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Bounce houses attract fun seekers at Hinsdale's annual Fall Family Festival held at Robbins Park in 2021. The festival, and bounce houses, will return Oct. 24 at Hinsdale Middle School and downtown Hinsdale. (James C. Svehla/Pioneer Press)

Bounce houses, free pumpkins and other seasonal fun return for Hinsdale Family Fall Festival

By Chuck Fieldman

October 14, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

Hinsdale's Family Fall Festival typically attracts more than 500 people, and both residents and nonresidents...

A student interacts with the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System at Oak Park and River Forest High School on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School students get hands-on experience with robot surgical device
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By Cam'ron Hardy

October 14, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School students had a unique opportunity to interact with...

The Damen Green Line Station in Chicago on Oct. 9, 2026, following a fatal stabbing of a CTA employee. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Fatal Green Line stabbing prompts call by State’s Attorney Burke for electronic monitoring reform

By Tess Kenny

October 13, 2026 at 5:38 p.m.

Last week’s fatal Green Line stabbing has renewed calls for electronic monitoring reform.

A proposed TIF district along 55th Street in Clarendon Hills has generated some opposition from area taxing bodies. It will the the subject of an upcoming public hearing. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills, school districts at odds over 55th Street tax plan

By Chuck Fieldman

September 6, 2024 at 2:58 p.m.

Clarendon Hills officials have set a public hearing to present information about a potential TIF...

Choir! Choir! Choir! had the audience singing along on Sept. 23, 2023, at Gorton Center in Lake Forest, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a “Birthday Bash,” Sept. 14-15. (Patrick Marsek)

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By Myrna Petlicki

September 5, 2024 at 4:41 p.m.

Live entertainment, outdoor summer concerts, speaker series, theater productions, movies, child daycare, meetings, classes, and...

The 12th annual Fiestas Patrias festival is Sept. 7-8 at RiverEdge Park in Aurora and features Latin music, food and performers. (City of Aurora)

Fall festivals feature food, drink, music and fun throughout the suburbs

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By Annie Alleman

September 5, 2024 at 5:30 a.m.

From the Festival of the Vine in Geneva to the Country-A-Fair in Schererville, there’s something...

League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area holding program on stormwater management in suburban communities

By Pioneer Press

September 3, 2024 at 3:33 p.m.

The League of Women Voters® of the La Grange Area is sponsoring a program on...

Workers from the Cook County clerk's office sort suburban Cook County mail ballots for processing.

Suburban voters in Cook County can now apply for mail ballots for the November 5 election

By Pioneer Press

August 31, 2024 at 12:51 a.m.

Suburban Cook County voters may now apply for a mail ballot to cast their vote...

The Sicilian Band of Chicago plays traditional Italian music in front of a float made to look like a boat in a Sicilian historical story that explains how an image believed to be miraculous, that of the Blessed Mother Maria Santissima Lauretana, came to the Sicilian town of Altavilla Milicia.

Long-celebrated Italian fest, Maria Santissima Lauretana, set for Aug. 30-Sept. 1 in Niles

By Pioneer Press

August 28, 2024 at 3:12 p.m.

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La Grange trustees approve the purchase of fire engine, adds two new police officers

By Hank Beckman

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August 27, 2024 at 2:37 p.m.

First responders were the focus of La Grange’s Board of Trustees' August 26 meeting, with...

La Grange officials with Police Department’s new e-bike, donated by American Legion Post 1941. Post officials (l-r) Charlie Anderson Al Krenz, and Post Commander Bill Kiddon. Village officials (l-r) are Deputy Police Chief Ken Uher, Village President Mark Kuchler, and Police Chief Timothy Griffin. (Hank Beckman for the Pioneer Press)

La Grange Police Department given e-bike during American Legion Post 1941 Charitable Giving Night

By Hank Beckman

August 27, 2024 at 11:55 a.m.

The La Grange Police Department is getting a pair of new E-bikes, and one of...

Nazareth’s Gabe Kaminski participates in a practice in La Grange Park on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Troy Stolt / Pioneer Press)

Stanford commit Gabe Kaminski is one of best to play for Nazareth: ‘No doubt that I see the NFL in his future’

By Matt Le Cren

August 26, 2024 at 11:09 a.m.

Kaminski, poised to become Nazareth's first four-time all-conference player, had 132 tackles last year.

Window designer Yanka Elagoz works on a holiday window display in November 1999 at Marshall Fields on State Street in Chicago. The holiday displays became a destination for generations of Chicago area residents. Some elements will be auctioned in September. (Chuck Berman/baiduhai)

Landmarks: Marshall Field’s Christmas automatons heading to auction block

By Paul Eisenberg

September 3, 2024 at 10:58 a.m.

Marshall Field's automated window displays were an iconic Chicago holiday experience, and now a part...