As you’ve been following our through news coverage of the single-family zoning debate in Oak Park and reading the dozens and dozens of reader letters in our Viewpoints section, you know this has become perhaps the most divisive issue in the village since the early days of the pool debate at the high school.
Last week, the Journal put up a reader survey to gauge the status of public attitudes at this point in what is a lengthening process. We make no pretense that this is a scientifically valid poll. But it is a fairly worded effort that reflects many of the issues we’ve heard debated.
The survey will stay open for a while longer. You can take it here. And we’ll be reporting back on the results a bit down the road.
What is clear is the passion over this complex and interesting issue. We are well over 600 responses so far.
Meanwhile, below are stories our newsroom worked on this week.
Thanks for being part of the wide conversation. As always, the Journal is in the thick of it in a way only an independent and thoroughly connected local newsroom can be.
Dan Haley
Interim editor
The Lead
Lincoln Elementary named 2026 Governor’s Blue Ribbon School
Lincoln Elementary School in River Forest was named a 2026 Governor’s Blue Ribbon School, one of 16 public and eight private schools.
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OPRF football ready for East Aurora
Following a long drought, the Oak Park and River Forest High School football team is back in the IHSA Class 8A state playoffs.
‘Halloween House’ is spooky, ooky and kids love it
For more than 20 years, Jim Heininger has been the unofficial “Halloween Guy” on his block of Forest in Oak Park. Heininger House, the Forest Avenue home, draws a crowd.
A priest at the detention center door
Tom Florek, a Jesuit for 40 years, stood on the top of three cement steps leading to the plywood sheathed front door of the ICE Detention Center in Broadview.
Sugar Beet nears fundraiser goal for store improvements
A Refresh Campaign for Sugar Beet Co-op in Oak Park to raise money for store improvements went live in July with a goal to raise $500,000.
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