Before I fell madly in love with my neighborhood in Chicago, Oak Park, Illinois, captured my heart. Just 15 minutes from the bustle of the Loop in Chicago lies this gorgeous suburb, straight out of a ...

The Village of Oak Park, Illinois, is turning concrete into creativity, and is looking for artists to help. The Oak Park Area Arts Council is bringing back its Mini Murals program — using vibrant ...

For many, Oak Park’s reputation was built largely on its literary and architectural icons — Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie style homes and Ernest Hemingway’s boyhood streets. A dry town until the 1970s, ...