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Water line break shuts off water service for part of Oak Park Avenue

Friday, May 18th, 2012 11:07 AM

Updated 12:12 p.m.
Crews have patched the leak in the water main and water service has been restored along Oak Park Ave.

Black College Night at OPRF

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 2:55 PM

On Wednesday, May 30, from 7-8:30 p.m., Oak Park River Forest High School's Parent Connection will host its first Black College Night, which will highlight the opportunities available for our students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Yova coffee shop space for sale

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 2:53 PM

The space housing Yova Gourmet Coffee & Treats in the South Town Business District is for sale.

Replacement letters being installed at Unity Temple in Oak Park

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 1:05 PM

Workers were busy Wednesday afternoon installing replacement letters over the entrance of Unity Temple in Oak Park.

Oak Park businesses, organizations seeking 'Best Of' awards from Chicago Reader

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 4:37 PM

In effort to be recognized by Chicago Reader's Best of Chicago poll, a group Oak Park-area businesses and organizations have joined together to take home the titles in various recognitions across six categories.

Oak Park resident appointed as U.S. District Court judge

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 1:15 PM

The U.S. Senate voted 86-1 on Monday to confirm John J. Tharp Jr., a Chicago attorney who lives in Oak Park, to fill the vacant judgeship U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

BRAVO wraps up Hairspray Jr. musical

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 11:46 AM

BRAVO's spring musical Hairspray Jr., which debuted April 27, held its final show on May 12, at Brooks Middle School.

Oak Park village president attends pension reform news conference

Friday, May 11th, 2012 4:57 PM

Village President David Pope joined a group of roughly 30 mayors in Chicago Thursday at a news conference led by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to highlight the statewide pension crisis that village and city leaders said is crippling local municipality budgets.

OPRF basketball's Levin considering scholarship offer from Miami of Ohio

Friday, May 11th, 2012 11:49 AM

OPRF standout forward Gabe Levin is mulling over a full scholarship offer from Miami University in Ohio. 

River Forest Women's Club on the market

Monday, May 7th, 2012 3:20 PM

The former River Forest Women's Club, which has since been renovated and converted to a single-family home is on the market. The two-story home at 526 Ashland Ave. is listed for $1.575 million by Baird & Warner. Built in the Prairie architectural style, it comprises 6,000 square feet with three bedrooms, four bathrooms and a theater space with a stage, the listing says.

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