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Sakellaris in-laws named OPEF Award Winners

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Sakellaris in-laws named OPEF Award Winners

When chatting with long-time Irving Elementary School teachers Nick and Kara Sakellaris, their relationship takes some explaining. First off: No, they aren’t married. Kara is married to Nick’s younger brother Max, who teaches at Oak Park and River Forest High School. For many years, Nick’s wife, Courtney, worked at OPRF as an assistant athletic director. “Everyone always thinks Kara and I are married,” said Nick, who teaches third grade. “It t…Read Article

Ray Charles Easley memorial coming to Austin Town Hall Park - Austin Weekly News

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Ray Charles Easley memorial coming to Austin Town Hall Park - Austin Weekly News

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OP board approves dual-use zoning for places of worship

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OP board approves dual-use zoning for places of worship

Places of worship in Oak Park may now seek special-use approval to convert parts of their buildings into rental units in order to help make ends meet. At its June 3 meeting, Oak Park’s Village Board unanimously approved a special-use amendment to the village’s zoning code, opening the door for churches to rent out parts of their buildings to either residential or business tenants. To qualify, the house of worship’s main sanctuary must still be…Read Article

Beyond Hunger hosts healthy chef challenge

Beyond Hunger’s fifth annual Healthy Chef Challenge was held on Thursday, May 29. The fundraiser brought together supporters, staff, clients and chefs to increase the impact that the organization, formerly known as Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry, makes in the community. After ticket holders arrived at the Goose Island Barrel House in Chicago, they perused several educational stations. One was a spice guessing game. Wrapped bottles allowed s…Oak Park, Illinois · Oak Park Read Article

OPRF boys volleyball outlasts LT in sectional

It’s hard for a team to defeat a conference opponent in the state playoffs, especially if that team won the regular season matchup. This season, the Oak Park and River High School boys volleyball team defeated Lyons Township in a West Suburban Silver match on April 8 in two sets. The rematch, which took place at the IHSA Hinsdale Central sectional, May 31, needed a third set. In an action-packed semifinal, the Huskies prevailed over the Lions, …Volleyball · Oak Park Read Article

Brauc achieves Huskies’ first polevault state title since ’67

Lukas Brauc Credit: Moto Johnson Oak Park and River Forest High School senior Lukas Brauc was an inexperienced newcomer to pole vault when Kirsten Weismantle became the event’s new coach in 2022. “The first time he jumped as a freshman, he popped off that pit with a big smile on his face and I knew it was the sport for him,” Weismantle said. “It’s a pleasure to help foster that joy and growth in the sport. He’s still popping off with a smile an…Oak Park, Illinois · Oak Park Read Article

Metzgar sticks with it in Mixed Martial Arts

Whenever an athlete turns professional, he or she often runs into unexpected obstacles that test one’s patience and dedication. Oak Park and River Forest High School graduate (2015) Max Metzgar, has already encountered his fair share, beginning two years ago when his pro mixed martial arts debut on a Bellator event at Wintrust Arena in Chicago was scrapped at the last minute due to his opponent pulling out with an injury. “I was about to head to…MMA · Oak Park Read Article

Group cancels June 14 Pride event, eyes OP board action

The organizers behind Oak Park’s 2025 Trans Day of Visibility event have cancelled the Oak Park Pride event they were planning but still plan to make their inclusivity goals for the village known in other ways this month. Organizer Aaron McManus said the event organizers didn’t want to compete with “Out in the Burbs,” the Chamber of Commerce and village-sponsored pride month event taking place in downtown Oak Park Saturday, June 7. “We wanted…Oak Park, Illinois · Oak Park Read Article

Lynn Galuska Elsen, 68

Lynn Ann Galuska Elsen, 68, of Oak Park, died peacefully on May 21, 2025 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s with her family by her side. Born in Chicago on Dec. 24, 1956, she was the third eldest of Raymond and Stella Galuska’s four children: Raymond (Connee) Galuska, Denise (Paul) Rexroat, and Ellen (Robert) Paulson. She grew up in St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Oak Lawn and attended Mount Assisi High School. While completing her nursi…Alzheimer's Disease · Oak Park Read Article

‘Out in the Burbs’ aspires to be Oak Park’s Pride month event

The “Out in the Burbs” Pride month celebration scheduled for June 7 in downtown Oak Park is the result of years of hope and ambition, according to Darien Marion-Burton, executive director the Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce. Marion-Burton said he’d hoped to establish a major Pride month event in Oak Park ever since ascending to a leadership position with the local chamber, aiming to create something that could simultaneously celebrate…Oak Park, Illinois · Oak Park Read Article

Ghost dancing in the dark

As the “Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue” unfolds, I’ve been thinking about the Ghost Dance Movement of the late-1800s. If you’re not familiar, according to Wikipedia the Ghost Dance was “a religious movement among indigenous peoples of North America, based on the performance of a ritual dance which, it was believed, would drive away white people and restore their traditional lands and way of life.” In their despair, Native nations — confined to…Oak Park, Illinois · Oak Park Read Article

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