River Forest News

River Forest police have charged an Oak Park man with felony theft after he allegedly stole more than $8,000 worth of phones from a local Verizon Wireless store.

Dominican University's Center for Global Peace through Commerce and the Siena Center will present a half-day symposium titled " Caritas in Veritate : Understanding Pope Benedict's Vision for the Global Economy" on Friday, February 26 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Priory Campus, 7200 W. Division Street, River Forest.

Not out of the woods yet. Stabilization of the market. Increased numbers of sales.

Not many take the trouble to read it -- but it's there in plain sight, the story of Dr.

The Department of Music at Concordia University Chicago has announced its winter 2010 concert series featuring acclaimed choral and instrumental ensembles, faculty and student musicians.

CHICAGO – The Champaign County Forest Preserve District has received a $126,000 state grant for the initial development of the Sangamon River Forest Preserve near Fisher.

The first group of sessions in a series of focus-group meetings that is part of the process in the search for a new superintendent for Oak Park-River Forest School District 200 "went very well," said the president of the search firm hired by the district to aid in finding a replacement for Attila Weninger.

River Forest police had three men in custody Friday morning following an armed robbery and car chase through five western suburbs on Thursday night.

River Forest Park District's proposed recreational center and its $8 million price tag were debated at a Service Club forum Jan.

Kindergarten registration for the 2010-2011 school year runs from 8 to 11:45 a.m. and again from 12:45 to 4 p.m. Feb.

Students at Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401 are playing role in helping Haitian children who lost their schools in the earthquake.

Dominican University's Center for Global Peace through Commerce will present a lecture titled "Education and Entrepreneurship in Africa: The Role of Women" with Julie Stagliano, the president of Heartland International, and Amy Maglio, the executive director of Women's Global Education Project.

24 in the Lund Auditorium at Dominican University, 7900 W. Division St., River Forest.

Through his series of portraits collaged on antique furniture and vintage furniture -- mostly mirrors -- artist Paul S. Benjamin explores issues of race and stereotype expressed in African American memorabilia and souvenirs.

Dominican University will host a free panel discussion, "War and Peace: Barack Obama and the Legacy of Dr.

Local groups individuals are taking the time to help out victims of the Haitian earthquake earlier this week.

River Forest police have arrested a 19-year-old Chicago man when DNA evidence connected him with an April condominium burglary.

Tickets are now available for the internationally acclaimed Wright Plus 2010 housewalk, showcasing rare interior tours of private homes created by Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries in historic Oak Park and River Forest.

Dr. Gail Rosseau of River Forest a nationally recognized neurosurgeon and philanthropist, as well as a member of Dominican University's board of trustees, will deliver the commencement address Jan.

For those who are already planning ahead for this year, the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust has announced the program for its Ultimate Plus Weekend, scheduled for May 13 – 16, 2010.