A potentially dangerous situation involving two Oak Park boys Wednesday morning turned out to be nothing more than a misunderstanding. The boys, in grades three and five, were on their way to Red Oak Elementary School when they were approached by a stranger at Rockfield and Carmona streets. More...

Part 1 of two parts While Senior Dep. Bob Maclean sat in the home of an elderly resident, trying to convince her that she was indeed the victim of a lottery scam, the woman's phone rang. On the other end was the scam artist who had already bilked the woman out of $30,000, Maclean said. More...