River Forest officials want potential developers to know that the former Hines Lumber site on Madison Street—and, possibly, the adjacent Public Works Department building to the north—are there for the taking.

The Village of Oak Park halted the construction of a new Oak Park Township senior center Tuesday afternoon, amid worries following the collapse of a property on Harrison Street this past summer.

Over 200 runners from Oak Park and River Forest took part in Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

Oak Park and Forest Park firefighters responded to a fire inside an apartment building near the corner of Oak Park Avenue and Randolph Street on Friday afternoon. The fire looked to be confined to one apartment unit on the first floor. By about 3 p.m. the fire appeared to have been extinguished.

Residents woke up to a thick blanket of snow covering Oak Park and River Forest, with snow still falling Wednesday morning. Major streets were mostly clear and passable but  intersections, alleys and side streets are still treacherous for most cars to traverse.

After unseasonably warm weather Monday the Oak Park area is bracing for the possibility of severe wind storms Tuesday. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for the Chicago area starting Tuesday at 7 a.m. and ending at 8 p.m.

Trick-or-treat hours for Oak Park and River Forest will be 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31. Oak Park encourages parents to accompany young children and inspect all treats before eating any of them.

Unofficial totals say Oak Park had the most rain of any Chicago-area community over the 18-hour period between 6 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday. Wednesday Journal scientists have been hard at work crunching numbers to figure out just how much rain really fell.

Web Extra! Audio slideshow and map
Buried beneath Stevenson Park lies an essential part of Oak Park's water system that few people ever see. Last week, a small group, including some village trustees and members of the local media, were taken on a guided tour inside Oak Park's largest, and oldest, water reservoir.