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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
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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

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 1959 Chevrolet Corvette at the La Grange Park Car Show. (Hank Beckman for the Pioneer Press)

Several hundred people view 75 cars at La Grange Park Police Department’s second annual car show

By Hank Beckman

August 22, 2024 at 5:01 p.m.

The La Grange Park Police Department put on its 2nd Annual Car Show on August...

Park District of La Grange board approves asking voters permission to borrow $13.86 million for renovation projects

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By Hank Beckman

August 14, 2024 at 9:10 a.m.

The Park District of La Grange Board of Commissioners Monday unanimously voted to ask voters...

Connie Cipher and Trailer Park Twisters perform Patsy Cline’s “Walking After Midnight" at the first-ever La Grange Park District Country Jam. (Hank Beckman for the Pioneer Press)

La Grange Country Music Jam makes its debut in front of crowds at Gordon Park

By Hank Beckman

August 13, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

Local country band Trailer Park Twisters opened the first-ever La Grange Country Music Jam on...

A La Grange Park child leaves permanent handprints on his Village’s squad car. (Hank Beckman for the Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park Police Department joins three neighboring communities to celebrate National Night Out

By Hank Beckman

August 12, 2024 at 6:50 p.m.

Like every year, and in communities around the nation, La Grange Park celebrated National Night...

Denise Gilmore sits on the front porch of her Humboldt Park home with granddaughters, Mylah Collins, 4, left, and Capri Douglas, 2, on June 7, 2024. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)

Luxury home or vacant lot? Cook County assessor misclassifies hundreds of properties, missing $444M in one year alone

By Alex Nitkin

August 16, 2024 at 4:42 p.m.

An investigation by the Illinois Answers Project and the baiduhai found Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s...

League of Women Voters of La Grange Area holding fall kick-off meeting in September

By Pioneer Press

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July 30, 2024 at 1:43 p.m.

The League of Women Voters® of the La Grange Area is planning a Fall Kick-Off...

La Grange Country Jam makes debut on Aug. 10 as a signature summer event

By Hank Beckman

July 30, 2024 at 6:30 a.m.

The Park District of La Grange is bringing Country Music to town. The first-ever, “Country...

La Grange Park Fire Department responds to two kitchen fires on July 20

By Hank Beckman

July 23, 2024 at 3:13 p.m.

For the second time this year, La Grange Park firefighters have responded to an apartment...

UIC's Ryan Smith, a Nazareth graduate, pitches against Valparaiso during a game at Granderson Stadium in Chicago on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Smith was picked by the Houston Astros in the ninth round of the 2024 MLB draft. (UIC Athletics)

Drafted by Houston Astros, UIC pitcher Ryan Smith’s successful return from Tommy John surgery continues

By Bobby Narang

July 22, 2024 at 6:17 a.m.

Smith, a 2021 Nazareth graduate, was clocked at 98 mph during his redshirt sophomore season.

Mauricio Davis plays in the bubble playground during the Bubble Works event put on by the Wonder Work Children’s Museum in Oak Park on July 14, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

At Bubble Works event in Oak Park, kids enjoy soapy science

By Jessi Virtusio

July 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

Wonder Works Children’s Museum dropped ticket prices for the third annual Bubble Works event and...