I recently sent the following letter to the Oak Park Village Board of Trustees. I urge others to let their voices be heard. Dear Trustees: On July 28, the Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote on ...

I am opposed to the elimination of single-family zoning in the village of Oak Park. Elimination of single-family zoning severely limits consideration of the building type, intended use, adjacent ...

Howard A. Brundage III, 80, of Oak Park, formerly of Riverside, died on July 11, 2026. Born on Sept. 26, 1945, he was an ...

Thomas Edward Grosspietsch, 66, of Oak Park, died on July 15, 2026. Born on Aug. 6, 1959, he was an unassuming, award-winning ...

It’s the traffic stop — the flimsy reasons, the race-based reasons behind the traffic stop – that bring me back so often to the death of Christian Wallace on May 31 at the Shell on Austin and Harrison ...

I have been trying to understand the Oak Park Village Board’s proposed single-family zoning change in support of its initiative for more “missing middle housing.” It took some searching to discover a ...

Below is a copy of an email I sent to The Oak Park Village Board and each trustee individually: As a representative board, I thought you would like to hear from a household you represent. We are not ...

Tonight (July 22), and Wednesday, Aug. 19, you have an opportunity to enjoy some excellent films and support an Oak Park cultural treasure. The Oak Park IL Film Festival will present Film Festival ...

White postcards arrived in mailboxes across Oak Park last week, asking “SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED?” about ending single-family zoning. Members of the recently organized group Maybe in My Back Yard (MIMBY ...

My family, in the last 120-plus years in Oak Park, has built two single-family homes, and two commercial-residential properties. As a longtime contractor, resident and landlord, I can assure you that ...

I am writing to share my concerns about the village board’s plan to eliminate single-family zoning across Oak Park, and to add my voice to those asking for a binding referendum before any final ...

Thanks to everyone supporting the campaign to give Oak Park voters a voice on whether Illinois should repeal its anti-boycott law — our volunteers, donors and the residents who have signed our ...