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Anna Lothson
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Email: anna@oakpark.com
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Latest News Articles
Former Oak Park resident nominated to be next U.S. Attorney
Zachary Fardon, a Chicago resident and former Oak Parker, was nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
Meatless Mondays initiative discussed at Oak Park village board meeting
Pro-meat, anti-meat, vegetarian or vegan —no matter where people stand on the carnivorousness continuum, the question of if beef should be "what's for dinner" is becoming a topic of discussion in Oak Park.
Citizen group shares concerns over IDOT's Eisenhower expansion plans
Monday was the deadline for residents to submit comments and concerns about the Illinois Department of Transportation's multi-modal plan for the possible Eisenhower Expressway expansion. In Oak Park, resident Rick Kuner, a transportation and urban planning expert and former village trustee, has been working tirelessly to keep IDOT on its feet.
Village briefs: 'Thursday Night Out' returns
The weekend starts early this Thursday. And the trend will continue for the rest of the summer. Shops and restaurants stay open late on Thursday nights to take advantage of Downtown Oak Park's popular dine-around series, Thursday Night Out, beginning May 23.
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Odds and ends from the Oak Park village boardroom
You learn a lot being the local government reporter in a town like Oak Park. Sometimes it's dry; sometimes it's entertaining. Monday's village board meeting was both. Here's a roundup of my observations.
Sen. Harmon appoints Oak Park resident as new district director
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.
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Latest Comments
The village board is experiencing a relapse in its substance addiction to TIFs....
By dystOPia
Posted: May 24th, 2013 8:30 AM
Wow. Another 11 months before a trial can even start? I assume he will continue...
By Tired of Taxes
Posted: May 24th, 2013 7:57 AM
This is typical Village Hall behavior, how the employees treat Oak Park...
By maggy
Posted: May 24th, 2013 6:58 AM
I agree with you, Speedway. Just because something is said in a lawsuit...
By Bridgett
Posted: May 24th, 2013 12:52 AM
The concept of time and priority is obviously lost on village elders. The era...
By MEATLOVING MONDAY!
Posted: May 24th, 2013 12:45 AM
Bridgett - I tried to give you an answer to your wonderings about why the WJ...
By John Butch Murtagh
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 11:32 PM
@John, How could this possibly be a "big item for the board?" There...
By Bridgett
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 11:20 PM
@John,#1,the Board didn't"jump on the issue."They made casual...
By Bridgett
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 11:01 PM
@OP Resident #123, Well...just including this last board meeting only...
By Bridgett
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 10:36 PM
Wow!! Leave it to the Village of Oak Park and the incompetent management they...
By Disgusted
Posted: May 23rd, 2013 10:27 PM