The Latest Breaking News from Oak Park

CHICAGO — Mark Guarino is a child of Oak Park, Illinois, and has been a writer since high school, his work appearing in a vast and varied number of publications, on stages of theaters in plays he created and now, finally, between covers in a spectacular book dedicated to the…

The newly released messages between the Chicago area resident and her boyfriend come as she faces trial July 31, accused of plotting to kill her mother, whose body was found in a suitcase at a posh resort in 2014.

Here’s a look back at the 91st Pontiac Holiday Tournament.

The teen was listed in good condition at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, police said.

CHICAGO — There are no shiny black solar panels on the roof of his condo building, but Paul Dickerson is enjoying the benefits of clean energy just the same.

Police were called to an apartment building where an occupant was reportedly armed and barricaded inside.

Open House Chicago runs Oct. 15-16. The free, yearly event opens up more than 150 architecturally interesting buildings in over 20 Chicago neighborhoods and suburban Evanston and Oak Park.

The Oak Park native’s heart-shaped face, topped by bouffant hair with a flower accent, conveyed an impression of sweet innocence that was quickly shattered by her loud, gravelly delivery and acidic humor, expletives included.

In May, police got a tip and arrested student Keyon Robinson with a gun on his high school campus in suburban Chicago