23+ hour, 58+ min ago  (468+ words) Like many Oak Park and River Forest High School boys track and field athletes, senior Jonathan Sibley-Diggs knows how to rise to the occasion.At the Illinois Indoor Championships Saturday in Chicago, Sibley-Diggs took second witha distance of 17.18meters/56 feet-4 1/2 inches…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (22+ words) Print Edition: April 1, 2026Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest Never miss a headline! Join the discussion on social media!...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (452+ words) With the closing of The Book Table in January 2025 after 22 years, many in Oak Park were deeply saddened. Fortunately, two independent bookstores have recently opened: The Book Loft at 1047 Lake St., www.thebookloftoakpark.com, is located in part of The…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (314+ words) Well, here's a change at Wednesday Journal that we've talked about for a couple of years and is now going to happen as we've moved into the NEWSWELL orbit." We succeeded. To this day the Journal runs more reader letters,…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (263+ words) Pool nixed, but what about dog parks?Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest Never miss a headline! I appreciate that the pool referendum did not pass, as I believe it may not have been necessary and could have…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (236+ words) The Huskies had two individuals win skill competitions.MikeyBevanwon the M2110-foot basket division with a score of43 points, andLiamKirby was third with 51 points.In the M19 division, JudeSimkowskihad a winning score of47 points. "The skills competition is an event that allows athletes to…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (300+ words) I grew up right next to Boston. That means I'm a Boston Celtics fan. Lifelong. Last year, Celtics star player Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles tendon during a playoff game. This was a devastating injury, for Tatum and for the…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (296+ words) We have a very deep team and high, high aspirations for the season," he said." Notable"invitationals"this year"are at Prospect, April 18, the Jay Kramer at Hinsdale Central,"April 25,"and"at Hersey, May"2. With most of the state's top…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (494+ words) By all accounts, last'season was'highly successful'for the Oak Park and River'Forest High School varsity'boys'volleyball team. The Huskies finished with a 31-5 record and won their first West Suburban Silver title since 2010.' Yet there is one thing missing from'the program's accomplishments over…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (470+ words) Last'year, Fenwick High School senior Aiden Williams returned'quickly from an ACL injury suffered during football season to'take sixth place in the'110 hurdles'at the IHSA Class'2A boys" track and field state meet'and gained All-State honors for the second consecutive season.' Also…...