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Posted inEats

Scratch Kitchen slinging burgers and beers again

by Melissa Elsmo December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

After being temporarily closed for 10 months, Scratch Kitchen and Lounge, 7445 Madison St., Forest Park, is slinging burgers and canned beers once again. The decade old eatery reopened in November and they are making the most of their streamlined “survivor menu.” The long-awaited reopening comes as a relief to Patrick O’Brien, chef-owner of Scratch […]

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From chiropractor to crossing guard

by Jessica Mackinnon September 20, 2022September 20, 2022
Posted inPolice & Fire

Oak Park police investigate shooting death of Chicago resident

by Stacey Sheridan July 26, 2022July 26, 2022
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Lake and Lathrop gets funding, pays permits, begins construction

by Robert J. Lifka February 8, 2022February 8, 2022
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The racial reckoning that wasn’t, the bubble that is

by Michael Romain February 1, 2022February 1, 2022
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Downtown Oak Park Holiday Inn moves forward

by Stacey Sheridan January 11, 2022January 11, 2022
Posted inPolice & Fire

Delia’s Kitchen destroyed by fire, says owner

by Stacey Sheridan November 24, 2021November 30, 2021
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Fire in Delia’s Kitchen building closed Lake Street Tuesday

by Stacey Sheridan November 23, 2021November 23, 2021

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