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Local high school student-athletes in the Class of 2026 have signed financial aid agreements to continue their careers at the college level oakpark.com/2026/06/16/local… #wednesdayjounal #StudentAthletes #ClassOf2026 #CollegeBound

Local athletes ink college commitments   - Wednesday Journal

Local high school student-athletes in the Class of 2026 have signed financial aid agreements to continue their careers at the college level.

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With street torn up, Maya Del Sol supports neighboring businesses oakpark.com/2026/06/16/maya-… #wednesdayjournal #MayaDelSol #CommunitySupport #SmallBusinessSupport #BusinessCommunity

Maya Del Sol expands valet parking to all Oak Park Ave. businesses  - Wednesday Journal

Since opening in 2007, Oak Park’s Latin-fusion restaurant Maya Del Sol has offered a valet service to customers.

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Next week! Join local editorial cartoonist Marc Stopeck and the Oak Park River Forest Museum for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes chat about Shrubtown. 🗓️ When: Thursday, June 25 at 7pm 🎟️ Tickets: $5 for adults | $3 for students 👉 Grab your spots here: oprfmuseum.org/events/oak-pa…
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The vandalism included antisemitic language and a figurine allegedly making the Nazi salute oakpark.com/2026/06/15/polic… #wednesdayjournal #327HomesAveLLC #oakparkpolicedepartment

Police investigating antisemitic vandalism at Home Ave. development  - Wednesday Journal

The Oak Park Police Department is investigating an act of vandalism that included antisemitic language and imagery.

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Senior-led Huskies just miss ultimate goal of first state championship oakpark.com/2026/06/09/oprf-… #wednesdayjournal #oprfboysvolleyball #highschoolsports #volleyballchampionship

OPRF boys volleyball finish second in state  - Wednesday Journal

OPRF boys volleyball senior starters Matthew Proskey and Henry Ohlhoff live two houses apart and basically have known each other their entire lives.

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Resident-facing AI chatbot tool will be provided by village’s longtime digital media contractor as part of new contract oakpark.com/2026/06/04/oak-p… #wednesdayjournal #aichatbot #oakparkvillage

Oak Park debuts AI chatbot tool on village website  - Wednesday Journal

Oak Park’s village government has debuted its new artificial intelligence chatbot tool, an AI agent called the “Oak Parker.”

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One of the area’s top girls basketball players moves from OPRF to Fenwick oakpark.com/2026/06/09/watso… #wednesdayjournal #girlsbasketball #fenwickbasketball #highschoolsports

Watson transfers, heads down East Avenue   - Wednesday Journal

After a very solid debut last season, rising sophomore Katara Watson has decided to transfer out of Oak Park and River Forest High School.

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Legislation comes amid series of hospital closures oakpark.com/2026/06/04/priva… #wednesdayjournal #westsuburbanmedicalcenter #westsub

Private equity healthcare oversight laws advance in light of West Sub closure  - Wednesday Journal

Two pieces of legislation aimed to provide additional oversite to private equity involvement in healthcare have made it to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk. 

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Friars win third sectional championship in five years oakpark.com/2026/06/09/fenwi… #wednesdayjournal #fenwickbaseball #ihsa #highschoolsports

Fenwick bounces Latin, advances to supersectional   - Wednesday Journal

After losing in the IHSA Class 4A regionals in each of the past two seasons, the Fenwick High School baseball team is back in a familiar position: Class 3A sectional champions.

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Village no longer issuing warnings, but instead citations for code violations oakpark.com/2026/06/08/herit… #wednesdayjournal #heritagehouseapartments #villagecode #oakparkvillage

Residents air Heritage House frustrations to manager  - Wednesday Journal

One by one, residents of Heritage House Apartments stood and directed their concerns about the building and living conditions across the meeting room to Jeffrey Richards, president and CEO of Pacific...

