Local Priest Survives Death March, Returns to "House of Studies"
Thursday, January 3, 1946
This Month in History
January
Under the Shadow of Polio
Wednesday, January 2, 1952
Yaryan Heating Plant Gives Way to Parking Lot
Thursday, January 22, 1959
Blizzard of 1967 record has staying power
Thursday, January 26, 1967
How Much Have We Changed? Five Years After the Fair Housing Ordinance
Wednesday, January 9, 1974
February
Oak Park Criminal Flees to California
Saturday, February 10, 1917
Radio Days
Saturday, February 9, 1924
President's Day or Washington's Birthday?
Thursday, February 22, 1968
Oak Park Conservatory Faces Wrecking Ball
Wednesday, February 25, 1970
March
Oak Park and March Madness
Friday, March 27, 1908
March Madness, 1908: A Tradition Begins
Friday, March 27, 1908
Oak Park's Oldest Boy Scout Troop Hits 100 in 2016
Thursday, March 16, 1916
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Lew(is).
Saturday, March 10, 1917
Girl Scouts and Cookies: A March Tradition
Sunday, March 1, 1936
March Madness, 1956: Overcoming Adversity
Friday, March 16, 1956
March Madness, 1976: So Close
Saturday, March 20, 1976
April
Joe Tinker Day, 1914
Thursday, April 23, 1914
The Lake Theatre Opens to Much Fanfare, Leather
Saturday, April 11, 1936
Health Care Reform in 1952
Saturday, April 26, 1952
Green for 50 Years
Wednesday, April 22, 1970
Locals See the Stars at Cernan Space Center
Wednesday, April 17, 1974
May
Hines Lumber Opens
Saturday, May 21, 1910
Oak Park's Last Livery Stables Closes Its Doors
Saturday, May 1, 1920
Royalty Visits Oak Park in 1939
Thursday, May 4, 1939
Oak Park Embraces Diversity in 5-2 Vote
Monday, May 6, 1968
June
They Still Wear White Dresses, Don't They?
Friday, June 1, 1877
St. Edmund's Parish Dedicates New Oak Park Church
Saturday, June 1, 1907
Suffrage for Women Passes!
Thursday, June 26, 1913
National Suffrage Parade Features Local Women
Wednesday, June 7, 1916
Tabula Yearbook Sees the Future
Thursday, June 19, 1919
July
Eastland Disaster Shakes Oak Park
Saturday, July 24, 1915
Heat Waves Bring Crime Waves
Wednesday, July 4, 1917
Two Villagers Survive Sinking Andrea Doria
Wednesday, July 25, 1956
Holmes School Demolished
Tuesday, July 1, 1958
Hemingway Conference 2016
Sunday, July 17, 2016
August
World War I in Oak Park
Saturday, August 15, 1914
When Every Store Was a Dollar Store
Tuesday, August 14, 1928
First Blackout Drill of WWII
Wednesday, August 12, 1942
First Library Book Sale a Success
Saturday, August 15, 1970
Hula Hoop Champs Call Oak Park Home
Thursday, August 1, 1974
September
Happy Birthday, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Wednesday, September 1, 1875
Oak Park's World Famous Caddy Master
Saturday, September 13, 1919
Overcrowding in Schools Leads to Crisis
Friday, September 1, 1922
A Stream in Taylor Park
Thursday, September 5, 1935
"A Landmark Vanishes" The Edwin O. Gale home demolished
Thursday, September 7, 1961
October
Great Chicago Fire moves Chicagoans Westward
Sunday, October 8, 1871
The Nineteenth Century Club Organizes
Monday, October 19, 1891
Warrington Opera House Opens!
Thursday, October 16, 1902
Spanish Flu Shuts Down Oak Park
Saturday, October 19, 1918
Construction of Fenwick High School Begins
Saturday, October 13, 1928
The Flood of 1986
Wednesday, October 1, 1986
"Art on Harrison" Brings Life to the Arts District
Wednesday, October 9, 1996
November
Johannes S. Anderson Oak Park's Own 'Sergeant York'
Monday, November 11, 1918
Mr. Bentley's Boulder
Sunday, November 11, 1928
Gigantic Balloon Parade Welcomes Santa to Oak Park
Thursday, November 13, 1947
The Making of a Liberal Village: Presidential Elections 1968-1988
Friday, November 1, 1968
December
Iroquois Fire Takes Lives of Oak Parkers
Wednesday, December 30, 1903
Hope in Hard Times: Christmas 1933
Thursday, December 14, 1933
Santa Comes to Town
Saturday, December 5, 1936
Gearing Up For the Battle On the Home Front
Monday, December 8, 1941
The Seekers of Cuyler Avenue
Friday, December 24, 1954
Gilmore's Closes Its Doors
Friday, December 31, 1976
