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Offender, possible federal agent, charged in Brookfield battery case
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https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/22/offender-possible-federal-agent-charged-in-brookfield-battery-case/
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What you get for the money: $350,000 edition
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What you get for the money: $350,000 edition - Wednesday Journal
What you get for the money: $350,000 edition. Pickings are slim as high interest keeps sellers off the market
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/22/homes-for-350000/
about 17 hours ago
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OPRF High School's facility dog 'Griff' calming students, causing smiles
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OPRF High Schoolâs facility dog âGriffâ calming students, causing smiles
OAK PARK, Ill. â Oak Park and River Forest High Schoolâs new facility dog, âGriff,â is a smash hit with students and staff. Prevention and wellness coordinator Ginger Bencola has âŠ
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/oprf-high-schools-facility-dog-griff-calming-students-causing-smiles/
about 17 hours ago
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This Lyons Township High Stat Would Impress Schools Everywhere: Official
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This Lyons Township High Stat Would Impress Schools Everywhere: Official
The rate of student participation has risen dramatically over the last five years.
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/lyons-township-high-stat-would-impress-schools-everywhere-official
about 18 hours ago
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Construction on Oak Park Ave streetscape delayed until February
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Construction on Oak Park Ave streetscape delayed until February - Wednesday Journal
Oak Park will not break ground on its newest major streetscaping effort until at least early next month due to weather.Â
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/22/construction-on-oak-park-ave-streetscape-delayed-until-february/
about 19 hours ago
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Oak Park looking to increase energy grants  for home projects
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Oak Park looking to increase energy grants  for home projects - Wednesday Journal
Oak Parkers will have access to larger energy grants and interest free loan opportunities for energy efficiency home projects this year
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/22/oak-park-looking-to-increase-energy-grants/
about 19 hours ago
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Oak Park garbage hauling contract likely going out to bid
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Oak Park garbage hauling contract likely going out to bid  - Wednesday Journal
Representatives from Oak Parkâs garbage hauler met with the village board for a performance review earlier this month
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/22/oak-park-garbage-hauling-likely-going-out-to-bid-in-2027/
about 19 hours ago
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Listing for dilapidated Wright home in Austin is a scam
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Listing for dilapidated Wright home in Austin is a scam - Wednesday Journal
A recent Zillow listing for Frank Lloyd Wrightâs J.J. Walser Jr. House in Chicagoâs Austin neighborhood for $350,000 is a scam according to Barbara Gordon
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/22/wright-home-austin-scam/
about 21 hours ago
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District 90 chooses new superintendent
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District 90 chooses new superintendent - Wednesday Journal
River Forest School District 90 has a new superintendent. At its Tuesday meeting, the board of education approved Janice Pavelonis.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/22/river-forest-d90-superintendent/
1 day ago
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Print Edition: January 21, 2026
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Print Edition: January 21, 2026 - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Are you interested in receiving the physical copy of our newspaper each week? Check out this link to become a subscriber.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/21/print-edition-january-21-2026/
2 days ago
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Print Edition: January 21, 2026
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Print Edition: January 21, 2026 - Wednesday Journal
Are you interested in receiving the physical copy of our newspaper each week? Check out this link to become a subscriber.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/21/print-edition-january-21-2026/
2 days ago
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OPRF students walked out to protest Trumpâs first year
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OPRF students walked out to protest Trumpâs first year - Wednesday Journal
Approximately 200 students at OPRF walked out of school. on Jan 20 to mark one year of the inauguration of Donald Trump as president.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/21/oprf-walkout-trump/
2 days ago
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Oak Park River Forest High School students walk out to protest ICE
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Oak Park River Forest High School students walk out to protest ICE
Dozens of students at Oak Park River Forest High School walked out of class on Tuesday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/oak-park-river-forest-high-school-students-walk-out-to-protest-ice/
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Dispensary on 31st moves to Brookfield board vote
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Dispensary on 31st moves to Brookfield board vote - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Village trustees in Brookfield are set to vote on Feb. 9 on a special use for a cannabis dispensary at 31st Street and Park Avenue.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/dispensary-31st-brookfield-board-vote/
