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Locals mourning the loss of The Book Table on Lake Street can get excited about a new place to find a favorite book; Oak Park residents Jamie and Kurt Ericson are opening the Dandelion Bookshop at 139 S. Oak Park Ave. Jamie said she and her husband hope to open the store by December, in time for holiday shopping. When they heard The Book Table was closing, after Centuries & Sleuths in Forest Park, they came up with the idea to start their own. “…

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As major construction projects begin to stretch resources, Oak Park trustees are debating how to pay for their capital improvement plan and whether other projects may need to be delayed. Trustees have been working to approve a five-year plan for fiscal years 2025 to 2029, a 240-page document available online. The Oak Park Avenue Streetscape, remodeling Village Hall and building a new police station are some of the big-ticket items that are part …

OP trustees debate financing, deferring projects in capital plan

LemonAid student representatives and Collaboration for Early Childhood Executive Director Mary Reynolds present a certificate of appreciation to River Forest Fire Chief Thomas Gaertner and Deputy Fire Chief David Bochenek.Connor Chien (left) and Mark Jung, this year’s LemonAid co-chairs, present big checks to Collaboration for Early Childhood Executive Director Mary Reynolds and Wonder Works Executive Director Rachel Weber at the River Forest Fi…

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Iman Shumpert left The Chi as one of the top cast members due to his issues with his ex-wife, Teyana Taylor.

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Alice June (Raver) Jones was born in October of 1923, in Oak Park, Illinois, daughter of Dr. Paul J. Raver and Loy (Goss) Raver. Dr. Raver’s work took the family ...

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After narrowly missing out on the state playoffs last fall, the Fenwick High School football team has been highly motivated for the past 11 months to close the deal. It was mission accomplished as the Friars punched their ticket to this year’s IHSA playoffs with a 42-7 rout of Benet Academy in Lisle, Oct. 11. “We’ve still got some things to clean up on,” said Fenwick coach Matt Battaglia, “but [Benet] was a full team victory. We had a good feeli…

Fenwick football is back in state playoffs

Both the OPRF and Fenwick high school girls tennis squads put forth strong efforts in their respective conference tournaments last week. In the West Suburban Silver meet hosted by Lyons Township, Oct. 11-12, the Huskies finished second with 37 points, nine behind champion Hinsdale Central. They also finished second overall in the conference standings, due to their 5-1 dual meet record. Sophomore Lucy Stein won at #1 singles and improved her seas…

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OPRF, Fenwick girls tennis are conference runner-ups

Last season, a young Oak Park-River Forest High School football team struggled to compete in the rugged West Suburban Silver, winning just one game while suffering multiple running-clock defeats. This season, the Huskies have been more competitive and there have been no overly lopsided defeats. Even so, putting together a complete game has been challenging, and this was on display in a 31-14 home loss to Willowbrook in a West Suburban crossover …

OPRF football fights but falls to Willowbrook

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This year’s race for the White House is going to be a historic one, with Vice President Kamala Harris squaring off against former President Donald Trump. But the race for the U.S. Senate in Maryland could make history too, as Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks vies for the chamber in a battle against former Gov. Larry Hogan. If Alsobrooks wins, she’d be the state’s first Black senator. If Hogan wins, he could shift the balance of…

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The Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 Board of Education recently approved a budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year that projects a much higher than normal 7.99% increase in operating expenditures. But when certain expenditures that are considered unique to the current year are set aside the increase in operating expenditures is reduced to a 6.11%, officials said. The budget was approved unanimously Sept. 26. Although he voted to ap…

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Oak Park Commons is taking shape at 839 Madison St., Oak Park – and Illinois’ first co-housing development is unique in more ways than one.  With a mission to foster intergenerational connection, diversity and inclusiveness through a community of adjoining private apartments that share a common space, the co-housing development is focused on creating a long-term community. However, a lot of foundational work had to happen before the group can ta…

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