- Early childhood support continues as local taxing bodies sign on
This summer the governing boards of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 and the Village of Oak Park all unanimously approved an updated intergovernmental agreement (IGA) that continues the three entities funding of the Oak Park based Collaborative for Early Childhood while tweaking the amounts and percentages of their budget that each entity will give to the collaborative.
- Oak Park turns out for OPRF-Fenwick football rivalry
To get a sense of the community importance of Friday’s high school football game between host Oak Park and River Forest and crosstown rival Fenwick, you have to start with the fans who couldn’t get into the game because it was a sellout.
- New Oak Park police station moves forward with design process
The police department portion of the Oak Park Municipal Campus project, which includes renovations on village hall, will remain the priority with a lower price tag than previously estimated.
- Pavelonis taking systemic approach as new D90 superintendent
Janice Pavelonis has been on the job as new superintendent of River Forest School District 90 for two months. It’s been a whirlwind, and she’s a long way from her prior position as superintendent of Carbondale Elementary District 95.
- Enriching a community: Meal by meal & (art) piece by piece
This spring, Oak Park nonprofit Beyond Hunger announced its purchase of 6209 W. North Ave., sharing plans for transforming a vacant grocery store into a modern, client-centered and permanent headquarters in order to advance its nearly 50-year mission of ending local hunger.
