- Imagine Foundation hits $12.2M toward OPRF goal
The Imagine Foundation committed to contributing $12.5 million towards the approximately $102 million cost of Project 2, the new physical and athletics focused southeast corner of Oak Park and River Forest High School.
- Short stories of six Oak Parkers
Since its debut in 2024, the Oak Park - IL Film Festival (OPILFF) has brought local stories to life via video storytelling — capturing the essence of the individuals who call the village home, the places which make the village special and the themes that shape the lives of people associated with the village.
- An Oak Park-centric film festival launches into its third year
Major film festivals have long taken center stage as vital cultural and commercial launchpads connecting visionary directors and renowned filmmakers with audiences and critics. But in 2023, a group of Oak Park creatives came together to establish the village’s very own film festival, proving masterful cinema and storytelling doesn’t just happen on global stages.
- U.S. Bank moving across Madison, easing path to new police station
With a quick and unanimous vote by Oak Park’s Zoning Board of Appeals, plans for the village to move ahead with a new police station at the site of the U.S. Bank building at Madison Street and Austin Boulevard came closer to reality.
- Review of Wallace shooting shifts to state’s attorney
An Illinois State Police investigation of an officer involved shooting in Oak Park on May 31 has concluded. The results of the investigation have been turned over to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for its prosecutorial review, Wednesday Journal has confirmed.
