Some Oak Park neighbors aren't pleased with plan to replace their park field house
OAK PARK, Ill. (CBS) -- Some Oak Park neighbors say they don't want the field house at their local park torn down and replaced with a new one, and they turned out before village leaders Wednesday to say as much.A lot of passionate individuals were present for a meeting of the Park Board of Oak Park Wednesday night. Many have some sort of connection to Field Park—located between Berkshire and Division streets just to the west of Horace Mann Elementary School ta 921 N. Kenilworth Ave.—and don't want to see it change.The Field Park field house, located in the center...
Editorial: Quick takes on ballot referenda in Skokie, Oak Park, Glencoe and, sigh, on a giveaway for the Chicago Bears
Voters in various jurisdictions in Illinois will see a variety of ballot questions when they enter the polling booth. We’re not weighing in on all of them but here are five where we have a firm opinion. Voters in Chicago’s 29th Ward’s 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 17th precincts will be asked, “Shall the people of Chicago provide any taxpayer subsidy to the Chicago Bears to build a ...