Cam’ron Hardy – Page 2

People play instruments at Music and Potlucks monthly folk jam at Friendly Music Community in Berwyn on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park-based Music and Potlucks helps fight hunger through folk songs

September 4, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

An Oak Park based group is using the power of folk music to help fight food distress in Chicago's West Side and west suburbs.

The Home Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in Oak Park on July 13, 2026. Officials are looking to replace the bridge with something that looks better and is more serviceable. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park decides on largest option for new Home Avenue bridge over I-290

September 3, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

One trustee compared the towering design for the new Home Avenue pedestrian bridge over I-290 to the St. Lous Arch.

Oak Park Village Hall, Administration Offices and Police Station at 123 Madison in Oak Park, pictured in 2023, is 50 years old, and officials are eyeing plans to expand the building as well as move the police department to another location. (Antonio Perez/ baiduhai)

New Oak Park police station plan hits ‘substantial milestone,’ expected to cost $57 million

August 29, 2026 at 5:12 a.m.

Oak Park Village Board advanced plans to move its Police Department out of the Village Hall basement and into the former US Bank building.

Oak Park and River Forest District 200 Board of Education members discuss a proposal during meeting Thursday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School board OKs $140K for technology replacement

August 28, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

The Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 board approved $140,000 for new technology to replace old equipment.

A person holds a plastic shopping bag inside a business in Oak Park on Aug. 26, 2026. Oak Park plans to ban single-use plastic bags at retail establishments starting in 2030. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park hikes grocery bag fees, plans ban in 2030

August 27, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

Single-use bags in stores in Oak Park will increase by 5 cents annually until 2029 and plastic bags banned in 2030.

Christopher Taylor, 52, will start his new role as president and CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust in October. (Lucky MACK Studio)

Incoming Frank Lloyd Wright Trust leader ready to build relationships, construct plans

August 27, 2026 at 5:08 a.m.

Christopher Taylor was selected as the CEO and President Frank Lloyd Wright Trust and is leaving his current executive director position of the Museum of Boulder.

Daniel and Jennifer Coker gather in front of their Rogers Park home on Thursday, Aug. 20. The Cokers recently launched Seniors Helping Seniors Chicago West that serves families across Oak Park, River Forest and other west suburbs. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

New Oak Park business hires older residents to help their peers

August 21, 2026 at 5:07 a.m.

Jennifer and Daniel launched Seniors Helping Seniors Chicago West that serves people in Oak Park, Bloomingdale and neighboring communities.

CORE owner Tony Russo, center, surveys the scene as workers and clients make sandwiches Thursday, Aug. 13 at the CORE facility in Forest Park. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

New program for adults with developmental disabilities opens in Forest Park

August 20, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

Tony Russo expands his LifeSpeed behavioral support services program by opening CORE, which focuses on adults who are wait-listed for years for medical support by the state.

Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park School District 97's new superintendent, stands outside of the district's administration building on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

New Oak Park Elementary School District 97 superintendent ready for the first day of school

August 17, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

Terri Bresnahan, Oak Park Elementary School District 97's new superintendent, is ready to bring decades of experience to the village.

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF High School, speaks at the 49th annual NAACP ACT-SO competition where he earned first place and a gold medal for the biology/microbiology category. (Oak Park and River Forest High School)

OPRF senior takes gold in NAACP biology, microbiology competition

August 10, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

Keaton Roberts, a senior at OPRF, earned a gold medal at the 49th annual NAACP ACT-SO competition for biology/microbiology.

All Stories