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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Bob Skolnik

    Oak Park and River Forest High School violates federal hiring laws (opens the original)

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    A Washington D.C. think tank with close ties to the Trump administration has asked the Office of Civil Rights of the United States Department of Education to investigate Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 claiming that OPRF may be violating federal law by using race as a factor in its hiring practices and in allocating educational resources and determining eligibility for some scholarships awarded by two groups with close connections to OPRF. The American First Policy Institute,

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Bob Skolnik

    OPRF votes against adding any student bus service (opens the original)

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    The school board at Oak Park and River Forest High School last week unanimously approved applying for a mass transit exclusion waiver from the state allowing the school not to provide bus service to students who would otherwise qualify for it. The vote came despite the concerns expressed by many, including more than 300 people who signed a Change.org petition asking the school board not to approve the waiver, and to instead provide bus transportation to students who qualify for it. The state sch

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Bob Skolnik

    River Forest poised to take over Community Center ownership - Wednesday Journal (opens the original)

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    River Forest’s village board is expected to vote Monday evening to take over ownership and control of the River Forest Civic Center building at 8020 Madison St. On Aug. 4 the River Forest Civic Center Authority Board of Managers, which has owned the building since around 1990 and by law has consisted of the members of the River Forest Township board, voted unanimously to dissolve the Civic Center Authority and turn over ownership of Civic Center to the Village of River Forest on Sept. 29. The vo

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Bob Skolnik

    Zoning debate roils on as Scaman, Straw may be open to pilot - Wednesday Journal (opens the original)

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    The public engagement portion of the proposed changes to the Oak Park zoning code moved into high gear last week with six separate events intended to inform and seek input from Oak Parkers about the proposed changes to local zoning that would eliminate districts that allow only single-family homes. “The idea is to allow more two flats, three flats and four flats but no specific threshold,” said Craig Failor, the village’s development services director, at a session Saturday at Oak Park Village H

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Bob Skolnik

    O’Hare Flyer gets strong no from River Forest village board - Wednesday Journal (opens the original)

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    Monday night the River Forest Village Board unanimously passed a resolution opposing the proposed O’Hare Flyer high speed private rail service between downtown Chicago and O’Hare Airport that would run through River Forest with trains passing every 15 minutes between 4 a.m. and 10 p.m. The vote came after approximately 90 minutes of public comment from 20 people who spoke out against the proposed rail line. Only one person spoke in favor of it. More than 100 people attended the village board mee

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