In Memoriam of Bobbie Raymond

Bobbie Raymond - A Whirlwind for Social Change

By Derrick C. Lewis

Much has been written about the former child actor, scholar, community activist, mother, artist, Roberta 'Bobbie' Raymond. Raymond has been described in the media and by those who knew her as a...

Undoing the Legacy of Redlining

On April 25, the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, Chicago Fair Housing Alliance, and Enterprise Community Partners sponsored the Assessment of Fair Housing: Understanding Our History, Strengthening Our Communities conversation at the National Fair Housing...

To our Oak Park community and friends

by Olivia Tse

Following last week’s election results, we might still feel helpless and confused. We may want to duck quietly under the covers, or to scream at xenophobia, white supremacy, and other forms of bigotry. As a township, Oak Park is decidedly blue. Only about 10% of residents...