Beloved Oak Park bookstore Book Table is set to close after 21 years

Owners of the Book Table in Oak Park are ready to turn the page and will close the doors on the beloved store after 21 years in business. Jason Smith and Rachel Weaver opened the store, at 1045 Lake St., on July 26, 2003. At the time, the store was just one of four bookstores in the area, and they saw a need in the community for a store that sold discounted and used books. “If someone came in looking for an SAT prep book, we could direct them to...