Winterfest fun
Oak Park and River Forest each held winter fests over the weekend. For Oak Park residents, the annual WinterFest celebrated the kick-off of the Park District of Oak Park’s year-long 100th anniversary celebration. Open skate featured Chicago Blackhawks organist Frank Pellico. Snow sculptures were created …Read More
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Gang Book spotlights threats to River Forest
For more than 40 years, street gangs and the illegal drug sales they control have been major drivers of property crime in the suburbs. For most people, though, gangs remain a shadowy phenomenon, visible only in the occasional newspaper or TV clip and usually in …Read More
- OPRF board approves teachers contract
- Quinn pitches tax relief for families, businesses that hire vets; more college aid
- Concordia announces Awards for Excellence
News
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School digest: Fenwick students named state scholars
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Buyers beware: Condo associations may have pitfalls
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Metra cancels two trains, others slowed after freight train derailment
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Art League classes aim at young Da Vincis
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Winterfest fun
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Pride of Lincoln Park Zoo, Adelor the lion euthanized
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Chicago-bound Amtrak train hits vehicle near Ann Arbor
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OPRF board approves teachers contract
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Swimmers, parents protest crumbling OPRF pool
Community News
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Cristy McInerney cast as Maria in ‘Sound of Music’
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Hauri named CMO of largest Girl Scouts Council
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Community Briefs
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‘Midwinter’s Tales’ raised funds for Walk-In Ministry
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Apply by Jan. 14 for Athena’s Grant
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Misericordia hosts Heart
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Parenthesis to host preschool fair
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Marc Lamont Hill to speak at Concordia University Jan. 25
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Winter Farmers Market set for Jan. 14 at Unity Temple
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Lyric Opera lectures continue with ‘Aida’
Sports
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Boys Basketball: OPRF takes control of conference with resounding win over Hilltoppers
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Girls Basketball: Trinity advances to GCAC finals with win over Wolfpack
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Girls Basketball: Trinity gets after New Trier in final game of Sweet 16
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Ascension falls to St. Celestine in title game
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Quinn swimming era nears end at OPRF
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Boys Swimming: Fenwick preps to host MCAC meet
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Oak Park-River Forest suffers through two defeats
Lifestyles
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Three local chefs lose weight on new ‘Fat Chef’ series
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Meet your match at 20s & 30s mixer Feb. 11
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Seniors pay no property tax through Deferral Program
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Teacher brings Yiddish music, stories into kids’ lives
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Shadow dancing
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River Forest Public Library
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Pet of the Week
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Sendak world comes alive at library
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Enter Oscars contest through Feb. 25 at Lake Theatre
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Freezin’ for a reason — Special Olympics on Feb. 25
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‘From the Gutters’: Series on graphic novels aka comics
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