OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- An Oak Park church is honoring the life and legacy of a former Chicago priest during Black History Month. Father Augustus Tolton was the first Black Catholic priest in the ...

The tour takes participants on a stroll around the historic buildings in Oak Park's 40 acres and details the community's rich ...

Fran Sullivan, an Oak Park activist on several fronts and member of the upstart 1972 Illinois Democratic Convention ...

Part of the 40-acre cultural center in Oak Park, Underground Books on 35th and Broadway became a place where the community could access their own history and learn about the African American ...

Locals looking to celebrate Black History Month, honoring the achievements and adversity faced by generations of African Americans, can attend library- and village-sponsored events.

Among the OPRF alumni given Tradition of Excellence awards were an Olympic medalist, a World War II hero and a U.S. major ...

What can you learn in 360 seconds? Find out on Feb. 18 when Preservation Oak Park hosts its second storytelling event at One Lake Brewing.

An Oak Park church is honoring the life and legacy of a former Chicago priest during Black History Month. Father Augustus Tolton was the first Black Catholic priest in the United States. ABC7 Chicago ...