So, let us now praise the pickle…and what better day to offer that praise than National Pickle Appreciation Day, November 14, when we honor one of our planet's most important foods, the pickle, so much more than a condiment.

When Naahlyee Bryant, 15, (above left) stood during Sunday's rally to talk about what witnessing a teacher spew a racial epithet.

The Oak Park Village Board of Trustees has approved for at least another year the Christmas Tree Lot at the northeast corner of Oak Park Avenue and Madison Street.

Celebrating the OP-RF Historical Society's 50^th anniversary and Carleton Hotel's 90^th anniversary, a "Golden Gala" will be held on Friday, Nov. 16.

No matter the outcomes of Tuesday's election, voters in Oak Park and River Forest townships have already made history.

Oak Park Veterans Day Ceremony

Sunday, Nov. 11, 10:55 a.m., Peace Triumphant Monument, Scoville Park:

At 11 a.m., bells will toll across the United States to remember the Armistice that ended WWI, 100 years ago.

No matter the outcomes of Tuesday's election, voters in Oak Park and River Forest townships have already made history. 

The Residences at Maple Place recently became the first multi-unit residential development in Oak Park—and one of the first outside the city of Chicago—to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.

Oak Parkers Ginger Colamussi and Kelly Benkert were named "Frighteningly Funny" at the sixth annual Casket Races in Forest Park on Oct. 27.

The best thing about voting is playing our role in this grand experiment we call democracy and hopefully improving the future of our world.