3 days ago
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âFrench marketâ could come to Brookfieldâs 8 Corners
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âFrench marketâ could come to Brookfieldâs 8 Corners - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Brookfield officials are in support of a French market that could come to the Eight Corners area for six Fridays this summer.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/french-market-brookfields-8-corners/
3 days ago
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Riverside opts out of property tax assessment freeze
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Riverside opts out of property tax assessment freeze - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Riverside has opted out of a statewide program that would have allowed residents to freeze the property tax valuation of their homes.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/riverside-opts-out-property-tax-freeze/
3 days ago
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Brookfield targets spring for downtown, train parking changes
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Brookfield targets spring for downtown, train parking changes - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Brookfield officials say the village is looking to bring about changes this spring to parking downtown and near its three train stations.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/brookfield-spring-downtown-train-parking/
3 days ago
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BEDS Plus wants to âhelp as many people as possibleâ
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BEDS Plus wants to âhelp as many people as possibleâ - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
âWhat weâre trying to do is take the resources that we have and help as many people as possible,â said Tina Rounds, the CEO of BEDS Plus.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/beds-plus-help-many-people-possibl/
3 days ago
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Drunk driver caught speeding
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Drunk driver caught speeding - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Brookfield police arrested a 32-year-old Cicero woman on Jan. 7 for driving drunk. The driver was traveling at 57 mph on a 30-mph street.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/drunk-driver-caught-speeding/
3 days ago
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Bulldogs ride defensive energy for victory over rival Lions
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Bulldogs ride defensive energy for victory over rival Lions - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Bulldogs ride defensive energy for victory over rival Lions. RBHS extends winning streak to seven behind Mercerâs 32 points
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/bulldogs-victory-over-rival-lions/
3 days ago
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RBHS boys swimmers progress with young lineup
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RBHS boys swimmers progress with young lineup - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
RBHS boys swimmers progress with young lineup. Bulldogsâ annual invite brings out several season-best performances
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/rbhs-boys-swimmers-progress/
3 days ago
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Lionsâ second-half surge earns sectional bowling berth
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Lionsâ second-half surge earns sectional bowling berth - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Lionsâ second-half surge earns sectional bowling berth. Bulldogs just miss first individual berths; Nazarethâs Diaz advances
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/lt-sectional-bowling-berth/
3 days ago
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Nazarethâs Cestone, Lionsâ Avants receive all-state honors
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Nazarethâs Cestone, Lionsâ Avants receive all-state honors - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Nazarethâs Cestone, Lionsâ Avants receive all-state honors. Carroll, Malachuk, Bigenwald, Chambers, Ahrens also get state recognition
https://www.rblandmark.com/2026/01/20/players-get-all-state-honors/
3 days ago
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The marriage of heart and head
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The marriage of heart and head - Wednesday Journal
Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. Martin Luther King Jr.April 3, 1968 When I started writing newspaper columns 41 years ago this month, I wrote mostly from my head. Some columns, I noticed,...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/the-marriage-of-heart-and-head/
3 days ago
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NBC Nightly Newsless
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NBC Nightly Newsless - Wednesday Journal
To: NBC Nightly News Mr. Llamas, My wife and I have watched a recording of the NBC Nightly News together for decades. It has informed us and given us an opportunity to discuss and sometimes debate the...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/nbc-nightly-newsless/
3 days ago
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âGrandmaâ Johnson was legendary
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âGrandmaâ Johnson was legendary - Wednesday Journal
Iâm writing this in response to the warm tribute by Deborah Bayliss on OPRF High School Black parents support group leader Wyanetta Johnson [News, Jan. 17]. Titled, âMrs. Johnsonâs extraordinary...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/grandma-johnson-was-legendary/
3 days ago
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Build new police station on Mohr site
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Build new police station on Mohr site - Wednesday Journal
Response to âU.S. Bank opposes plan for police station at Madison branchâ Wednesday Journal, Jan. 13: While the Oak Park Village Board seems to run in circles around this problem, a ready solution...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/build-new-police-station-on-mohr-site/
3 days ago
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What about staffing for the new pool?
