D97 Regisration Info, Public Forum Planned: Local Voices

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District 97 registration information for new Oak Park families: Important information for Oak Park parents/guardians who have students that are new to District 97 and still need to be registered for the 2013-2014 school year.

You're Invited: Public Forum with Anan Abu-Taleb and Bob Tucker: Please join Village President Anan Abu-Taleb and Village Trustee Robert Tucker at the first Community Forum in the Veteran's Room of the Main Library on August 28th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Residents are invited to take this opportunity to share their thoughts, concerns and ideas with him, other elected officials, and fellow residents in this and future forums.

Oak Park native receives prestigious film grant: An Oak Park native and San Francisco State University graduate cinema student has received a prestigious grant from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA to support his thesis film, which documents a government-sponsored massacre in his home country of Guatemala.

Community Bank Awards Champion Grant to Kingdom Community, Inc.: Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest is pleased to announce that Kingdom Community, Inc. is the recipient of Community Bank’s Champion Grant. The purpose of the Champion Grant is to assist organizations in providing community outreach programs for low or moderate income individuals. 

Stop Doing These 5 Things on Facebook!: We all have the freedom to think, feel, and post whatever we want to on social media sites. There are just a few things we could all stop doing that might make our News Feeds a little more enjoyable to scroll through.

Chicago Fringe Festival Announces the 2013 Schedule: The Chicago Fringe Festival is proud to announce its line up for the 2013 Festival. Performances in the fourth annual Chicago Fringe Festival take place in a variety of venues in their new Jefferson Park location, August 29 – September 8. 

A Story of Stickley: Once upon a time, around the turn of the 20th century, five brothers set out to create a line of honest, simple, and beautiful furniture made "Als Ik Kan" or "to the best of my ability."

Virtual Tour: NEW Furniture Shipment + our Barely Used Faves!: Shop our new high-end shipment from an interior design showroom marked WAY down (a $7,000 chair for $599!) plus unique dining sets, bar/counter stools, home accents and more!

Win a Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience through ComEd’s “Coolest Summer Ever" Promotion: It is not too late to enjoy the Coolest Summer Ever, courtesy of ComEd and its community partners.  All summer long, ComEd has been offering visitors to ComEd’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/ComEd ) a chance to win backstage-access kinds of experiences at the top cultural and civic institutions in northern Illinois.