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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...

A child sits for a photo with Santa Claus during Metra Holiday Train festivities at Millennium Station on Dec. 3, 2022, in Chicago.

Tickets to go on sale for December Metra holiday trains

By Alysa Guffey

October 31, 2023 at 12:08 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday for this year's Metra holiday trains, where Metra riders can...

Trials bike rider Trevor Bodogh in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey touring circus performance "The Greatest Show On Earth."

You can’t keep the circus down: Ringling Bros. brings back ‘Greatest Show’ with a new tour
More Top Picks Best Walking Shoes For Very Wide Feet

By Lauren Warnecke

October 30, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

The "Greatest Show on Earth" is back, touring 50 American cities under its flagship brand...

Retired priest investigated for child sexual abuse allegation at Hickory Hills church

By Rebecca Johnson

October 29, 2023 at 4:33 p.m.

A retired priest has been removed from ministry pending an investigation into an allegation of...

Lieutenant Brian Cramer thanks the La Grange Village Board for recognizing his 25 years of service.

La Grange trustees approve purchase of a new pumper truck as part of Fire Department’s replacement program

By Hank Beckman

October 24, 2023 at 3:10 p.m.

The La Grange Village Board unanimously approved more than $1 million for the purchase of...

The River Trails Nature Center in Northbrook. The sugar maple bush offers a stunning display of yellows and oranges

Forest Preserves of Cook County introduces a web map to help leaf peakers find fall foliage spots in the county

By Pioneer Press

October 23, 2023 at 5:54 p.m.

Fall foliage is set to peak in October this year, and the Forest Preserves of...

Metra commuter trains in a yard along Roosevelt Road in Chicago on March 20, 2023.

Low-income Metra riders could see fares slashed, as pilot program that cut fares in south Cook County ends

More Top Picks Best Cordless Circular Saws For Large Spaces

By Sarah Freishtat

October 22, 2023 at 8:15 a.m.

Transportation authorities are looking to test a new program next year that will offer half-priced...

Noor Ali prepares breakfast with children Idrees Odeh, 7, left, and Ethar Odeh, 5, at their Willow Springs home on Oct. 20, 2023. Husband and father Eyaad Odeh is at left.

Echoes of 9/11? Local Palestinian Americans, Muslims face violence and backlash amid Israel-Hamas war.

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

October 22, 2023 at 9:37 a.m.

Noor Ali has been leaning on her Islamic faith as the Chicago area faces a...

Las Catrinas pose with young guests at Brookfield Zoo's Dia de los Muertos event, which honors the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration.

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos at Brookfield Zoo

By Annie Alleman

October 18, 2023 at 2:34 p.m.

On Oct. 28 and 29, Brookfield Zoo will honor a Mexican tradition that celebrates the...

People file into the Cook County treasurer's 0ffice on the main floor of the County Building in Chicago in 2018.

Latest Cook County property tax bills available online

By A.D. Quig

October 17, 2023 at 4:33 p.m.

Home and business owners in Cook County eager to learn how much their property tax...

A panel representing the Great Migration from the South in the last century.

CommUnity Mosaic Mural celebrating the village’s Eastside neighborhood dedicated at the La Grange Community Center

By Hank Beckman

March 12, 2024 at 11:53 a.m.

La Grange Village Trustee Rev. Shawana McGee stood outside the La Grange Community Center Sunday...