Oak Park River Forest High School removes exterior doors of most of its bathrooms

ABC Chicago 8/27 5:58A WLS

The school says this was done to help stop students from doing such things as vaping, skipping class and fighting.

Oak Park District 97 superintendent resigns days before start of school year

CBS Chicago (News) 8/19 4:58A Sara Tenenbaum

Oak Park School District 97 Superintendent Ushma Shah abruptly resigned her position just days before the start of the school year. The announcement was made in a joint statement posted by the school district late Friday. Shah has been on the job...

Oak Park District 97 superintendent resigns abruptly before school year

CBS Chicago (News) 8/19 4:52A CBS Chicago

Oak Park School District 97 Superintendent Ushma Shah abruptly resigned her position just before the start of the new school year.

Teacher accused of murdering Arkansas couple grew up in Chicago, attended Oak Park HS: friends

ABC Chicago 8/1 5:50P Maher Kawash

"He was seemingly normal," a childhood friend of the suspect old ABC7. "I couldn't even imagine this would happen."

Arkansas double murder suspect Andy McGann originally from Chicago, went to Fenwick High School in...

CBS Chicago (News) 8/1 11:24A Megan De Mar

The teacher arrested and charged with fatally stabbing a couple hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park has roots in the Chicago area. Andy McGann made his first appearance in an Arkansas court Friday for the gruesome double...

Arkansas double murder suspect grew up in Chicago, graduated from Fenwick High School

CBS Chicago (News) 8/1 11:19A CBS Chicago

The teacher arrested and charged with fatally stabbing a couple hiking with two of their children in an Arkansas state park has roots in the Chicago area.

Weiss Memorial Hospital's access to Medicare payments revoked, IDPH announced

CBS Chicago (News) 7/26 8:20A CBS Chicago Team

The future of Weiss Memorial Hospital in Uptown is uncertain after the federal Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is revoking the facility's ability to receive Medicare payments. Starting on Aug. 9, Medicare won't pay Weiss...

Weiss Memorial Hospital no longer able to access Medicare payments

CBS Chicago (News) 7/26 8:16A CBS Chicago

The announcement comes after the hospital's air-conditioning system failed last month, forcing dozens of patients to be transferred to its sister institution, West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park.

Oak Park firefighters rescue snake on CTA Green Line train

ABC Chicago 7/22 2:25P WLS

The Oak Park Fire Department has reunited a snake with its owner.

Two women hurt after hit-and-run traffic crash in Austin neighborhood

CBS Chicago (News) 7/17 1:26A Jeramie Bizzle

Two women were taken to the hospital following a hit-and-run traffic crash early Thursday morning on the city's West Side. It happened just before 2:30 a.m. in the 300 block of North Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. Chicago police said...

Flash flooding Tuesday night prompts water rescues, vehicles submerged in water across Chicago

CBS Chicago (News) 7/9 1:13A Adam Harrington

A Flash Flood Warning was in place for hours Tuesday night as a slow and soaking rain storm pounded the city of Chicago. The warning affected a narrow, but densely populated area that included downtown Chicago. Flash flooding was seen from the...

West Suburban Medical Center temporarily closing obstetric, neonatal units: IDPH

ABC Chicago 7/3 10:52P WLS

The Illinois Department of Public Health says West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is temporarily closing its obstetric and neonatal units.

Chicago White Sox ban fan who brought Ketel Marte to tears with taunt about late mother

CBS Chicago (News) 6/25 11:10A Sara Tenenbaum

The Chicago White Sox have indefinitely banned a fan from their home games after he brought Arizona Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte to tears by reportedly heckling him about his late mother. Marte was seen in tears on the field after a spectator yelled...

Oak Park man charged in April carjacking of woman in Villa Park restaurant parking lot

CBS Chicago (News) 6/16 8:03A Jeramie Bizzle

A man was charged following an investigation into a carjacking that happened in Villa Park back in April. Demitrious Green, 33, of Oak Park, was charged with one felony count of vehicular hijacking. The DuPage County State's Attorney's Office said...

Where to find Juneteenth celebrations near you in the Chicago area

CBS Chicago (News) 6/11 9:28A CBS Chicago

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. There will be celebrations throughout the Chicago area to honor and celebrate Black culture. From delicious foods, to arrays of parades and live...