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What about staffing for the new pool? - Wednesday Journal
I havenât seen anything on what the new indoor pool would do to staffing budgets. It would seem that there would need to be maintenance and guarding staffing. There probably needs to be a consulting...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/what-about-staffing-for-the-new-pool/
3 days ago
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Whistle stop
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Whistle stop - Wednesday Journal
When I was a college student in midtown St. Louis, we had a spate of property and violent crime on the streets around the campus that then spilled onto the campus itself around dorms and classroom buildings....
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/whistle-stop/
3 days ago
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A breaking point for child care
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A breaking point for child care - Wednesday Journal
I know what it feels like when child care fails. When my daughter was 2, her early learning and care program closed with one weekâs notice. The fear, the scramble, the sense that everything youâve...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/a-breaking-point-for-child-care/
3 days ago
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Burglarsâ bomb at Oak Park restaurant causes $18k in damage
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Burglarsâ bomb at Oak Park restaurant causes $18k in damage - Wednesday Journal
Oak Park police are investigating a incident involving a burglars' explosive device causeing thousands of dollars in damage to a restaurant
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/burglars-bomb-at-oak-park-restaurant-causes-18k-in-damage/
3 days ago
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Oak Park board considers buying AI chatbot tool
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Oak Park board considers buying AI chatbot tool - Wednesday Journal
Oak Parkâs village board discussed the potential for the village to sponsor an ai chatbot tool that could answer resident questions.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/oak-park-board-considers-buying-ai-chatbot-tool/
3 days ago
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Bad zoning change for Oak Park
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Bad zoning change for Oak Park - Wednesday Journal
What does the elimination of single-family zoning mean? It would allow a builder/developer to convert any home in Oak Park to a multifamily dwelling without restriction. This would apply to the whole...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/bad-zoning-change-for-oak-park/
3 days ago
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Sur shines at Navy All-American Bowl
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Sur shines at Navy All-American Bowl - Wednesday Journal
For the second time in as many years, the Fenwick High School football team had a participant in the Navy All-American Bowl.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/sur-shines-at-navy-all-american-bowl/
3 days ago
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Former Julian track coach inducted into Coaches Hall of Fame
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Former Julian track coach inducted into Coaches Hall of Fame  - Wednesday Journal
David Benson, who coached the Track and Field and Cross Country teams at Julian Middle School for 21 years, was inducted on Jan. 9 into the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/david-benson-inducted-coaches-hall-of-fame/
3 days ago
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Gamble, Trinity overcome OPRF girls
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Gamble, Trinity overcome OPRF girls - Wednesday Journal
The Trinity High School basketball team won its fourth consecutive game at its MLK Showcase, Jan. 19. The Blazers (15-7) routed OPRF 58-25.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/basketball-showcase/
3 days ago
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âWe took no prisonersâ
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âWe took no prisonersâ - Wednesday Journal
It was a 1975 sectional semifinal in a stifling, rocking Hinsdale Central gym in a tight game between Fenwick and heavily favored Lyons Township, the No. 3 team in the state at the time.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/fenwick-basketball-1974-75/
3 days ago
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Lawsuits offer window into West Subâs financial frailty
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Lawsuits offer window into West Subâs financial frailty - Wednesday Journal
Lawsuits filed against the owners of West Suburban Medical Center last year paint pictures of a business unable to pay its bills for essential professional and medical services and products.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/lawsuits-offer-window-into-west-subs-financial-frailty/
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Dish about a dish: Forty Acres Fresh Marketâs hot bar
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Dish about a dish: Forty Acres Fresh Marketâs hot bar - Wednesday Journal
When Forty Acres Fresh Market opened its doors in September 2025, the idea had already been brewing for a while. The full-service grocery store fills a gap in the Austin neighborhood with fresh produce,...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/dish-about-a-dish-forty-acres-fresh-markets-hot-bar/
3 days ago
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The West Side is going to be Funkytown
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The West Side is going to be Funkytown - Wednesday Journal
On Jan. 6, Chicagoâs Planning and Development department announced grants to local businesses. Funkytown Breweryâs application garnered them a $3.7 million boost, if they can raise matching funds...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/funkytown-brewery-west-side/
3 days ago
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From farm to table: Proviso D209 to apply for school grant program
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From farm to table: Proviso D209 to apply for school grant program - Forest Park Review
Proviso Township High Schools District 209 seeking ways to improve and increase access to high-quality, locally sourced food
https://www.forestparkreview.com/2026/01/20/farm-to-school-program/
3 days ago
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D97 names former Whittier principal new co-interim supt.
