On April 28, Oak Park and River Forest High School senior Nate Gallagher led a team of Scouts from Troop 2 in Oak Park, along with a group of his friends, in the construction of a privacy fence for Sojourner House — a property at 324 N. Austin Ave. in Oak Park.

Amazon has selected Trinity High School to participate in its Future Engineer Program.

The West Cook YMCA honored superintendents from Forest Park District 91 and River Forest District 90 schools with its prestigious Scott Gaalaas Community Partner award.

Mothers & Others for Peace

Mothers' Day was founded to honor women for their role as active, civic-minded peacemakers. Events take place at the Main Library's Community Engagement Space, 834 Lake St., Oak Park. More: facebook.com/MothersAndOthersForPeace.

The Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce has named Forest Park National Bank its "Member of the Year." 

Oak Park Public Library Volunteer Spotlight

Check out our Celebrating Seniors specail section! 

As with most dishes, the origin of the enchilada is uncertain. Recently, we sat down to lunch at Margaritas on Oak Park Avenue. I ordered enchiladas Suizas, which is one enchilada dish whose origin is well documented.

Our public institutions are working to formulate and implement equity policies. But what about  equity in cultural institutions? Elizabeth Chadri, program director for the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation, plainly states, "Arts and cultural organizations have the potential to bring about social change and should therefore reflect the diversity of the community. The arts play a significant role in engaging our community, and they need to reflect our community's diversity."

Almost two years ago, Dot Lambshead Roche, an Oak Parker, decided to start talking about racism among her white peers in the community.