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Fenwick football 6A Final -postponed due to snowstorm
Fenwick football 6A Final -postponed due to snowstorm - Wednesday Journal
Due to a major snowstorm that forced Illinois State University in downstate Normal to close its campus, Saturday’s IHSA Class 6A football title game between Fenwick and East St. Louis has been postponed...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Fenwick football 6A Final -postponed due to snowstorm
Tolerance museum challenges all ‘to be better citizens’
Tolerance museum challenges all ‘to be better citizens’ - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
The Mobile Museums of Tolerance, a free, traveling exhibit about the power of ordinary people back at Brookfield’s library.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Tolerance museum challenges all ‘to be better citizens’
Day of pro biking to return for 4th year in Brookfield
Day of pro biking to return for 4th year in Brookfield - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
The Cycle Brookfield Criterium, a day of professional bicycle racing, is returning to Brookfield for a fourth year in 2026.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Day of pro biking to return for 4th year in Brookfield
Tolerance museum challenges all ‘to be better citizens’
Tolerance museum challenges all ‘to be better citizens’ - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
The Mobile Museums of Tolerance, a free, traveling exhibit about the power of ordinary people back at Brookfield’s library.
www.rblandmark.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Tolerance museum challenges all ‘to be better citizens’
Fenwick faces tall task against East St. Louis in Downstate game
Fenwick faces tall task against East St. Louis in Downstate game - Wednesday Journal
Fenwick faces tall task against East St. Louis in Downstate game. But Friars look forward to the challenge
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November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Fenwick faces tall task against East St. Louis in Downstate game
Print Edition: November 26, 2025
Print Edition: November 26, 2025 - Wednesday Journal
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November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Print Edition: November 26, 2025
Print Edition: November 26, 2025
Print Edition: November 26, 2025 - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
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November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Print Edition: November 26, 2025
Affordable housing push for first-time buyers on the West Side is seeing early results
Affordable housing push for first-time buyers on the West Side is seeing early results
A program backed by more than 20 organizations is looking provide a smoother path to homeownership — focusing on East Garfield Park and Humboldt Park, where the disparity in homeownership is striking...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Affordable housing push for first-time buyers on the West Side is seeing early results
Residents say they're living in "deplorable conditions" at West Side Chicago Housing Authority complex
Residents say they're living in "deplorable conditions" at West Side Chicago Housing Authority complex
Residents of Harrison Courts Apartments are looking for their units to get fixed from what they say are ongoing problems.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Residents say they're living in "deplorable conditions" at West Side Chicago Housing Authority complex
Shrubtown: Happy Th-Ai-nksgiving
Shrubtown: Happy Th-Ai-nksgiving - Wednesday Journal
ChatGPT: I need teenage pop culture talking points. Create an ai cartoon for Thanksgiving.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Shrubtown: Happy Th-Ai-nksgiving
Nazareth volleyball’s incredible run leads to second in Class 3A
Nazareth volleyball’s incredible run leads to second in Class 3A - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Nazareth volleyball’s incredible run leads to second in Class 3A. Togetherness carries Roadrunners from tough schedule, three wins in 2024
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November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Nazareth volleyball’s incredible run leads to second in Class 3A
D96 Board OKs 2025 tax levy increase
D96 Board OKs 2025 tax levy increase - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Riverside School District 96 Board of Education approved a 2025 tax levy increase of for new residential and commercial properties in the district and existing properties.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
D96 Board OKs 2025 tax levy increase
Data demands answers from D97
Data demands answers from D97 - Wednesday Journal
When my first-grade daughter didn’t qualify for math acceleration despite scoring 99th percentile on standardized testing, I thought I’d misunderstood the rubric. Then I checked the Illinois Report...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Data demands answers from D97
Work on Roosevelt Road development plan moves forward
Work on Roosevelt Road development plan moves forward - Wednesday Journal
Community members had another chance to learn more about local leaders’ vision for the future of Roosevelt Road.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Work on Roosevelt Road development plan moves forward
D96 Board OKs 2025 tax levy increase
D96 Board OKs 2025 tax levy increase - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark
Riverside School District 96 Board of Education approved a 2025 tax levy increase of for new residential and commercial properties in the district and existing properties.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
D96 Board OKs 2025 tax levy increase
A direct line to Santa, Bluey, Batman …
A direct line to Santa, Bluey, Batman … - Wednesday Journal
Collaboration for Early Childhood sponsors the box and a whole team of elfish volunteers ply their trade to make it seem magical
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November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A direct line to Santa, Bluey, Batman …
Oak Park apartment building sold for nearly $89 million
Oak Park apartment building sold for nearly $89 million
Draper & Kramer is wagering the soaring demand for Chicago-area apartments won't subside anytime soon.
www.chicagobusiness.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Oak Park apartment building sold for nearly $89 million
Thanks for friends, family and Opportunity Knocks
Thanks for friends, family and Opportunity Knocks - Wednesday Journal
Thanksgiving is a great holiday for me because I have a four-day weekend to be with family and a chance to relax. In fact, I am blessed to have family who loves me so much and friends and staff of OK...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Thanks for friends, family and Opportunity Knocks
Oak Park welcoming?
Oak Park welcoming? - Wednesday Journal
I don’t recall voting on Oak Park as a sanctuary village. Our village government touts us as welcoming and says our government will not ask about immigration status. This avoids annoyance and accusations...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oak Park welcoming?
Savor the seasonal
Savor the seasonal - Wednesday Journal
Savor these seasonal flavors from local restaurants. These are dishes that make fall and winter worth it
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November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Savor the seasonal
River Forest deserves fair review boards
River Forest deserves fair review boards - Wednesday Journal
We are writing to raise concerns about how the village of River Forest handled the recent lighting proposal from the River Forest Tennis Club. Our village government is typically fair and professional,...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
River Forest deserves fair review boards
Celebrate the Transit Act
Celebrate the Transit Act - Wednesday Journal
Halloween was actually Christmas morning for us planning nerds, as we woke up to discover that in the wee hours of the morning, the Illinois legislature passed a transformative transportation bill. You...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Celebrate the Transit Act
How do they ‘recapture’ past taxes?
How do they ‘recapture’ past taxes? - Wednesday Journal
Taxes! As if they aren’t high enough, District 200 wants to go back and get more from years past [OPRF OKs ‘recapture’ 2.1M in past taxes, News, Nov. 12]. Even if the state allows it, what are the...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
How do they ‘recapture’ past taxes?
Kudos to Fare restaurant
Kudos to Fare restaurant - Wednesday Journal
I was happy to see Fare, a new fast-casual restaurant serving healthy food, has opened in Downtown Oak Park. I was doubly happy to see they have set up their trash system in the most user-friendly way...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Kudos to Fare restaurant
Make Oak Park an ageism-free oasis
Make Oak Park an ageism-free oasis - Wednesday Journal
One of my “Favorite Things” about living in Oak Park is the opportunity to take part in innovative programs. Recently, I was a group leader in the Action Community Engagement project (ACE), a pilot...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Make Oak Park an ageism-free oasis