University of Illinois Chicago professor David Schaafsma is entering the Oak Park and River Forest High School board race.

"Lucy," our 3.2 million-year-old hominin relative, couldn't run very fast, according to a new study. But modeling her running ability has provided new insights into the evolution of human anatomy ...

Evil Lucy Letby is set to spend her second Christmas behind bars, giving her plenty of time to contemplate a failed bid by her legal team for a retrial. The festive season means the Thirlwall ...

Due to unexpected necessary structural changes, the timeline for Longfellow Middle School’s upgrades have been extended, and an increase in funding is awaiting board approval. What started as a ...

OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- The 37-year-old Chicago man accused in the shooting death of an Oak Park officer was formally indicted Friday. Jerell Thomas was indicted on charges of first-degree murder ...

Olivia Thompson always liked school. As a student growing up at St. John Paul II Elementary School and later Mitchell High School, she found it a fun, positive, uplifting environment. She enjoyed it ...

“I just never knew that golf could be fun like this,” read the note from Oak Park High girls golf team’s standout freshman. While it’s true that the elite golfers treat the high school ...

Alma Cruz is a former student athlete at Bulls Prep in Chicago. Now, the first-generation college graduate is a teacher in Oak Park. Despite the hardships she's dealing with, Cruz has been a rock ...

The Royal Oak school board has elected new officers for 2025.. The board leadership for the next year: ...

Libby McArthur has been teaching art at Evergreen Park Community High School for 15 years but marked a first this year after one of her pieces was selected for the National Art Education ...

Parents at Longfellow Elementary in Bay Park are on edge after they were notified that a young student had created a list of students titled “kill list." ...