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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...

Talk and Save Lives for the holidays Zoom event being sponsored by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention this month

By Hank Beckman

December 12, 2023 at 2:57 p.m.

The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) tells us that 64 % of people struggling...

La Grange Village Board approves the 2023 tax levy with 4.5 % increase

By Hank Beckman

December 12, 2023 at 2:29 p.m.

The La Grange Village Board formally passed the Village's property tax levy Monday, but not...

Tommy Riordan, in white, performs as a mid-20th century American actor pretending to be English in "A Christmas Carol."

‘A Christmas Carol’ production comes to Lyons Township High School’s stage, and airwaves
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By Jesse Wright

December 13, 2023 at 2:45 p.m.

It's a play wrapped up in a radio play and it's onstage and on air...

The thirsty congregate in Nick's Bar (Montini's) from an "It's a Wonderful Life," scene reenactment at Joe's Saloon in Brookfield.

La Grange-based BEDS Plus holds an It’s A Wonderful Life fundraiser in the nonprofit’s efforts to help end homelesness

By Hank Beckman

December 12, 2023 at 12:31 p.m.

People struggling to keep a roof over their heads was a definite theme in the...

The Lyons Township High School Madrigal Choir performs Christmas Carols while the crowd waits for Santa.

Santa and Mrs. Claus, right on schedule, kickoff La Grange’s 32 Annual Holiday Walk

By Hank Beckman

December 8, 2023 at 4:10 p.m.

At 5:23 p.m. Saturday night, Cathy Domanico, executive director of the La Grange Business Association...

Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson pressures Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy on Nov.11, 2023, in State College, Pa.

NFL evaluators praise J.J. McCarthy’s ‘unbelievable mind.’ Would the Chicago Bears target the Michigan QB and local product?

By Brad Biggs

December 1, 2023 at 8:21 a.m.

Facing third-and-10 at the Ohio State 22-yard line in the second quarter Saturday, Michigan quarterback...

House Republican leader Jim Durkin debates with members of the House shortly before the chamber passed changes to the controversial criminal justice law known as the SAFE-T Act at the Illinois state Capitol in Springfield on Dec. 1, 2022.

Citing Trump factor, former House GOP leader Jim Durkin takes himself out of Cook County state’s attorney race

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By Rick Pearson

November 28, 2023 at 6:01 p.m.

After weeks of consideration, former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin said Tuesday he will...

Some of the 225 winter coats collected by Robert Coulter, Jr. American Legion Post 1941 during its annual Toys for Tots drive.

Robert Coulter Jr. American Legion Post 1941 collects toys and coats during Toys for Tots drive in La Grange

By Hank Beckman

November 28, 2023 at 1:46 p.m.

Taking advantage of the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, Robert Coulter Jr. American Legion Post 1941 held...

Adults are invited to learn about the offerings at the Music Institute of Chicago Dec. 2 from instructors, including Erica Anderson (right), Woodwind, Brass, Percussion Dept. Chair and oboe faculty, at an Open House — Adult Studies.

Things to do Nov. 30-Dec. 6 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs

By Myrna Petlicki

November 28, 2023 at 6:25 a.m.

Here are some other events occurring the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6 in Doings and...

Nazareth's James Penley (11) stiff-arms Joliet Catholic's Zachary Beitler (9) during the Class 5A state championship game at Illinois State's Hancock Stadium in Normal on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023.

James Penley and Nazareth will catch you. And then surpass you. They show that one more time in 5A state final.

By Steve Reaven

November 30, 2023 at 12:07 p.m.

James Penley and his Nazareth teammates withstood a bad start before, beginning the season with...