OPRF
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Local students named to Spring 2013 Dean's List at Ripon College
The following area students have been named to the Ripon College Dean's List for the spring 2013 semester, which recognizes academic excellence.
Village of Oak Park announcements - May 21, 2013
Residents who applied for federal disaster aid following the flooding in April can expect a visit soon from a FEMA inspector. Homeowners, renters and business owners affected by the storms may...
Beye Students holding fundraiser to support fight against human trafficking
Tye Johnson's fifth grade class from Beye Elementary School conducted a fundraiser earlier this year that raised more than $1000 in support of the fight against human trafficking. Based on the...
Oak Park native inducted into prestigious Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor society
Anne Slanina, a doctoral student at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) and Oak Park native, was inducted into the prestigious Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at the 10th...
OPRF Infant Welfare Society Children's Clinic unveils new facilities
The Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society's Children's Clinic held an open house on Thursday, May 9, at 320 Lake Street in Oak Park to unveil it renovated facilities and to initiate a campaign...
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