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Fallout from the collapse of the ‘Broadview 6’ federal prosecution continued this week, with calls for resignations, a rare “special report” from the U.S. Attorney’s office and a defense motion for financial damages being paid to the defendants.
The criminal case against Oak Park Village Trustee Brian Straw and several other progressive political figures indicted o...
Two pieces of legislation aimed to provide additional oversight to private equity involvement in healthcare have made it to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk.
The new acts include HB5000, which strengthens oversight and transparency requirements around healthcare transactions and ownership changes, and HB4728, legislation establishing new guardrails...
Oak Park’s village government has debuted its new artificial intelligence chatbot tool, an AI agent called the “Oak Parker.”
The tool launched months after Oak Park’s village board approved a new contract with its long-time digital media services provider Granicus. That new contract included funding for the new chat bot service designed to answer residents’ questi...
The Oscar and Nonie Balch House on Kenilworth Avenue in Oak Park was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1911. Its architectural provenance landed it a spot in this year’s Wright Plus line-up. Wright Plus researcher and Frank Lloyd Wright Trust volunteer Ken Simpson says there’s more than architectural history to the home.
Oak Park’s first Village Manager, Mark Keane...
After losing in the sectional final the past two years, the third time was the charm for the Oak Park and River Forest High School boys’ volleyball team at the Argo Sectional on Tuesday night. The Huskies, the top-ranked team in the state, defeated Brother Rice 25-21, 26-24 for the title and clinched a trip to the state finals for the first time since 2023.
“It fee...