Mob house tour shows origins in Oak Park, River Forest

River Forest resident John Binder isn’t a gangster, but he sure knows a lot about the lives of some colorfully-named — and dead — local hoodlums, the mobsters who once lived in Oak Park and River Forest. Let’s see, there was Tony Accardo, Paul “the …Read More

• Food pantry director steps down

  

  Kathy Russell, who saw the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry through five years of award-winning growth and daunting economic challenges, has resigned as executive director. As of April 30, her former assistant, Michele Zurakowski is acting executive director. Russell, who is an attorney, said …Read More
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