Community Editor, Author at Wednesday Journal

Round 4 COVID grants focus on arts, culture groups

Community Foundation grants 24 nonprofits total of $172,500.

Residents air Heritage House frustrations to manager June 8, 2026
One by one, residents of Heritage House Apartments stood and directed their concerns about the building and living conditions across… Read more: Residents air Heritage House frustrations to manager
‘Broadview 6’ seek attorney fee penalties as feds release ‘special report’June 4, 2026
Fallout from the collapse of the ‘Broadview 6’ federal prosecution continued this week, with calls for resignations, a rare “special… Read more: ‘Broadview 6’ seek attorney fee penalties as feds release ‘special report’
Private equity healthcare oversight laws advance in light of West Sub closure June 4, 2026
Two pieces of legislation aimed to provide additional oversight to private equity involvement in healthcare have made it to Gov. JB Pritzker’s… Read more: Private equity healthcare oversight laws advance in light of West Sub closure
Oak Park debuts AI chatbot tool on village website June 4, 2026
Oak Park’s village government has debuted its new artificial intelligence chatbot tool, an AI agent called the “Oak Parker.” The… Read more: Oak Park debuts AI chatbot tool on village website
Wright Plus lures families to visit childhood homes, againJune 4, 2026
The Oscar and Nonie Balch House on Kenilworth Avenue in Oak Park was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1911.… Read more: Wright Plus lures families to visit childhood homes, again