Oak Park Broncos win regional crown

Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL);  July 31, 2002 ;     643 words ...STAFF WRITER The Oak Park Bronco (12-year-olds) team won the Rockford Regional title the hard way. Oak Park advanced out of the loser's bracket and...on Sunday afternoon. The title advanced Oak Park to the North Zone Tournament in Joliet...

Conference points up Oak Park's tour appeal

Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL);  June 12, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Plans to tout Oak Park as a conference site have been on the village...Illinois Preservation Conference was held in Oak Park Thursday through Sunday, culminating with a guided tour through Oak Park and River Forest's historic districts. "I can...

Oak Park rallies from 17 down PREPS FOOTBALL.

Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI);  September 8, 2007 ;     347 words ......slipping away in the second quarter and Oak Park was getting dominated. Troy was cruising with a 17-0 lead and you would think that Oak Park would just be happy to run out the clock and go into the locker room and regroup. Oak Park junior running back Edwin Baker had other...

Oak Park hoping for repeat trip to World Series

Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL);  July 18, 2007 ;     501 words ......PONY National Tournament is almost over for the Oak Park 12-year-old Bronco team. Oak Park has kept itself busy and sharp by playing in, and winning, two non-PONY tournaments. Oak Park, which advanced a team to the Bronco World Series...

Oak Park survives busy year

Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL);  December 30, 1998 ;     700+ words ......village became embroiled in a battle with Oak Park-River Forest High School over property...recap of the year's events: January The Oak Park Area Gay and Lesbian Association says a citizens' petition that challenges the Oak Park domestic registry for same-sex couples...

Lyons can't slow down Oak Park

Chicago Sun-Times;  January 11, 1992 ;     355 words ...In their first meeting Oak Park pressed Lyons off the court for a 29-point...host Lyons slowed the tempo, but to no avail. Oak Park cruised to a 57-46 victory in the West Suburban Silver. Oak Park (11-1, 4-0) was led by 6-6 center Robert Bruce...

Oak Park third in Bronco regional

Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL);  July 30, 1997 ;     418 words ......year-olds has not bothered the confidence of Oak Park manager Mike Marchetti. Oak Park's third-place finish in the four-team regional...Township Regional tournament could end up helping Oak Park when it begins Zone play at 5:45 p.m. today...

Oak Park Community; Sacramento's First Suburb

Sacramento Observer;  August 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Sacramento Observer 08-04-2004 Oak Park was officially established as a separated...first settled 150 years ago. In 1911, Oak Park was annexed to the city of Sacramento...Redevelopment Agency. Redevelopment Agency. "Oak Park had fine homes, tree-lined streets and...

Oak Park's Low-Cost Appeal

The Washington Post;  July 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Jr. Avenue and Irvington Street SW, the Oak Park apartments rest at the crossroads of a...future. Luke McArthur, 59, has lived at Oak Park since a friend who lived there showed...neglect, he can look back to the time when Oak Park wasn't a diamond in the rough, it was...

Oak Park offers benefits of the city from 9 miles out

Chicago Sun-Times;  November 26, 1989 ;     446 words ......see themselves as suburbs in the city, Oak Park is a suburb with all the benefits of the city. Nine miles west of the Loop, Oak Park has long been associated with historic...serve for the benefit of the village. Oak Park was one of the first municipalities to...

Quality of life gives Oak Park advantage

Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL);  July 4, 2001 ;     252 words ...STAFF WRITER Oak Park Planning Director Dudley Onderdonk knows his way round...in municipal affairs in the region. Onderdonk said Oak Park is thriving in some key economic areas. "Oak Park is the largest office center between Chicago and Oak...

Guy takes Oak Park to finals

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 31, 1988 ;     306 words ...PONTIAC, Ill. Oak Park needed only one Guy to beat Bloomington...including 10-of-10 free throws, to lead Oak Park to a 77-63 victory over Bloomington to...coach (Don Pittman) who said, `Who's Oak Park?' that Oak Park is playing in the Pontiac...

Out in Oak Park How a conservative suburb evolved into one of the top 10...

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  May 31, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Joel Reese Daily Herald Staff Writer Oak Park Village President Joanne Trapani wasn...declare their commitment to each other. - Oak Park extends health benefits to same-sex partners...longer have troops affiliated with the Oak Park PTOs. - Lastly, Oak Park voters ...

Oak Park falls in semifinal of Zone Tourney

Oak Leaves (Oak Park, IL);  August 1, 2007 ;     441 words ...How would the Oak Park 12-year-old Bronco team fare if the bats...a game? That was a concern the deeper Oak Park advanced in the Bronco National Tournament...faced was getting better and better. Oak Park ran into the best pitching it had faced...

The Bell Tolls for Oak Park: Cicero Claiming Hemingway

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 15, 1993 ;     652 words ...In the Great Suburban Heritage Derby, Oak Park brags about Ernest Hemingway, Wheaton...was born in the Town of Cicero because Oak Park didn't exist," a Cicero spokesman explained...not only was Ernie born in Cicero, but Oak Park was born in Cicero, which is something...