Oak Park, Evanston to enforce vaccine mandate Monday
Oak Park and Evanston's mandates are separate from the larger Cook County mandate because they have their own public health departments.
Parent carjacked at Oak Park middle school while waiting to pick up child
A parent was carjacked while waiting to pick up her child at a middle school in Oak Park Wednesday afternoon.
Oak Park to celebrate 'Betty White Day' on what would've been her 100th birthday: report
For Betty White Day, small businesses in Oak Park plan to come together to offer discounts to customers and “Betty White specials.”
Proof of vaccination required at Chicago & Cook County bars, restaurants and gyms starting Monday
The new rules apply to everyone who is 5-years-old and up, though you are allowed to pop in and pick up takeout without a vaccination card if you're inside for less than ten minutes.
Oak Park man charged with robbing Little Village business while armed with handgun
An Oak Park man has been charged with robbing a business while armed with a handgun in Little Village Wednesday.
'Be a Santa to a Senior': Program aims to provide gifts to seniors across Chicagoland
A local program expects to make the holidays merry for hundreds of Chicagoland seniors, but they need your help.
Oak Park and River Forest High School to resume sports, other activities amid rising COVID cases
One parent wrote to FOX 32 to say sports and after-school activities were canceled, but more than 3,700 kids could still go to school every day, questioning how that was taking safety into account.
Chicago prepares for COVID omicron variant, though no cases have been detected in Illinois yet
The highly contagious COVID omicron variant hasn’t been confirmed here locally, but authorities predict it's days away. Chicago is currently averaging over 600 COVID cases a day. The positivity rate is 4.1%
Oak Park River Forest High School cancels athletics and activities because of COVID outbreak
The school said that 81% of students and 90% of employees are vaccinated. Of the people who are testing positive, 76% are fully vaccinated. The school noted that many are six months past their last dose.
Extra-alarm fire damages popular Oak Park restaurant: 'We are losing a big institution'
An extra-alarm fire damaged a popular restaurant in Oak Park Tuesday morning and forced the evacuation of surrounding buildings.
Crews battle blaze at Oak Park restaurant, nearby businesses forced to evacuate
All Oak Park firefighters were on deck Tuesday morning putting out a blaze at a restaurant in the western suburb.
Elmwood Park man charged with DUI after crashing into Oak Park bicycle business
Barnard's Schwinn Cyclery sustained substantial damage and will likely need to be demolished, police said.