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Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park School District 97's new superintendent, stands outside of the district's administration building on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

New Oak Park Elementary School District 97 superintendent ready for the first day of school

August 17, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park Elementary School District 97's new superintendent, is ready to bring decades of experience to the village.

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF High School, speaks at the 49th annual NAACP ACT-SO competition where he earned first place and a gold medal for the biology/microbiology category. (Oak Park and River Forest High School)

OPRF senior takes gold in NAACP biology, microbiology competition

August 10, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF, earned a gold medal at the 49th annual NAACP ACT-SO competition for biology/microbiology.

Oak Park Village Hall (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

Federal court upholds Oak Park ordinance requiring new buildings be all electric

August 7, 2026 at 2:56 p.m.

A federal court upheld Oak Park's ordinance requiring new buildings to be all-electric, rejecting a challenge from a coalition of natural gas industry.

Oak Park Fire Department partners with U of I Fire Institute for cancer study

August 6, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Oak Park joins the Illinois Firefighters Cancer Risk Study at the University of Illinois to evaluate firefighting's cancer risks.

Carolyn Elaine works on mosaic art in her studio in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on Aug. 3, 2026. Elaine has led Oak Park's Off the Wall art program for 21 years but is stepping away after its latest installation. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park’s ‘master artist’ steps away from Off the Wall summer youth art program after 21 years

August 7, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Carolyn Elaine is stepping away from Oak Park's "Off the Wall" program after leading it for the past 21 years leaving a legacy of art.

Oak Park Fire Chief JT Terry, right, and consultant Nathan Melotte, of Cordogan Clark, discuss new fire station designs at a special meeting with Oak Park Village Board officials on Tuesday, July 28, in Oak Park. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park plans new, larger fire station to replace one on Augusta Street

August 3, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

Oak Park Board officials decided between three new fire stations as one of the current stations is outdated and moved the discussion to the finance committee for further discussions.

The Oak Park Village Board meets Tuesday July 28, 2026 at Village Hall. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park board advances possible changes to single-family zoning

July 30, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Oak Park Village Board advanced potential single-family zoning changes to the planning committee for further discussion.

Julie Mewhort Klein, a teacher at Fenwick High School, stands outside of the Oak Park Public Library on July 23, 2026. Earlier this month, Klein was one of 14 educators selected to participate in the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous' 2026 European study program in Poland to learn more about the Holocaust. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Fenwick teacher plans to use her ‘powerful experience’ in Poland to fight Holocaust misinformation

July 30, 2026 at 7:02 p.m.

Julie Mewhort Klein is more prepared to teach Fenwick High School students about the Holocaust after her educators visit to Poland.

Oak Park community members hold signs advocating for an advisory referendum regarding the elimination of single family zoning being placed on the November ballot during a Village Board meeting on Tuesday, July 21, in Oak Park. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park officials deny advisory referendum on ending single family housing zoning

July 24, 2026 at 3:43 p.m.

Oak Park officials voted 5-1 denying an advisory referendum on zoning changes to the village that would eliminate single family zoning.

Oak Park Trustee Derek Eder, center, speaks at the Village Board meeting on July 21, 2026, during a discussion about restricting police stops for minor equipment infractions. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park officials move toward restricting police stops for minor equipment infractions

July 24, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

Officials in Oak Park are eying a policy that would restrict police traffic stops related to vehicle equipment violations.

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