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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

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...

Mark Sabbe, chef of Thirty North in Plymouth Place.

Chef, experienced in Chicago culinary scene, creates new dining experience option for residents of Plymouth Place

By Hank Beckman

January 23, 2024 at 1:42 p.m.

With the opening of Thirty North, residents at Plymouth Place Senior Living recently got a...

LTHS school board President Dawn Aubert discusses a potential land sale at Monday's board meeting.

Lyons Township HS District 204 seeks community input on potential land sale

By Jesse Wright

January 23, 2024 at 12:52 p.m.

The Lyons Township High School District 204 school board will soon seek community input on...

This year's Klondike Derby was something of a return to form with arctic temperatures and a generous snowpack in Bemis Woods to help the Scouts test their winter survival skills in some of the winteriest weather yet this season.

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By Jesse Wright

January 23, 2024 at 11:08 a.m.

The annual Klondike Derby is guaranteed to bring smiles, skills and Scouts together for a...

The Lyons Township High School South Campus for freshmen and sophomores in Western Springs.

Lyons Township High School officials unveil plan for ambitious upgrades to both campuses

By Jesse Wright

January 16, 2024 at 2:25 p.m.

After years of planning, the Lyons Township High School has, this month, unveiled its path...

Rev. Sabrina Hughey addresses those attending the Prayer Breakfast honoring the birth of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the First Baptist Church of La Grange.

La Grange community members gather for annual prayer breakfast honoring Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

By Hank Beckman

January 16, 2024 at 12:50 p.m.

About 50 brave souls turned out in the frigid cold Monday for the First Baptist...

Sheyna Gee Performas at The Opry in Western Springs

‘The Opry’ opens on a cold night and brings a new music venue to downtown Western Springs

By Hank Beckman

January 16, 2024 at 1:18 p.m.

On one of the coldest nights of the year, three singer-songwriters who'd never met before...

Tom Viskocil is Colonel Pickering (left to right), Danny Parrott is Professor Henry Higgins, and Ashley Kennedy is Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion," presented Jan. 25-Feb. 4 at the Theatre of Western Springs.

‘Pymaglion’ brings a fair lady to Theatre of Western Springs

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By Myrna Petlicki

January 22, 2024 at 1:53 p.m.

Henry Higgins, a linguistic professor, bets Colonel Pickering that in six months he can turn...

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback J.J. McCarthy celebrate with the trophy after their win against Washington in the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston.

J.J. McCarthy entering NFL draft, skipping senior season after leading Michigan to national title

By Associated Press

February 29, 2024 at 8:37 a.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — J.J. McCarthy, Michigan's national-championship-winning quarterback, is skipping his senior season to...

Cicero man charged violating fireworks ordinance in La Grange Park

By Hank Beckman

January 9, 2024 at 2:31 p.m.

La Grange Park residents in the area around 31st Street between Homestead Avenue and Barnsdale...

Daniel Reda, 51, is sworn in as La Grange's new Fire Chief.

La Grange trustees approve hiring new chief to lead the village’s fire department

By Hank Beckman

January 9, 2024 at 2:08 p.m.

La Grange addressed first responder needs Monday by swearing in a new Fire Chief and...