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I am not a big pool user, but I do not like the idea of demolishing the Ridgeland Common outdoor pool. I…
I would like to comment on the River Forest plan for Ashland and Madison. I have read the recent article and the…
There are a lot of reasons to not like the pool plan proposed by the Park District of Oak Park. The plan…
One of the many reasons why the 10-story tower proposed behind the Boulevard Arcade Building does not work, is that it requires…
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Part II of our series on the history of Oak Park housing as it relates to racial diversity and equity in the village. The 1920s were a decade marked by the village’s greatest period of commercial and housing development. Oak…
We have all born witness to what happens when federal power is weaponized against the very people it is supposed to protect. Over the past months, communities across Chicagoland – our communities – and Minneapolis have been shaken by scenes…
I have lived long enough, preached long enough, and walked these streets long enough to know when America is moving forward — and when it is sliding backward. We have seen moments where this nation reached for its better angels,…
I would like to respond to Eileen Dwyer’s letter “Where is immigration reform?” which appeared in the Feb. 11 Viewpoints section. Her main concern was that Congress was not taking action to solve the immigration problem. I would like to…
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Oak Park’s village board acted last week to move forward with active architectural planning for…
There’s good news and bad news this week out of the beleaguered West Suburban Medical…
Likely next week the school board at Oak Park’s District 97 public elementary schools will…
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