Oak Park wants input from businesses on a ban on single-use plastics at area restaurants. The items could still be available if requested by customers.

A newly proposed bill would ban drivers from being able to pump their own gas in Illinois. HB 4571, also known as the Gas Station Attendant Act, was introduced earlier this month by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly of Oak Park. Under the act, “no gas may be pumped at a gas station in this State unless it is pumped by…

A newly proposed bill would ban drivers from being able to pump their own gas in Illinois.

Reese Siler, the 8-year-old boy who was given a special ‘Rainbow Parade’ welcome back to his Oak Park school after battling a brain tumor, received some amazing news from the results of his MRI this week.

Oak Park and River Forest High School has designed a course on race and equity to help students engage in conversations on the topic, according to the Pioneer Press.

Reese Siler, 8, was given a ‘Rainbow Parade’ at Horace Mann Elementary School in Oak Park to mark his return after battling a cancerous brain tumor. Reese, a self-professed “rainbow guy,” is using a wheelchair now and has a long way to go in his recovery, but getting back to school and his normal routine is a big step forward,…

Reese Siler, 8, was given a ‘Rainbow Parade’ at Horace Mann Elementary School in Oak Park to mark his return after battling a cancerous brain tumor.

Oak Park and River Forest High School in west suburban Oak Park has reported six cases of whooping cough since November. Families were notified of a sixth confirmed diagnosis of the disease, also known as pertussis, in a message sent by school officials Tuesday. “Because we have had multiple cases of pertussis in recent weeks, our buildings and ground staff…

Three Chicago-area men are facing felony charges after an undercover investigation revealed an alleged retail theft ring and confiscated about $2 million worth of stolen products. Esam Abdelhavez, 42, and 33-year-old Mostfa Abdelmalek Abdelhaviz are each charged with continuing a financial crimes enterprise and money laundering, according to Wilmette police. Hany Abdelhavez, 31, is charged with felony theft in addition…

An Oak Park resident was carjacked at gunpoint on Friday by an 18-year-old man and 10-year-old boy, police said.

An Oak Park resident was carjacked at gunpoint on Friday by an 18-year-old man and 10-year-old boy, police said. Lisa Chavarria reports.

Four men have been charged with impersonating a police officer this week in unincorporated West Chicago.

Charges are pending against two men — including one allegedly seen running from officers while holding a rifle — following a foot chase Wednesday morning in west suburban Oak Park, officials say.

A 20-year-old woman was charged with spitting on a Chicago Police officer last month in the Loop.

For eight years, “Anne’s House” has acted as a safe place for traumatized women, but the program is ending and women are reflecting on how it impacted their lives.

A safe place for traumatized women is closing its doors in suburban Oak Park, leaving women to reflect on the impact it had on their lives. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has more. 

An 81-year-old man was killed in an assault Saturday night in west suburban Oak Park.

Two west suburban police officers were injured when their squad cars collided early Thursday.