Forest Park News

On Monday, a national organization called the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy sent out a press release announcing it was inducting the Prairie Path into the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame, the news value of which may be ...

This casual two-story Irish pub offers a dark wood interior, a well-worn black-and-white checkered floor, gas fireplace, 10 jock-friendly televisions and plenty of sports memorabilia on the walls.

Suburban Life has an article about a Village of Westchester petition that may or may not exist.

For her first published novel, Forest Park author Stephanie Kuehnert decided to write about what she loves in I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone.

The hot summer sunshine is beating down on the ballast, rails , and tracks on an August afternoon in 2006.

Responding to cries from the village's two taxi cab companies over climbing gas prices, Oak Park has agreed to raise cab rates.

FOREST PARK, Ill. - Illinois officials have stopped sending children who are wards of the state to a psychiatric hospital where, according to a newspaper report, sexual predators were left unguarded despite ...

Here are some of the top bike routes for starters, suggested by Doug Barge, president of the Oak Park Cycle Club: 1. Ride the Oak Park Bike Plan's Boulevard Route in Oak Park.

Illinois' largest psychiatric hospital left sexual predators unguarded despite allegations that at least 10 mentally disabled children were assaulted during the last three years.

A former employee at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting three female patients under his care in 2006.

"The Depot," River Forest Park District Headquarters, is at 401 Thatcher Ave.; 366-6660. Registration necessary: By mail; in person 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; rfparks.com. No credit cards.

A man fatally struck by a CTA Blue Line train Monday morning on the West Side has been identified.

CTA Blue Line trains are skipping the Western Avenue stop on the Near West Side Monday morning and trains are running on a single track through the area after a person was struck and killed by a train.

The Animal Care League is looking for volunteers to foster kittens and puppies. "It's a nice way for people who want to help to do so.

With the summer break in full swing for students in public schools in Forest Park, Illinois, many children won't receive any formal instruction until they return to the classroom in the fall.

"The Depot," River Forest Park District Headquarters, is at 401 Thatcher Ave.; 366-6660. Registration necessary: By mail; in person 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays; rfparks.com. Fee: Resident/Nonresident. Coed ...

Winnetka author Doug M. Cummings says the suburbs like to cover up their dark secrets.

Forest Park Review covered Emanuel "Chris" Welch's counter suit against Burt Odelson and Mark Sterk .

The Original Pancake House closed its Oak Park location for the final time Sunday, announcing a move to 7255 W. Madison St.

Chicago's sales tax jumps Tuesday to 10.25 percent, due in large part to Cook County's 1 percent tax increase.