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D97 names former Whittier principal new co-interim supt. - Wednesday Journal
The District 97 school board named current assistant superintendent of elementary schools Patrick Robinson to serve as a co-interim superintendent.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/d97-interim-superintendent-patrick-robinson/
3 days ago
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OPRF OKs next planning step for arts redo, talks referendum timing
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OPRF OKs next planning step for arts redo, talks referendum timing - Wednesday Journal
The Oak Park and River Forest High School board voted unanimously to pay the schoolâs architectural firm, FGM Architects, $365,000 to develop schematic plans for what school officials are calling Act...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/oprf-oks-next-planning-step-for-arts-redo/
3 days ago
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The definition of going the distance: a 100-mile race
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The definition of going the distance: a 100-mile race - Wednesday Journal
For some, daily jogs are an easy way to casually become physically active. For others, hitting the pavement is a serious means of daily distance training for 5ks, 10ks and marathons. But for Oak Park...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/jonah-black-going-the-distance/
3 days ago
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Shrubtown: Just take it
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Shrubtown: Just take it - Wednesday Journal
I'm going to seize Greenland and turn it into a big beautiful military complex! I'm going to seize a bank and turn it into a police station!
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/shrubtown-take/
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Trinity searching for new principal
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Trinity searching for new principal - Wednesday Journal
When Amy Gallie began her tenure as Trinity High School principal in August 2020, it was a scary time in the world.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/trinity-searching-for-new-principal-2/
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River Forest seeks input on proposed Madison St. project
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River Forest seeks input on proposed Madison St. project - Wednesday Journal
River Forest is seeking community input on proposed development of a vacant village-owned parcel at 7620 W. Madison St.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/river-forest-seeks-input-proposed-madison-st-project/
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Safer Lake St. pedestrian crossings part of capital plan
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Safer Lake St. pedestrian crossings part of capital plan - Wednesday Journal
For the second year in a row, infrastructure improvements and maintenance headed the list of the five-year capital improvement plan (CIP) unveiled at the River Forest village board meeting.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/safer-lake-st-pedestrian-crossings/
3 days ago
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OPRF OKs next planning step for arts redo, talks referendum timing
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OPRF OKs next planning step for arts redo, talks referendum timing - Wednesday Journal
The Oak Park and River Forest High School board voted unanimously to pay the schoolâs architectural firm, FGM Architects, $365,000 to develop schematic plans for what school officials are calling Act...
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/oprf-oks-next-planning-step-for-arts-redo/
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D97 names former Whittier principal new co-interim supt.
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D97 names former Whittier principal new co-interim supt. - Wednesday Journal
The District 97 school board named current assistant superintendent of elementary schools Patrick Robinson to serve as a co-interim superintendent.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/01/20/d97-interim-superintendent-patrick-robinson/
3 days ago
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