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The Oak Park Police Department released new crime summaries and updated maps covering mid-to-late August through early September.

Maywood Fine Arts Association, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $3,500,000 in FY2024,…

LRS refuse and recycling collection in the Village of Western Springs will be delayed by one day during the week of September 1.

The Recreation Department has announced an opening for a part-time Building Supervisor position.

Housing Forward, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive five grants totaling $4,725,000 in FY2024 for infrastructure…

Oak Park Art League was approved to receive a $33,400 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

The following event is scheduled to take place in West Cook County this month.

Hephzibah Children’s Association, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $500,001 in FY2024, according…

United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater, Chicago, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive four grants totaling…

Oak Leyden Developmental Services, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $490,000 in FY2024,…

The Oak Park Police Department issued several tweets on August 28 and 29, 2025, sharing links to summaries of recent police activity and instructions for reporting graffiti in Oak Park.

Loyola University Medical Center, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive three grants totaling $14,500,000 in FY2024,…

The Oak Park Police Department shared information about its Fleet Watch program, celebrated National Dog Day with Pawfficer Howie, and posted updates on recent police activity in tweets dated August…

Chicago Zoological Society, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive two grants totaling $60,000,000 in FY2024, according…

Operation Uplift Inc. was approved to receive a $3,475,000 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 102-6 0698).

The Alice F. Gallagher Memorial Pedestrian Bridge at Spring Rock Park will be closed during daytime hours for the week of August 25.

Public Works crews in the Village of Western Springs are working to clear streets after recent high winds caused many large tree limbs to fall.

The Oak Park Police Department provided updates on recent police activities and reminded drivers about heightened enforcement near schools as the academic year begins.

In 2024, 100% of H-1B petitions filed by Public Administration employers across West Cook News publication area were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via…

Forest Park Community Center was approved to receive two grants totaling $50,023 in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the Illinois General Assembly’s FY2024 budget (Public Act 103-0006).

Metra will introduce an expanded schedule for its BNSF Line to Aurora starting Monday, September 8.

The Children’s Center of Cicero Berwyn, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $217,620 grant in…

Corazon Community Services, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive four grants totaling $1,000,000 in FY2024, according…

The Oak Park Police Department shared several updates on its Twitter account on August 21 and August 22, 2025.