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OPRF’s Kaden Garland isn’t just a state champion. He tops his father too. ‘What’s more to come’ at USC?
Garland, whose father won a national title in the shot put in 1993, now has...
Quench your thirst with Chicago suburbs, northwest Indiana brew fests
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![As the school year winds down, Oak Park-River Forest High School is marking the end of its 150th anniversary celebration with a “Community Block Party” Sunday at the school in Oak Park. “The purpose [of the block party] is twofold: celebrate the community for all its support of the high school and showcase some of our students,” Oak Park-River Forest High School District 200 spokeswoman Karin Sullivan told Pioneer Press. OPRFHS is the lone school in the district. The three-hour block party is set to take place at the Mall, located on the west side of the campus, and is […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PPN-L-oak-OPRFHS-block-party-14.jpg?w=132 "As the school year winds down, Oak Park-River Forest High School is marking the end of its 150th anniversary celebration with a “Community Block Party” Sunday at the school in Oak Park. “The purpose [of the block party] is twofold: celebrate the community for all its support of the high school and showcase some of our students,” Oak Park-River Forest High School District 200 spokeswoman Karin Sullivan told Pioneer Press. OPRFHS is the lone school in the district. The three-hour block party is set to take place at the Mall, located on the west side of the campus, and is […]")
Oak Park-River Forest High School ‘Block Party’ leaves attendees asking for repeat next year, officials say
As the school year winds down, Oak Park-River Forest High School is marking the end...
![Memorial Day weekend is considered the unofficial start of summer. Along with commemorative ceremonies to honor fall military personnel, pools open for the season. A Memorial Day ceremony is set from 11 a.m. Monday at the Peace Triumphant Memorial in Scoville Park, officials announced on the village of Oak Park website. According to the website, the program will include remarks from Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, and Village President Vicki Scaman. The police department Honor Guard Unit will also be present for the ceremony, the website states. Not only will Oak Park host a ceremony, its splash pads […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2018/05/29/PGCU67R2BNGHBEFOMA2F36RYRI.jpg?w=135 "Memorial Day weekend is considered the unofficial start of summer. Along with commemorative ceremonies to honor fall military personnel, pools open for the season. A Memorial Day ceremony is set from 11 a.m. Monday at the Peace Triumphant Memorial in Scoville Park, officials announced on the village of Oak Park website. According to the website, the program will include remarks from Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, and Village President Vicki Scaman. The police department Honor Guard Unit will also be present for the ceremony, the website states. Not only will Oak Park host a ceremony, its splash pads […]")
Oak Park mayor Scaman, Senate President Harmon to speak at Memorial Day ceremony
Memorial Day weekend is considered the unofficial start of summer. Along with commemorative ceremonies to...
![The Oak Park farmers market opens Saturday for the season, with the return of repeat vendors and first-time welcome for one who will be selling wild-caught salmon, according to a village news release announcing the market’s opening. As usual, the market will have more than two dozen vendors and various activities throughout the season, which is set to run in the parking lot of Pilgrim Church on Saturdays – rain or shine – through Oct. 26. Organizers describe the Oak Park farmers market as a “producers-only marketplace” featuring fresh produce, meats, cheeses, eggs, baked goods, breads, flowers, honey and grains […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/06/02/IQX4OVZXUVFYBJTWWAQONBCTOE.jpg?w=135 "The Oak Park farmers market opens Saturday for the season, with the return of repeat vendors and first-time welcome for one who will be selling wild-caught salmon, according to a village news release announcing the market’s opening. As usual, the market will have more than two dozen vendors and various activities throughout the season, which is set to run in the parking lot of Pilgrim Church on Saturdays – rain or shine – through Oct. 26. Organizers describe the Oak Park farmers market as a “producers-only marketplace” featuring fresh produce, meats, cheeses, eggs, baked goods, breads, flowers, honey and grains […]")
Wild-caught salmon vendor joining the Oak Park famers market. Season opens Saturday.
The Oak Park farmers market opens Saturday for the season, with the return of repeat...
