Labor group, village management at odds over merit raises and overtime pay.
Store giving way to Park District of Oak Park's gymnastics center.
Grant money will pay for improvements of northwest Oak Park facility.
Four years in the making, Park District of Oak Park will debut the renovations at Mills Park.
Authorities advising check-ups on friends, neighbors, pets and the elderly.
Residents voice opposition to an IDOT proposal that would switch location of Eisenhower ramps to and from Oak Park.
Illinois Republicans will choose a platform for the next four years during the party convention. Patch editors will bring you grand old coverage.
Oak Park rolls out the welcome mat for leaders with Korea Smart Grid Institute, who've brought with them plans for residential and commercial energy efficiency.
Agency to host caregiver support group, shopping trip for seniors.
Proposals could change locations of Austin and Harlem ramps.
Former Oak Park leader sought after for top jobs in at least two communities.
Cook County has issued 2,504 licenses. At the first anniversary of same-sex civil unions in Illinois, the state faces two lawsuits pushing same-sex marriage and a federal court finds the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.
Waukesha, Wisc. eyes former Oak Park village manager Tom Barwin for top job.
Direct from Oak Park Village Hall, a few things you oughtta know.
The measure also allows a municipality or county to abate property taxes on the residence of the surviving spouse of a soldier who dies while on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.
A wrap-up of some of the latest political news.
Top Oak Park official says village parking plan can serve as model for metro Chicago communities.
Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign the bill that is designed to raise $800 million to help cover Medicaid costs. Check out how your local legislators voted.
A wrap-up of the latest political news.
Julian students participate in discussion of "epic journey" toward pension and Medicaid reform.
Wanna march in the River Forest Memorial Day parade? Better hurry.
Here is a wrap-up of some of the latest political news.
A wrap-up of some of the latest state political news.
Village board OKs the hiring of Georgia-based firm to begin search for new village manager.
Cook County Clerk David Orr explains how ballot position is determined.
Local activists may get their wish as bill requiring companies to disclose fracking chemicals winds its way through the Legislature.
If property tax bills are mailed by July 1, they will be due Aug. 1.
The former executive director of the Park District of Oak Park talks with Patch about the group's green legacy.
"Dynamic, ebullient" Oak Park resident named to park district's top spot.
Dates of local impact unclear, but repairs are headed our way. And it won't be pretty.
Public meeting will address residents concerns about "nurturing business investment in the community."
Plan keeps speedy skaters off the sidewalks and into the streets, where they'd be treated like bicyclists.
Advisory referendum on fracking will be debated as the controversial procedure comes to Illinois. Local activists want it halted.
Oak Park compost and collection program turns leaves into "black gold" for potting and parkway.
A wrap-up of some of the latest political news from around the state.
Village President calls plan to connect Oak Park and Chicago "transformative."