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Some pushback on name change but new signs of growth, say leaders oakpark.com/2026/06/09/opalg… #wednesdayjournal #opalgaplus #outwithpurpose

OPALGA remakes identity as Out With Purpose branding - Wednesday Journal

OPALGA remakes identity as Out With Purpose branding. Some pushback on name change but new signs of growth, say leaders

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Some board members unhappy with pace of change oakpark.com/2026/06/09/oprf-… #wednesdayjournal #oprf #oakparkandriverforesthighschool

OPRF delays changes to tutoring, teaching supports  - Wednesday Journal

In the midst of calls for more tutoring and targeted instructional supports for struggling students at Oak Park and River Forest High School no major changes in instruction will take place at OPRF...

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Oak Park Trustee Brian Straw learned that he would not have to stand trial on federal criminal charges oakpark.com/2026/06/09/life-… #wednesdayjournal #brianstraw #oakparktrustee #broadview6

Life after ‘Broadview 6’ begins for Oak Park’s Brian Straw  - Wednesday Journal

The trial for Oak Park trustee Brian Straw and his 'Broadview 6' codefendants had been set to begin May 26.

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Focused on costs and equity, district steps aside oakpark.com/2026/06/09/d97-h… #wednesdayjournal #district97 #oakparkelementaryschooldistrict97 #oakparkeducation

D97 hands 8th grade D.C. trip back to parents   - Wednesday Journal

Last week an administrator in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 told parents supporting an eighth-grade class trip to Washington, D.C. that any trip to D.C. next year will have to be parent...

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Asking CEO Prasad to attend upcoming meeting oakpark.com/2026/06/09/hospi… #wednesdayjournal #westsub #westsuburbanmedicalcenter

Hospital activists want to see West Sub’s re-opening plan  - Wednesday Journal

Organizers who support re-opening West Suburban Medical Center will attend an upcoming Democratic Party of Oak Park (DPOP) meeting.

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Wednesday Journal won 14 editorial awards and took third place for General Excellence in the large circulation category of the annual Illinois Press Association Best of the Press contest oakpark.com/2026/06/09/journ… #wednesdayjournal #ipaawards #illinoispress #pressawards

Journal garners 14 awards in IPA Best of the Press contest   - Wednesday Journal

Wednesday Journal won 14 editorial awards and took third place for General Excellence in the large circulation category of the annual Illinois Press Association Best of the Press contest.

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Year in and year out Oak Park and River Forest High School hosts the most, or nearly the most, foreign exchange students of all high schools in the Chicago area and nationwide oakpark.com/2026/06/09/oprf-… #wednesdayjournal #oakparkandriverforesthighschool #studentexchange #education

OPRF through the lens of 6 foreign exchange students  - Wednesday Journal

Year in and year out Oak Park and River Forest High School hosts the most, or nearly the most, foreign exchange students of all high schools in the Chicago area and nationwide.  

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Whether pitching or hitting, best friends Bigham and Kateeb come through oakpark.com/2026/06/09/fenwi… #wednesdayjournal #fenwicksoftball #highschoolsports

Fenwick softball finishes third in Class 3A  - Wednesday Journal

Fenwick secured third place, Saturday, in Class 3A with a 1-0 thriller over of downstate Dunlap at Peoria’s Louisville Slugger Sports Complex.

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Oak Park police arrested a Chicago man on multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged attack on an Oak Park officer. oakpark.com/2026/06/09/oak-p… #wednesdayjournal #oakparkpolice #lawenforcement

Oak Park police arrest man for aggravated assault on officer  - Wednesday Journal

Oak Park police arrested a Chicago man on felony assault charges in connection with an alleged attack on an Oak Park officer.

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No reason given for departure oakpark.com/2026/05/28/d97-b… #wednesdayjournal #oakparkdistrict97 #d97 #educationnews

D97 board member Perez resigns after year in office  - Wednesday Journal

Becky Perez has resigned from the Oak Park’s District 97 school board. Perez, who works as a school psychologist at Oak Park and River Forest High School, was elected to the D97 elementary  school...

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