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New 8-Year Study: Days on Market, Not Season, Drives Home Prices in Oak Park
OAK PARK, IL, September 15, 2026. As the fall market begins, many Oak Park homebuyers are holding off in hopes of seasonal bargains. A new study from Berg Properties suggests that strategy may not pay off. Scott Berg, broker and Oak Park native, analyzed eight years of MRED ConnectMLS data covering 3,608 closed single-family home sales in Oak Park from 2018 through 2025. The research was featured in the Wednesday Journal's September 3 article, "Fall real estate market underway – for better and worse,"
Adobe Firefly 101 for Small Businesses and Community Organizations
What Is Adobe Firefly? Adobe Firefly is a family of creative generative artificial intelligence models designed for graphic design, image creation, and digital asset production. It works by translating plain language descriptions into high-quality visual, video, and audio assets through an intuitive web interface. The final outputs are fully cleared for commercial use, having been trained exclusively on licensed content and public domain material. For small businesses and community organizations operating
Oak Park Ranks Among Tightest Housing Markets in Chicago's Western Suburbs as Regional Inventory Splits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oak Park Ranks Among Tightest Housing Markets in Chicago's Western Suburbs as Regional Inventory Splits Oak Park posts largest year-over-year tightening among six Western suburbs studied; only Oak Park and Wheaton see homes sell above original asking price on average OAK PARK, IL — Oak Park has emerged as one of the tightest housing markets in Chicago's Western suburbs over the past 12 months, with inventory contracting sharply even as supply built up in several nearby communities,
From Spreadsheets to Smarter Decisions: A Data Visualization Guide for Local Area Businesses
Data visualization transforms your business data — revenue trends, customer behavior, cost patterns — into charts, maps, and dashboards your team can read and act on at a glance. For small and mid-sized businesses in Oak Park and River Forest, where the Chicagoland market moves fast and margins are tight, getting a clear picture of your numbers isn't a competitive edge. It's table stakes. Companies that use analytics tools earn 15% more in sales than those that don't — yet only 45% of small business
Build Your Media Kit Before Journalists Come Looking: A Guide for Oak Park-River Forest Area Businesses
A media kit is a pre-packaged set of materials that gives journalists, partners, and potential investors everything they need to accurately represent your business — in one place, on your timeline. The Public Relations Society of America found that 75% of journalists use media kits when researching stories, making a well-prepared kit one of the most direct ways for small businesses to influence how they are covered. For Oak Park-River Forest area businesses navigating a competitive Chicagoland market, a
