Civic Center shows value of governmental cooperation
The River Forest Civic Center has played an important role in village life for more than three decades, providing…
River Forest’s Civic Center takeover
On Sept. 28 the River Forest Board of Trustees considered a takeover of the Civic Center Authority (RFCCA) and…
Affordable housing’s golden era
This is episode 12 in our series on the history of Oak Park housing as it relates to diversity…
A mix of housing types
I grew up on the 500 block of North Humphrey, which has a mix of housing types. It consists…
Difficult conversations 9/11 left behind
I was in a movie theater in Hyderabad, India with my friend Chato when our phones started buzzing. At…
Oak Park’s missing middle
Oak Park passed its first zoning ordinance in 1921 and made race-based housing segregation a key part of its…
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