Forest Park News

As the big buck approached through the trees, the bow hunter could hardly believe his eyes.

"Plan for the worst, hope for the best," was a mantra drilled into Ron Sherman during his 28 years with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The 56 detached, single-family homes sold in Oak Park during April represented a 86.7 percent increase from April 2012, when 30 homes were sold, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors .

The following message is from the Park District of Forest Park: The Park District of Forest Park has started a drive for sports equipment to be sent to the City of Moore, Oklahoma Parks and Recreation Department.

Kristin M. Graziano, 30, is wanted on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.

A River Forest woman was charged with a DUI after crashing into another car near the Forest Park police station at 11:20 p.m. May 15.

The south end of the Red Line is now officially closed for rebuilding. The project is supposed to take five months.

Catherine Steele, "Cathy," 70, of Braidwood, and formerly Forest Park passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Presence St.

Michael D. Cruze, 54, is wanted on a theft charge. Bail was set at $10,000. His last known address was in the 500 block of North Forest Avenue in River Forest.

Tom and Susan Wilkens of Forest Park are living proof of the benefits of yoga. They run the Dancing Cranes Yoga & Massage studio on Madison Street and have been longtime instructors at other places in the area.

As the temperature rises, the number of bike thefts in the area tends to as well.