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Highland Park native Marina Franklin, who has TV and film credits, including HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” is one of the headliners at the Funny is Female Comedy Festival, Oct. 22-25, at Comedy Plex in Oak Park. (Marina Franklin)

‘Now there’s a girls’ club’: Funny is Female fest draws 50 comedians to Oak Park

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October 15, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

More than 50 comics from around the country will be performing at the Funny is...

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

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...

Messages are seen on signs attached to a fence as Northwestern students rally in their pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern University’s Deering Meadow in Evanston on April 25, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy

By Alysa Guffey

April 29, 2024 at 3:31 p.m.

Hundreds of Northwestern students joined nationwide protests against Israel’s war in Gaza on Thursday, prompting...

La Grange Village Board approves the 2024-2025 budget Monday

By Hank Beckman

April 23, 2024 at 3:07 p.m.

The La Grange Board Monday unanimously approved an operating and capital improvement budget of over...

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League of Women Voters of the La Grange holding Area Policing in the 21st Century program

By Pioneer Press

April 23, 2024 at 12:40 p.m.

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

Park District of La Grange seeking to fill vacancy on Board of Commissioners

By Pioneer Press

April 23, 2024 at 10:43 a.m.

The Board of Commissioners of the Park District of La Grange is seeking to fill...

Amy Scott opened Curated By Amy Scott in Downtown Clarendon Hills on April 16. (Photo courtesy of Amy Scott)

Hinsdale resident curates a business in downtown Clarendon Hills

By Chuck Fieldman

April 19, 2024 at 3:25 p.m.

Amy Scott is hoping her first impression turns out to be long-lasting. The Hinsdale resident...

Air Force Veteran Chester Lacey, who served during the Vietnam War, is welcomed home at Midway Airport after being part of an Honor Flight Chicago trip to Washington, D.C. (April Hill)

La Grange resident, recognized for service in Vietnam, participates in Honor Flight

By Hank Beckman

April 16, 2024 at 2:11 p.m.

Long-time La Grange resident Chester Lacey was honored on April 10 for his service during...

Shoppers walk past Veni Vidi Val, a clothing store in La Grange Saturday, and a longtime participant in the Shop and Stroll event. (Jesse Wright)

Sun, sidewalk sale draws shoppers to downtown La Grange on Saturday
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By Jesse Wright

April 16, 2024 at 11:14 a.m.

Saturday downtown La Grange saw scores of shoppers strolling the downtown area enjoying a warm...

The Arlington Squares dance club will celebrate its 75th anniversary with “Dancing Diamonds, A Royal Gala” April 21 at St. Thomas of Villanova in Palatine. (Arlington Squares)

Things to do April 18-24 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs

By Myrna Petlicki

April 16, 2024 at 8:59 a.m.

Here are some other events occurring the week of April 18-24 in Doings and Pioneer...

Rib-eye kebab at Al Bawadi Grill in Bridgeview. Nick Kindelsperger / baiduhai

New York Times’ 25 best Chicago restaurants include north, south, west burbs

By Pioneer Press

April 15, 2024 at 5:40 p.m.

Most of the 25 eateries named by the Times are located in the city of...

Anaya Woods, left, and Elena Hernandez-Rahman play nurses in the La Grange Area Teen Theater’s Spring production, M*A*S*H*. (Felicia Pfluger)

LATTE staging production of classic TV series and movie MASH in May

By Hank Beckman

April 9, 2024 at 1:40 p.m.

The La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble (LATTE) is staging an American classic for its...