Wednesday Journal

05/30/2026

Oak Park police are investigating an incident where more than $50,000 in cash was reportedly stolen from a local home

Oak Park police are investigating an incident where more than $50,000 in cash was reportedly stolen from a local home.

05/30/2026

Chappell was retiring but thought he would stay on a bit longer

Dick Chappell led the River Forest Community Center as its executive director for 40 years. While he was ready to retire, he was still surprised on May 15 to learn that that was his last day as executive director.

05/30/2026

Fallout from the unraveling of the government’s high-profile case against Oak Park Trustee Brian Straw and the rest of the “Broadview 6” last week has continued to play out in federal court and beyond

Fallout from the unraveling of the government’s high-profile case against Oak Park's Brian Straw and the rest of the “Broadview 6” continued

05/29/2026

Hospital ownership agreed to $110,000 payout to family last year over cooling system’s failure in morgue

West Suburban Medical Center ownership settled a lawsuit with the family of a woman who “decomposed” in the hospital’s morgue as the hospital’s cooling system failed.

05/29/2026

Springtime magic and family joy take over Oak Park Arts District at annual street fest

In 1999, the first “What’s Blooming on Harrison” spring street festival budded into the Oak Park event scene.

05/29/2026

Bump outs, drainage among improvements planned

https://www.oakpark.com/2026/05/26/traffic-measures-coming-to-lake-st-river-forest/

Pedestrians crossing Lake Street in River Forest would have safer passage under a proposed project expected to be considered by the village board at its June 22 meeting.

05/28/2026

Whenever Oak Park and River Forest High School boys’ volleyball senior Matthew Proskey goes back to serve, it’s something to behold

Whenever Oak Park and River Forest High School boys’ volleyball senior Matthew Proskey goes back to serve, it’s something to behold. His serves are rockets, making it difficult for opponents to set up their attack.

05/28/2026

Project could play role in helping people with Parkinson’s disease

Oak Park and River Forest High School junior Jaelyn Hammersley was well aware that there are no disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease.

05/28/2026

OPRF High School District 200 board member hired

The non-profit’s board hired Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 school board member Jonathan Livingston as its new executive director, Dick Chappell.

05/27/2026

Compensation