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Baby Derby bet: I’ll have another ... bottle
Oak Park-area babies raced to the finish line during the recent Baby Derby at the Oak Park Public Library. Prizes were awarded for the fast crawler. More photos online at oakpark.suntimes.com. …
Retired Oak Park cop stops El robbery
Clemet Harbour was known as a no-nonsense cop during his 32 years on the Oak Park police force. Friday morning, during a violent robbery attempt on another passenger on the Green Line elevated train, the 62-year-old showed he’s still got it. As the train slowed …
1.5 million people to use Midway, O’Hare this holiday weekend
About 1.5 million people are expected to pass through Chicago’s two airports this Memorial Day weekend, city aviation officials say.
Memorial Day parades to remember
Marchers will commemorate the country’s fallen soldiers for the eighty-seventh time on Monday when the annual Memorial Day parade rolls through River Forest. And for nearly four decades, John C. Hagensick has been partly responsible for putting together the highly anticipated Memorial Day parade. The …
Cusack chosen as grand marshal of parade
The 87th annual Memorial Day Parade rolls through River Forest on Monday, May 28. The procession starts at Constitution Park, at 10 a.m. Then it heads south on Ashland Avenue to Lake Street, and goes west to Keystone Park. The parade will honor someone who …
Oak Park, River Forest to honor veterans
Veterans, their families and all residents are invited to attend the Memorial Day Commemoration at 9 a.m. Monday, May 28, at the Peace Triumphant statute in Scoville Park, located at the corner of Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue. Sen. Don Harmon and Virginia Cassin …
Veteran counsels wisdom of listening
Redd Griffin has been many things in his 73 years. A teacher, soldier, legislator, news reporter, patriot. But mostly he considers himself a student. Of history and his own life. Seeking answers more than conclusions. For the Oak Park resident and Triton College philosophy teacher, …
Veteran counsels wisdom of listening
Redd Griffin has been many things in his 73 years. A teacher, soldier, legislator, news reporter, patriot. But mostly he considers himself a student. Of history and his own life. Seeking answers more than conclusions. For the Oak Park resident and Triton College philosophy teacher, …
River Forest seeking tenant for Hines property
A grocery store, an assisted living center, perhaps even a restaurant. Those are some of the ideas village trustees floated at a special meeting Monday night as possible tenants for a vacant property at 7820 Madison St. Once the home of Hines Lumber, the property …
Norridge man charged with DUI after allegedly smashing into Oak Park tree
A Norridge man was arrested in Oak Park for allegedly driving into a tree while under the influence of heroin. Damian Tarnowski, 29, of the 4900 block of N. Overhill, was found unconscious at 2:30 a.m. May 20 in a car that was smashed against …
Study says Chicago traffic congestion actually got better
Drivers in the Chicago area were stuck in traffic an average of 36 hours in 2011, 12 fewer than the 48 wasted in traffic in 2010, according to INRIX, a company that studies traffic patterns.
NATO spouses slip in to tour Wright studio
While First Lady Michelle Obama was hosting dignitaries at a South Side youth center Sunday, another group of out-of-town NATO guests were visiting an Oak Park landmark. About 40 spouses of NATO officials toured the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio on the 900 block …
Commuter lots nearly empty on Monday
On a normal Monday, the Metra commuter lot in downtown Franklin Park is full with perhaps a latecomer or two driving in circles and hoping for a miracle. Not so on this Monday morning. With the NATO summit in Chicago, many commuters opted to stay …
Rally-goers endorse ‘Robin Hood tax’
NATO protesters this week invoked a legend with hopes of effecting economic parity. Calling it the Robin Hood tax, marchers at the National Nurses United rally in downtown Chicago on Friday want the federal government to enact a tax on the transfer of financial instruments …
Voterama in Congress, week ending May 18, 2012
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Violence Against Women Act: Voting 222 for and 205 against, the House on May 16 approved a Republican bill (HR 4970) to renew the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) through fiscal 2016 on a budget of $680 million annually. The bill was disputed mainly …
‘Specialist’ disrupts NATO rally
His posture suggested a soldier in a war zone. As he prepared to board a Green Line train in Oak Park to go down to the National Nurses United G8 protest at Daley Plaza Friday morning, he stood out from the other Oak Park natives …
