Oak Park

Oak Park River Forest High School officials wrote another letter to parents and students Saturday, explaining their decision to cancel all school-related sports and activities after seeing a surge in positive coronavirus cases.

After experiencing a surge in positive coronavirus cases, Oak Park River Forest High School announced that all activities would be canceled through winter break.

Less than a month after an alleged drunk driver crashed a vehicle into a beloved Oak Park bike shop, causing a portion of the building to collapse, the oldest family run business in the village is back open. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Less than a month after an alleged drunk driver crashed a vehicle into a beloved Oak Park bike shop, causing a portion of the building to collapse, the oldest family run business in the village is back open.

Two businesses were severely damaged by a fire and three others had smoke damage as the result of a fire Tuesday at a building in Oak Park in the 1000 block of Lake Street, according to the village.

Two businesses were severely damaged by a fire and three others had smoke damage as the result of a fire Tuesday at a building in Oak Park in the 1000 block of Lake Street, according to the village. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A car crashed into an Oak Park storefront Thursday, destroying a nearly 40-year-old family-owned bike shop.

A car crashed into an Oak Park storefront Thursday, destroying a nearly 40-year-old family-owned bike shop. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

A routine check by a village inspector during a renovation revealed that a suburban apartment building was in “imminent danger of failure or collapse,” and residents were ordered to move out by midnight Thursday. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the latest on the situation.

A routine check by a village inspector during a renovation revealed that a suburban apartment building was in “imminent danger of failure or collapse,” and residents were ordered to move out by midnight Thursday.

Residents who live in a suburban apartment building are frantically trying to find new places to live after building inspectors said that they believe the structure could be in danger of collapsing. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has more details.

Residents who live in a suburban apartment building are frantically trying to find new places to live after building inspectors said that they believe the structure could be in danger of collapsing.

A university professor who was charged with multiple felonies after allegedly yelling racial slurs and spitting on a Black woman at a suburban grocery store earlier this month has resigned from his job, National University of Health Sciences reported.

Dances are a big part of the American high school experience, and this weekend Oak Park and River Forest High School is holding its homecoming. But tickets were limited due to the coronavirus pandemic and some students say they are missing out. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

A professor was charged with aggravated assault and a hate crime after allegedly yelling racial slurs and spitting on a Black woman at a suburban grocery store earlier this month. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Investigations are underway after a university professor was charged with multiple felonies after allegedly yelling racial slurs and spitting on a Black woman at a suburban grocery store earlier this month.

A health sciences professor has been charged with a felony hate crime after he allegedly yelled racial slurs and spit on a Black woman and her daughter outside a Jewel-Osco in Oak Park earlier this month.

A Chicago couple is facing charges after the body of a 15-year-old girl was found in an alley in suburban Oak Park, police announced Tuesday.

Oak Park announced Friday all individuals over the age of 2 years old, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear a mask in public indoor spaces, making it the first municipality in Illinois to enact such a measure.

Oak Park will require all individuals over the age of 2, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask in public indoor spaces starting Friday, the village announced.