Senator Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) announced this week that he has appointed federal and state policy professional Eileen Lynch, an Oak Park resident, to serve as his new district director. 

The Village of Oak Park received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officer Association (GFOA) for fiscal year 2013, which began Jan. 1, according to a village news release.

Ever wonder how clean one of your favorite local restaurant is? Well, below is a list of 10 that the Oak Park Department of Public Health and Board of Health recognized for their food service sanitation efforts.

Four Oak Park residents and one local hospital were honored for their contributions to the health and well-being of Oak Parkers during National Public Health Week earlier this month.

Downtown Oak Park has been recognized by the International Downtown Association as "Downtown of the Month" on the association's website for the month of April.

The Animal Care League in Oak Park gained a stray dog after it was rescued following reports of a stray dog on the expressway near the Harlem Avenue exit Thursday morning.