Secretary of State Jesse White, Linda Johnson-Rice, and Pastor Corey Brooks, to be honored by Fifth Third Bank Chicago with annual Black History Month Community Leader Awards
River Forest Public Library invites parents, caregivers and kiddos to Family Story Time, now at Whole Foods Market River Forest.
Nancy Ortenberg will share photographs from her travels to Mississippi Delta where she started photographing blues musicians and their environments during the 1980's.
Find out the latest trends in bridal fashion for 2013, straight from the runway.
Shelly from Animal Care League
The MWRD's Calumet Water Reclamation Plant recently received an award for merit from the American Council of Engineering Companies/Illinois.
Isis would make an adorable, playful and loving companion.
The Simply Elegant Wedding Showcase brings its popular wedding workshops back to Oak Park this Sunday.
River Forest Library discusses food programs coming up in February.
District 97 parent Cathi Knickrehm has been named a finalist in the SBLI Top Superstar Volunteer Contest.
Wedding Planner, Camille McLamb, reveals an often-forgotten wedding detail.
The eighth grade boys’ basketball team from Brooks Middle School captured first place in the fourth annual Oak Park-River Forest Al Allen Village Tournament
Districts 90 and 97 notify families about the decision by the Illinois State Board of Education to change the performance level expectations of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test.
MWRD Executive Director David St. Pierre served on a stormwater panel hosted by the American Public Works Association.
Three of District 97’s elementary schools—Hatch, Longfellow and Mann—earned an Academic Excellence Award from the Illinois State Board of Education.
Divine Consign is having an unprecedented Designer Furniture Warehouse Event!
Enjoy a taste of an authentic Spanish dish at an after-hours cooking demonstration with Chef Emilio Gervilla on Friday, February 8 at Oak Park Public Library.
Tune in Sunday at Noon & 4:00pm and Tuesday at 7:00pm as CN100 airs Saturday's matchup between Hinsdale Central and Oak Park & River Forest. You can also find it with Xfinity On Demand.
Hinsdale Central and Oak Park-River Forest meet on the CN100 Game of the Week.
Stacey Sevriukova, an eighth grade student from Brooks Middle School, has been named a finalist in the international judging portion of the Lions International Peace Poster Contest.
Grow Shiitake mushrooms right here in Oak Park!
Viruses are known to live on inanimate objects like phones. Here are some flu tips for smartphone users.
Folk singer/songwriter Ben Bedford will bring his musical sketches of America, our people, victories, and struggles to this free concert.
On Friday, January 25, friends and leaders from throughout the community will be reading to students at Holmes Elementary School in conjunction with the school’s Guest Reader Day.
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School's BRAVO program earned the coveted honor of Outstanding Production at the National Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.
MWRD President Kathleen Meany announced new committee assignments at the Board meeting on January 17.
The River Forest Park District plans on filling in the Willard Bowl in the Spring, 2013.
Learn all about bridesmaids: how to choose them and what they are actually supposed to do.
Residents of Oak Park & River Forest are welcome to stop into any Fifth Third banking center in Illinois and Northern Indiana and pick up free discount coupons to the 2013 Chicago Auto Show.
Meet Elijah from Animal Care League.
Zahara is one cute pup!
The American Cancer Society Mini Relay For Life of Concordia University will hold its annual Kick-off event from 4-6 pm on Monday, February 4 in the Alumni Room on the campus of Concordia University.
Fingers and bow flying, Dennis Stroughmatt takes listeners on a musical odyssey not so different from his own musical journeys into Upper Louisiana Creole Culture.
The MWRD continues to observe the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birth.
Check out this week's most requested titles at the River Forest Public Library.
The first post from award-winning Oak Park wedding planner, Camille McLamb, about the wonderful world of weddings.
Come and meet Mini - Animal Care League's beautiful senior feline.
Spunky cattle dog mix available for adoption
Rebecca suggests one of her favorite books this month.
A study about biosolids will be presented to the public on Jan. 18 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Stickney WRP Auditorium, 6001 W. Pershing Road, Cicero.