A woman contemplates a bold, colorful graphic mural on a stone retaining wall featuring an abstract figure against red and yellow panels with a crescent moon, cityscape, and small bird.
Random Photo of the Day
People-watching on South Boulevard
My daughter and a 2011 mini mural by Oak Park artist Michael Glascott
#streetphotography #muralart #oakpark #publicart #chicagoart #urbanart #minimurals
Well, this explains what I smelled outside. I thought maybe it was just a fireplace, but this is bigger! #Maywood, #ForestPark, #OakPark
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A large monstera leaf bathed in raking sidelight appears almost metallic silver against a dark background of tropical foliage inside a greenhouse
Random Photo of the Day
Light Transforms
Some days you compose the shot. Some days you just get low and stay quiet.
#Photography
#OakPark #Conservatory #PlantPhotography #NaturalLight
A monstera leaf gone metallic in the late afternoon gloom.
A woman with auburn hair pulled up in a bun stands on a city sidewalk, her back to the camera, holding a handmade sign on a wooden ruler that reads “United We Stand” in purple letters
Photo of the Day
I photographed a lot of great signs and interesting people today, but in the end, this simple statement says it all
#StreetPhotography #Protest #OakPark #HandsOff #UnitedWeStand #DocumentaryPhotography #EverydayAmerica
Attention Oak Park residents: a workshop which welcomes your input and explains the proposed changes to enhance public safety and improve transit and pedestrian access
3801 Broadway
#oakpark #safety #publicsafety #sacramento #community
#BREAKINGNOW: A #shooting in #OakPark Wednesday left a 4-year-old & 3 others injured around 6 PM on 9th Ave, after a suspect fired into a house.
It is fancy dress donation season! And it likely ends by the end of the month.
The Forest Park library is accepting fancy dresses for the prom dress sale in Maywood in a few weeks. #ForestPark, #OakPark, #Maywood (IL)
A knit black winter hat with the lady from the cover of The Low End Theory embroidered on it.
Somebody dropped this really cool hat and I will go back for it for myself if you don't
#oakpark #berwyn #veltway #atcq
#OakPark #Schools Supt. retired amid a #Whistleblower lawsuit, allegations of misusing public funds & district credit cards. Departure follows months of administrative leave as Oakland County district faces scrutiny over financial irregularities.
#Michigan #Corruption
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Kewanee Boiler Co. cast iron firebox doors from a coal-fired commercial boiler, still mounted in the courtyard wall of Whirlwind Coffee shop in Oak Park, Illinois
#IndustrialPhotography #IndustrialHistory #OakPark #Illinois #UrbanDecay #FoundObjects #Kewanee
An illustration of a red ballot box labeled "BALLOTS" in the foreground of an outdoor pool deck, surrounded by yes/no ballot papers flying through the air.
For #OakPark residents, the upcoming March 17 referendum on a $40 million indoor aquatic center is raising questions, mainly because the ballot doesn’t mention that the Ridgeland Common outdoor pool would be replaced.
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#FREEHeat and #FREEParking in #OakPark ! Dishwasher, storage, laundry, more! 1BR/1BA only $1475/mo!
#KaleRealty #IllinoisLicensedBroker
chalk hopscotch grid drawn on the platform of Oak Park Metra Station. At the top of the grid, in large letters, it reads ‘Vote Reed.’ Chicago skyline in the distance
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Ground game
#Grassroots #IL07
#StreetPhotography #ChalkArt #OakPark #OnlyInChicago
The most wholesome campaign ad I’ve seen this cycle
Black‑and‑white photo of two pigeons standing on wet pavement beneath a viaduct in Oak Park, Illinois
Random Photo of the Day
Under the Viaduct
#Photography
#DocumentaryPhotography
#StreetPhotography
#BlackAndWhite
#OakPark
#UrbanNature
If you are the parent of a student with an IEP at OPRF High School and would be willing to share about your child's experiences at school, please reach out. We want to better understand how students with IEPs are experiencing their courses and the supports they receive. #oprf #oakpark #oakparkil
High contrast monochromatic photo of a rusted rear spiral staircase casting a strong shadow on a brick facade
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Intended in the spirit of Paul Strand and Walker Evans: an simple study of form and function
#BlackAndWhite #Shadows
#UrbanStudy
#ArchitecturePhotography #StreetDetail
#FilmAesthetic #OakPark
Profile of a student in Oak Park Library, leafless branches visible through the window
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studying and winter light at the public library
#DocumentaryPhotography
#StreetDocumentary #OakPark #PublicLibrary #StudySession
ARPAN V SHAH: a typical example of #Freemason piggery #SKOKIE #GLENVIEW #WILMETTE #GLENCOE #NORTHBROOK #NILES #Chicago #ChicagoScanner #HIGHLANDPARK #HIGHWOOD #OakPark Want your son to grow up to be a predator liar #BroCulture PIG? Encourage #Freemasonry! #SecretHandshake
I went to the @dandelionbookshop.bsky.social in Oak Park last night for an @scbwi.bsky.social IL event. I didn't know they had my books on their shelves. 🥹 Thank you, Jamie and Team Dandelion, for championing Chicagoland authors. We appreciate you.🫶
#indiebookshop #oakpark #books #sweetromance
#oakpark IL, Heads up!
One week from today! @marthabayne.bsky.social and I take the gloves off and talk about "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
Come for the witty banter, stay for the unrelenting questioning.
#booksky📚 #robmillerwriting #americana #musicbooks
On January 26th, OP-CAN held our second annual “Bringing Clean Energy Home to Oak Park” event to remind ourselves of the actions we can take to fight climate change at the state and local level.
Please check out the recap below.
#cleanenergy #greenenergy #oakpark #oakparkil #oakparkillinois
rustic cylindrical birdhouse on a post among leafless winter branches, warm late‑afternoon light, Taylor Park, Oak Park IL.
Random Photo of the Day
Environmental still life in our neighborhood: textures, grain, and quiet
#EnvironmentalStillLife #IntimateLandscape #WinterTextures #OakPark #TaylorPark #LocalPhotographers
Interested in heating your home with electricity but don't think heat pumps work in extreme cold? Think again!
#electrifyeverything #electrification #heatpumps #oakpark #oakparkil
A group of 12 people gathered around a table smiling at a FairVote Illinois ranked choice voting happy hour.
HAPPY HOUR last night in Oak Park! We're ready for better elections with #RankedChoiceVoting in Illinois! Oak Parkers passed a ranked choice voting referendum in 2024 with 79% support. Lots of love for democracy here!
#RCV #Illinois #Democracy #OakPark #OakParkIllinois #chicagolandarea
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Happy Hour tonight for #RankedChoiceVoting in Oak Park, Illinois!
Did you know?: Our #RCV referendum in OP passed with 79% support in November 2024!
#Democracy #Grassroots #Illinois #OakParkIL #OakPark #Chicagoland
📍 Oak Park, United States
🍕 Freddy's Pizza
⭐ Rating: 4.4
#pizza #oakpark #unitedstates
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Illinois Senator Don Harmon
Illinois Representative Camille Lilly
Oak Park Village President Vicki Scaman
We celebrated all the ways we are "Bringing Clean Energy Home" in Oak Park, supported by our local volunteers, professionals, and elected leaders. We gathered on Monday, January 26th to learn from and share with one another.
#cleanenergy #oakpark #oakparkil
