I was outside with friends after a movie. We made snow slushies, got bored, and when my friends wanted to go doorbell ditching, I wanted to belong, so I went along. After several houses, a car pulled ...

Shootings have increased drastically since the 2010s. Chicago has suffered from this violence, multiple shootings and gun fights have occurred, dozens of deaths and injuries, but how? The answer: ...

Shootings have increased drastically since the 2010s. Chicago has suffered from this violence, multiple shootings and gun fights have occurred, dozens of deaths and injuries, but how? The answer: ...

Gambling is putting something of value on an outcome that is due to chance. Eighty percent of Americans gamble in one form or another, the most common mode being playing the lottery. But there are ...

The Earth is some 4.5 billion years old, and we exist for maybe 100 years, if we’re super-lucky. So how we choose to spend ...

It also wraps up my eighth season covering sports for Wednesday Journal. Before I present my “Tatesies” awards, I’d like to ...

Catcher Julia Mattiace was among five seniors who contributed to the Oak Park and River Forest High School softball team’s third-place Class 4A state softball finish in 2023. At two state games as a ...

Rising Fenwick High School senior Aiden Williams tore his ACL. But through intense rehabilitation, he was able to return in ...

Cong. Danny K. Davis and State Rep. La Shawn Ford about their plans to seek the 7th District congressional seat in 2026, they each offered their takes on recent actions by President Donald Trump.

As speculation swirls around the intentions of long-time incumbent. Rep. Danny K. Davis to run or not for a 16th term in ...

The future of theater arts at Dominican University is uncertain. As of January 2025, the university no longer admits new theater arts majors or minors.

The school board at Oak Park’s District 97 received pointed commentary at a public hearing June 10 regarding an application.