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Despite some rain early in the festival on Saturday, skies cleared, and the crowd arrived to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Alpine Fest in Lake Zurich. (Jesse Wright/ for the Pioneer Press)

Despite some rain, Lake Zurich’s Alpine Fest celebrates 80th year, Lions Club organizers reflect on success

July 21, 2025 at 6:40 a.m.

After 80 years of going strong, this weekend put yet another Lions Club Alpine Fest in the books.

Lincolnwood village leaders want rules for e-bikes and pedal bikes, seeing both thorny for pedestrians

July 22, 2025 at 5:41 p.m.

Lincolnwood village trustees not only want to look at regulations on e-bikes, but also consider the impact traditional bicycles have on pedestrians, opting to send further consideration of the issue...

John McIlwain, left, executive director of the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society, meets in June with with the grandson of Bernice and Herbert Chadwick, whose generosity continues to make an impact 30 years later. (Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society)

A 30-year-old mystery is resolved with a $150K grant to Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society

July 11, 2025 at 11:42 a.m.

A six-figure donation the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society received in June had its origins in a mystery from 30 years ago.

Seniors took park in the "Christmas in July" event July 2, 2025 at the Centennial Activity Center in Park Ridge. (Jesse Wright/for Pioneer Press)

It’s summer on the calendar, but for some Park Ridge seniors it was ‘Christmas in July’

July 8, 2025 at 8:49 a.m.

It was feeling a lot like the yuletide season in Park Ridge recently as a couple dozen senior citizens gathered for a “Christmas in July” event at the Centennial Activity...

Kathleen and Dennis Diaz with their children Emelia, 3, from left and Lincoln, 6, carry umbrellas as they head to the Kiwanis Club's Kiddie Day Parade July 4, 2025 in Park Ridge. The event was canceled before the start due to storms approaching. (James C. Svehla / for Pioneer Press)

Rain canceled Kiwanis Club Fourth of July kiddie parade in Park Ridge, but the fun rolled on

July 7, 2025 at 3:14 p.m.

Just before the annual Kiwanis Club Kiddie Parade in Park Ridge was set to roll on Fourth of July morning, word came that the event was to be canceled due...

The Windy City Ramblers brass band performs July 4 in Oak Park's Chicago Austin neighborhood during the Oak Park and River Forest Chamber of Commerce's first Oak Park First Friday festival. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

New Oak Park business initiative harnesses Fourth festivities for First Fridays

July 7, 2025 at 12:28 p.m.

First Fridays, an initiative intended to spur interest in shopping areas around Oak Park and River Forest, kicked off on Independence Day.

The Greater La Grange YMCA on 31st Street in La Grange Park was set to close July 18, but the Park District of La Grange Park plans to take over the facility. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park Community Park District OKs takeover of Greater La Grange YMCA fitness center

July 31, 2025 at 10:05 a.m.

The Greater La Grange YMCA announced in May they would leave their location at 1100 E. 31st Street in July.

Leyden High School West graduate Nancy Tobin stands with Vega, the school's newly named Eagle Mascot, and a Knight stand-in during a celebration of the district's 100th anniversary. (Karen Geddeis/Leyden High School)

Leyden High School’s 100th birthday grabs national attention

June 24, 2025 at 11:34 a.m.

Leyden High Schools yearlong centennial celebration and a video series the school produced about its history earned national awards.

Randy Thames, a volunteer with the Juneteenth event and this year's Richton Park's citizen of the year, asks the Juneteenth crowd trivia questions for prizes June 14, 2025. (Jesse Wright/for the Daily Southtown)

Richton Park kicks off week of Southland Juneteenth events

June 16, 2025 at 10:44 a.m.

An early Juneteenth celebration Saturday in Richton Park was the first of several this week int he south and southwest suburbs.

A small sign marks a light post that has been converted into a charging station for electric vehicles at the Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex in Oak Park. The company behind the new small EV station said it can be fitted onto any city light post anywhere in the United States. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Park District debuts new lightpost EV charging station in Oak Park

June 13, 2025 at 1:36 p.m.

Voltpost company officials hope the new electric vehicle charging station they installed in Oak Park catches on nationally.

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