Deborah Borman, Author at Wednesday Journal

Settled, but not a success

by Deborah Borman August 25, 2026August 25, 2026

Village President Cathy Adduci is presenting the Madison-Ashland approval as a settled success. Her message is merely damage control for her deciding vote. On my first day in River Forest, July 2021, my neighbor asked, “Did you know our homes are in a TIF?” I did not. I soon learned I had bought one of […]

Letters To The Editor

Razzle-Dazzle Award Application Falls Flat

by Deborah Borman July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

Letters To The Editor

Next, she’ll bring in the lions

by Deborah Borman June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Letters To The Editor

Updated rhetoric for RF development plan

by Deborah Borman June 2, 2026June 2, 2026

Letters To The Editor

Claims warrant scrutiny

by Deborah Borman March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Letters To The Editor

Stop the RF Madison plan

by Deborah Borman February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

One Views

River Forest Madison St. development

by Deborah Borman January 27, 2026January 28, 2026

Letters To The Editor

Panem et Circenses?

by Deborah Borman September 23, 2025September 23, 2025

Letters To The Editor, Opinion

Historic opportunity for River Forest

by Deborah Borman March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

Letters To The Editor

Support River Forest term limits

by Deborah Borman January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

Sea Love Oak Park makes candles and community September 18, 2026
One might think making a candle is all about fun and creating something that smells nice. At Sea Love in Oak Park, it’s so much more – it’s a ritual, it’s a story, and it’s family.
Oak Park hosts children Art and Play for Park(ing) Day September 18, 2026
A portion of street parking in downtown Oak Park was turned into a children’s play area on Friday to celebrate the world-wide Park(ing) Day.
Goal-setting key to opening weeks of Willard School yearSeptember 17, 2026
It’s the beginning of the end for Aimee Conrad. The Willard School first grade teacher is in the first weeks of her final year teaching before retirement, after beginning her career in 1994.
Oak Park creates pricing tiers to reduce water use September 17, 2026
The village board voted to move forward with an alternative rate structure for the next five years that creates two-tiers for water usage and billing instead of the flat-rate system.
Manoj Prasad out at West Sub after selling his stake to landlord Reddy Patlola  September 17, 2026
Manoj Prasad is out as owner and CEO of West Suburban Medical Center and Weiss Memorial Hospital after reaching an agreement with his business partner and landlord, Rathnakar Reddy Patlola, to sell his interest in the hospitals.