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.

Low attendance and costly upkeep of the 94-year-old "beautiful but aging building” at 38 N. Austin Blvd. were cited as reasons to close the church.

Lower mass attendance and costly upkeep has resulted in the anticipated closure of St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy church.

Chicago-area church honors America's 1st Black Catholic priest Sunday mass at Oak Park church on Sunday commemorated Father Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the United States.

All the candidates agree that Oak Park needs a standalone police station — the current police station is located in the ...