The Oak Park Public Library's Board of Trustees has named current staffer Rebecca Teasdale the library's interim director while they work with a consultant to find a new one by the end of March, according to a statement from the library.

I've pushed many a close-door button in my life--sometimes constantly--only to see that the doors didn't always close immediately.  

Davis suggested — very cautiously as it was just an idea —about whether a top structure could be built on the school's parking garage that could house both D97 and Park District administrative offices.

Public taxing bodies normally don't ever hold their meetings at the home of a sitting member of that body. But what about an unelected, quasi public body like District 97's volunteer Facilities Advisory Committee?

At the end of the 100th anniversary year of the Park District of Oak Park, residents are invited to a launch party for a limited edition commemorative photo book.

The fifth annual Downtown Oak Park Winterfest, which features an elaborate Cookie Walk, will season the streets of Oak Park this Saturday, Dec. 1 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Just in time for the holiday season, a new boutique resale shop has joined Harrison Street.

For those getting new holiday lights this year, the old ones have a place to go that won't harm the environment.

The Oak Park Conservatory will host a free Winter Holiday Open House & Craft Faire from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday,  Dec. 2.

The Oak Park Department of Public Health will host a community influenza vaccination clinic for residents 2 years of age and older from 1 – 6 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 15 at Village Hall, 123 Madison St.