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Oak Parker Margot McMahon is an artist, but not just any artist. She identifies as an eco-artist, and her work has been ...

Jean Anderson Radford, 82, of Marengo, Illinois, died peacefully on March 8, 2026, surrounded by family at Journey Care ...

According to the Story, God was perplexed. He/She/They (HST) studied creation and declared it “good.” Well, mostly good. HST’s most ambitious creation remained a puzzlement, an often troublesome life ...

It was truly our honor to sing at the March 28 No Kings Day 3.0 rally in Scoville Park. Many thanks to First United of Oak Park for lending us their sound equipment. Pete Todd-Church, generously, ...

Robert “Bob” Vogler, 73, who lived in Oak Park with his husband, Tony Dobrowolski, since 1992, died on March 30, 2026. Bob ...

Recently I received a spring cleanup letter from our yard maintenance service. The owner added a handwritten notification: “There will be an increase in prices due to electric blower mandate, labor ...

This spring, as the Oak Park Village Board begins to consider zoning reform in earnest, the WJ opinion pages are sprouting anti-reform opinion pieces like daisies: “Zoning reform won’t produce ...

Adam A. Plonski, 94, of River Forest, died peacefully on April 2, 2026. Born on July 15, 1931, in Brooklyn, New York, to ...

Wednesday Journal is partnering with Dominican University’s school of education to host a community talk exploring the ...

Leah Marcus, 90, of River Forest, died on March 28, 2026. Born in February 1936 in Chicago to Betty (Bernstein) and Lou Nathanson, she was a graduate of Senn High School and the University of ...

Ed McDevitt’s characterization of River Forest government as having a “long-standing insider ethos” with power that is “closely guarded by the old network” doesn’t resonate with me [The art of ...