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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. (Ashley Chappell)

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

October 15, 2026 at 10:20 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...

La Grange Park officials reassessing parking restrictions after residents raise objections

By Hank Beckman

February 20, 2024 at 11:37 a.m.

Prompted by resident input, La Grange Park is taking a second look at some recently...

Chad’s Cheesecake, 15 W. Harris Avenue, is the presenting sponsor for the 2024 La Grange Restaurant Week. (Hank Beckman)

The 13th La Grange Restaurant Week participants getting ready to entice diners

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By Hank Beckman

February 19, 2024 at 4:24 p.m.

Soon, cheesecake addicts can get three slices for the price of two, at least as...

La Grange Park Village President James Discipio addresses the audience at the Village’s state of the Village event. (Hank Beckman)

State of La Grange Park? Village President says, busy

By Hank Beckman

February 13, 2024 at 2:43 p.m.

About 60 people turned out Monday night for La Grange Park’s State of the Village...

Community Park District of La Grange Park awarded state grant for Yena Park renovation

By Hank Beckman

February 13, 2024 at 11:49 a.m.

Thanks to a grant from the State of Illinois, The Community Park District of La...

A vegetarian chili meal, hayrides through woodlands, a campfire with hot chocolate and roasted marshmallows, and creative games are on the menu for Winter Chilly Fest, Feb. 17-18, at Emily Oaks Nature Center in Skokie.
- Original Credit: Lee Hansen

Things to do Feb. 15-21 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs

By Myrna Petlicki

February 13, 2024 at 5:41 a.m.

Here are some other events occurring the week of Feb. 15-21 in Doings and Pioneer...

Charles Beadle and Charles and Company, entertain guests at the BEDS Plus fundraiser, jamming out with Motown and Rhythm and Blues music.

BEDS Plus holds Soup and Bread event to raise funds for battle against homelessness

By Hank Beckman

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February 6, 2024 at 3:26 p.m.

The soup was ready on a chilly Sunday afternoon for BEDS Plus’s 12th Annual “Soup...

The opening dance sequence of Mr. LT begins to take shape.

Already bursting with ambitions, Mr. LT rehearsals begin early

By Jesse Wright

February 4, 2024 at 9:58 p.m.

This week the first rehearsal of the Mr. LT pageant kicked off. The pageant, historically...

CEO Jay Biere and Plymouth Place Liz Asperger at the grand opening of Arboretum Villas.

Plymouth Place opens its new Arboretum Villas to welcome additional residents to the community

By Hank Beckman

January 31, 2024 at 12:24 p.m.

A $95 million addition at Plymouth Place will include 59 separate villas/units and be home...

Fire department highlights importance of smoke detectors after residential kitchen fire in La Grange Park

By Hank Beckman

January 23, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

La Grange Park firefighters recently responded to a residential kitchen fire in a three-story apartment...

BEDS Plus looking for volunteers to help in annual survey of homeless citizens for HUD count

By Hank Beckman

January 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

La Grange-based BEDS Plus, an organization dedicated since 1988 to ending homelessness, is looking for...