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River Forest library debuts new community space
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (608+ words) In this ever-growing digital era, many people may assume that libraries are obsolete places as information and entertainment are seemingly right at our fingertips at home and on the go." Yet each year, public libraries across the U.S. are hard at…...
D97 parents want added supports for migrant students and families
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (759+ words) Fourteen members of the Oak Park community, most of them parents of elementary and middle school students attending Oak Park Elementary School District 97 schools, made public comments at the Feb. 24 District 97 school board meeting urging district officials to take further…...
D97 selects Terri Bresnahan as its next superintendent
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (722+ words) The Oak Park Elementary School District 97 chose experience in hiring its next superintendent." The school board voted 5-0, with two members absent, to hire Terri Bresnahan, the current superintendent of Community Consolidated School District 59, as its next superintendent Tuesday evening. Bresnahan…...
Pritzker comes to OPRF
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (166+ words) Pritzker comes to OPRF'Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest Never miss a headline! It is a boost when Gov. JB Pritzker turns up at OPRF High School to laud a bold program the school has initiated. That's what…...
OPRF honors trio with Tradition of Excellence awards
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (641+ words) Three alumni from Oak Park and River Forest High School were honored last week at a school assembly during which they received the school's Tradition of Excellence alumni award and sat for brief interviews with Student Council officers." This year's…...
RF schools still talking to teachers as some parents ask tough questions of district
2+ week, 6+ day ago (694+ words) River Forest School District 90 has decided to hold off on a public posting of its most recent contract offer to teachers along with posting the latest response from the River Forest Education Association. The school district had said two weeks…...
When silence becomes the story
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (307+ words) This matters because school quality is one of the strongest drivers of property values in communities like River Forest. Even a modest 2-3% decline in school reputation could erase tens of millions of dollars in community wealth, far more than the…...
OPRF’s Project 2 slightly behind schedule
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (423+ words) We are striving for July 31," Jeremy Roling, project manager for Gilbane construction told the OPRF District 200 school board at its Jan. 29 meeting." Roling said the very cold winter weather as well as a delay caused when a steel installer subcontractor…...
River Forest Public Library’s Expansion
3+ week, 5+ day ago (118+ words) The River Forest Public Library Foundation thanks supporters of Our Next Chapter, a fundraising campaign that supported three recent Library improvements focused on Connection, Accessibility, and Care. Our Next Chapter supporters: Visit the River Forest Public Library 735 Lathrop Ave., River…...
D97 earns respect
3+ week, 6+ day ago (228+ words) Likely next week the school board at Oak Park's District 97 public elementary schools will announce the hiring of its next superintendent. There are two finalists. And to its great credit, this school board has introduced both of them to our…...