Dr. Kennedi Dixon, divisional special education director at District 200, says OPRF has a number of ways to include students of all abilities throughout their high school years.

In school districts in Oak Park and River Forest, inclusion in the classroom starts with the youngest students and continues through high school.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

Meet local artist John Chapin and see his 20 charcoal drawings, which are larger than life portraits alive with the motion of the artist's loose drawing technique.

"124 was spiteful. Full of a baby's venom." 

Melanie Weiss, manager of the Oak Park and River Forest High School Scholarship Foundation, published her young adult novel Spoken this year. Already, readers have spoken. 

This weekend's garage sales.

The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation's Women Leaders in Philanthropy has announced it will award four grants to organizations supporting education, young mothers, workforce development and mental health. 

Welcome to the vibrant faith communities of Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park.