![A 1930 steam engine called The Empress pulled into downtown Franklin Park Wednesday – taking a break from its trek along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad line on its trip from Calgary, Canada to Mexico City, Mexico – and hundreds turned out to witness the historic visit. The locomotive’s stop was part of the one-year anniversary of the Canadian Pacific’s purchase of the Kansas City Southern line. The buy created the only single-line railway connecting the three North American countries, and hauls freight. “It’s a nice engine,” said Mike Brown, who was among the throng that stood in the […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PPN-L-fhj-steam-locomotive-12.jpg?w=132 "A 1930 steam engine called The Empress pulled into downtown Franklin Park Wednesday – taking a break from its trek along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad line on its trip from Calgary, Canada to Mexico City, Mexico – and hundreds turned out to witness the historic visit. The locomotive’s stop was part of the one-year anniversary of the Canadian Pacific’s purchase of the Kansas City Southern line. The buy created the only single-line railway connecting the three North American countries, and hauls freight. “It’s a nice engine,” said Mike Brown, who was among the throng that stood in the […]")
The Empress steam locomotive rolls through Franklin Park on Canadian Pacific ‘Final Spike’ tour
A 1930 steam engine called The Empress pulled into downtown Franklin Park Wednesday – taking...
![With village leaders deeming last year’s inaugural event a “great success,” Oak Park is again hosting the “Move with the Mayor” community bike ride, promoting health and bicycle safety. In a village news release, officials extended an invitation for residents – and their whole families – to jump on their bikes and ride to Village Hall May 14. Village President Vicki Scaman and village staff will give away free bicycle helmets. “I’m thrilled to bring Move with the Mayor to life once again here in Oak Park,” Scaman stated in the release. “Last year’s inaugural event for us was a […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/07/09/UB225435XVFGJDUCZI6NM5UOO4.jpg?w=135 "With village leaders deeming last year’s inaugural event a “great success,” Oak Park is again hosting the “Move with the Mayor” community bike ride, promoting health and bicycle safety. In a village news release, officials extended an invitation for residents – and their whole families – to jump on their bikes and ride to Village Hall May 14. Village President Vicki Scaman and village staff will give away free bicycle helmets. “I’m thrilled to bring Move with the Mayor to life once again here in Oak Park,” Scaman stated in the release. “Last year’s inaugural event for us was a […]")
Oak Park mayor hosting ‘move’ bicycle event, giving away bike helmets
With village leaders deeming last year’s inaugural event a “great success,” Oak Park is again...
![A high school principal, village mayor, former wrestler and a women’s basketball coach are among the six Triton College grads who have been selected for induction this year into the community college’s “Alumni Wall of Fame,” officials announced in a news release. According to the release, the honor is given to individuals who have made a significant impact in their profession, community and beyond. “The family that I have made (at Triton) has noticed me and has presented me with this amazing accolade,” selected inductee and village of Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey stated in the release. Elected in 2017, Harvey […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/10/19/4VJZJCEZKRBN7NNCCVM4CRPEII.jpg?w=135 "A high school principal, village mayor, former wrestler and a women’s basketball coach are among the six Triton College grads who have been selected for induction this year into the community college’s “Alumni Wall of Fame,” officials announced in a news release. According to the release, the honor is given to individuals who have made a significant impact in their profession, community and beyond. “The family that I have made (at Triton) has noticed me and has presented me with this amazing accolade,” selected inductee and village of Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey stated in the release. Elected in 2017, Harvey […]")
Notable alums to be included on ‘wall’ at Triton College: ‘The college has always had an effect on me’
A high school principal, village mayor, former wrestler and a women’s basketball coach are among...
![Two men from Chicago and another from the west suburbs have each been sentenced to several years in federal prison after guilty pleas on robbery charges, including holding up a UPS driver in Oak Park and carjacking motorists there and in other nearby areas. Jaheim Henyard, 22, of Chicago, was sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison. Darius Young, 28, of west suburban Berwyn, was sentenced to four years. Xavier Tate, 27, of Chicago, was sentenced to seven years and nine months. The federal sentences were handed down this month by U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis, […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/10/05/44LNFP4QT5CLBETOX7QHYRYAG4.jpg?w=135 "Two men from Chicago and another from the west suburbs have each been sentenced to several years in federal prison after guilty pleas on robbery charges, including holding up a UPS driver in Oak Park and carjacking motorists there and in other nearby areas. Jaheim Henyard, 22, of Chicago, was sentenced to 11 years and three months in federal prison. Darius Young, 28, of west suburban Berwyn, was sentenced to four years. Xavier Tate, 27, of Chicago, was sentenced to seven years and nine months. The federal sentences were handed down this month by U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis, […]")
3 men sentenced to federal prison on charges of robbing UPS driver at gunpoint in Oak Park
Two men from Chicago and another from the west suburbs have each been sentenced to...