I think my favorite part of this letter is that Carolina herself misunderstands Arne Duncan's key message. The title of the speech being referred to is: "The New Normal: Doing More with Less" and was part of the American Enterprise...

@Too freaking bad your right that will not happen. you will keep bending over to take it

@M on Ridgland thanks. My wife and I had a condo in FP for since we got married and ride the L to work. We enjoy the OP culture, public transit, central location between work/family in west suburbs, and have an addiction of thai food which only...

. . . that the teacher-haters and anti-tax wingnuts and various other soreheaded prophets of doom on this board will get to benefit from the Village's move to protect one of its biggest selling points and most valuable assets. When the mass...

@silliness and easily amused, I see you are hiding behind the "just kidding" excuse to make cowardly personal attacks. Just like my middle-schooler! I guess some people never grow up. Stay classy.

I would prefer that Oak Park address the current red brick crossings over roads. I believe these are intended to be crosswalks, but it is hard to tell, with no identifying features such as stripes. Even as a 5yr old my daughter was savvy enough to...

@jaybird, Welcome to Oak Park! What was your reason to purchase a home here? (Your Dad does have a point!)

M on Ridgland - My agent is my mom. She's been selling for 25 yrs in Hinsdale, Western Springs, Clarendon Hills, Oak Brook, Burr Ridge, and so on and is top performing agent. She was appalled to see what OP'ers where paying is taxes. My...

2005 is when my RE Taxes jumped 35%. Prop taxes were high in 1998 when I bought and I knew that. 2 middle schools a library and a D200 referendum and they are at 14k. if you bought in 2005 '06 or '07 your financial position is better than...

Reason is was asking, I spoke to an agent who works more on the North side sub. area and she just expressed that she would love to sell a house here, but too much for her buyers. I know taxes are high, purchased in 1984 $1,100, 2011 $10,900!