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James Joyce’s much studied novel, Ulysses, was banned in 1918 even before he finished it. It was “liberated” by a U.S. court…
The donor reception event held by the Oak Park and River Forest High School Scholarship Foundation on May 1 was a poignant…
My name is Rashad, and I am writing this letter as part of my volunteer hours. I want to take this opportunity…
Village government officials are supposed to enact the will of those they represent. Right now I imagine all the decision-makers are patting…
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When I graduated from Hawthorne Grade School in 1951, Time magazine named the Top 10 high schools in the country and Oak Park and River Forest High School was on that list. Fast forward to 1991-92 and both Wednesday Journal…
When driving on South and North boulevards in Oak Park, have you noticed swirls of color on the otherwise decaying concrete railroad retaining walls? Me too. Walking the same route, I see a combination of murals by different artists with…
Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are motion-activated cameras widely used by law enforcement nationwide to address crime (https://transparency.flocksafety.com/oak-park-il-pd) In 2022, current trustees Susan Buchanan and Chibuike Enyia voted no to a request from the Oak Park Police Department (OPPD) for…
On April 25, the District 200 high school board voted 5-1 adopting a Strategic Plan for the next five years that continues to prioritize racial equity efforts at OPRF High School. In doing so they rejected a call from a…
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In an email exchange last week with a Wednesday Journal reporter, the largely silent and…
Included in a report last week on progress being made in the Oak Park Police…
Sister Teresita Weind died last week. She was 81. On staff at St. Catherine-St. Lucy…
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