• DONATE
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • News
    • Business & Development
    • Local Government
    • Education
    • Police & Fire
    • Homes
  • Opinion
  • Oak Park Eats
  • Arts & Calendar
  • Sports
  • Obituaries
  • Community
  • Classifieds
  • Public Notices
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • Pitch Us A Story
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn

Inside Wednesday Journal

  • Advertise With Us
  • Big Week | June 15-22
  • Classifieds
  • Community
  • Eats Newsletter
  • FAQ
  • Letter to the Editor Submission
  • Log In
  • Member Directory
  • My Account
  • My Profile
  • Newsletters
  • Obituary Submission
  • Pitch Us A Story
  • Print Editions
  • Reset Password
  • Sign Up
  • Subscribe
  • What is GCM?
  • Where to buy a newspaper
  • Growing Community Media Team
Skip to content
Oak Park

Oak Park

A hyperlocal news site committed to in-depth reporting on issues concerning Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois.

  • Growing Community Media
  • What is GCM?
  • Austin Weekly News
  • Forest Park Review
  • Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
  • Village Free Press

Tag: History

Posted inOpinion

An empowering history of residential segregation  

by Michael Romain October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Growing up in Maywood, I would often hear stories told by older relatives about what many of the suburb’s old-timers recall as its halcyon days, ironically enough. After all, it was due, in part, to racist and anti-Semitic housing codes within mortgages, called restrictive covenants, which kept Black and Jewish families confined to a “colored […]

Posted inOpinion

Let’s vote for the good life

by Michael Romain October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
Posted inLocal Government, News

Board discussion moves local reparations forward   

by Stacey Sheridan July 13, 2022July 13, 2022
Posted inCommunity

Facing racism in U.S. history, Blacks, whites Journey Together

by Jessica Mackinnon March 31, 2022April 4, 2022
Posted inHomes

All your questions answered

by Lacey Sikora November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

Recent Posts

  • A fresh take on ‘historic’
  • Concordia men’s basketball coach no longer with university
  • Sports roundup: All-conference honors for three Trinity basketball players
  • OPRF bowler first ever state qualifier for boys program
  • The Sportz Nook boasts bountiful menu

Pages

  • Advertise With Us
  • Big Week | June 15-22
  • Community
  • Contact Us
  • Eats Newsletter
  • FAQ
  • Letter to the Editor Submission
  • Log In
  • Member Directory
  • My Account
  • My Profile
  • Newsletters
  • Pitch Us A Story
  • Print Editions
  • Reset Password
  • Sign Up
  • Subscribe
  • What is GCM?
  • Where to buy a newspaper
© 2023 Growing Community Media, NFP. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn