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Costumes will be encouraged during Scary Skate on Oct. 24 at the Franklin Park Ice Arena. (Melinda Moore/Pioneer Press)

Community news: Costume contest, casket races and spooky farm highlight Halloween-themed events

By Melinda Moore

October 9, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

News from the community includes items from Franklin Park, Forest Park, Countryside, La Grange, Lemont,...

Passengers board a Pace bus as a CTA Green Line train pulls in near the intersection of Harlem and South Boulevard in Oak Park, Friday, June 20, 2025. Students at Oak Park and River Forest High School who don't have a ride to school will have to continue to rely on public transportation after the School District 200 board renewed an expeption from a rule requiring them to provide school bus services. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Despite petition, Oak Park and River Forest High School renews school bus exemption

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 9, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

School buses are too expensive, board tells Oak Park and River Forest High students who...

Police seek info in I-290 shooting that closed westbound lanes Thursday night

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 9, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

Illinois State Police closed lanes on I-290 Thursday night after responding to an alleged highway...

Children interact with bug puppets from The Puppet Zoo during Insect Fest on Thursday, July 16, at Cummings Square in River Forest. The event ended an hour early because of air quality concerns. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Not bugged by air quality, hundreds show up for Insect Fest in River Forest

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July 17, 2026 at 12:27 p.m.

The Forest Preserves of Cook County annual Insect Fest in River Forest ended an hour...

A person rides an e-bike Tuesday, July 22, 2025 on the Lakefront Trail near Belmont Harbor in Chicago. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Oak Park officials move to address e-bike, e-scooter safety

By Cam'ron Hardy

July 16, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

The Oak Park Village Board is looking to increase education about e-bike safety as it...

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele speaks during a press conference on Dec. 4, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County watchdog finds Samantha Steele offered job to opponent

By A.D. Quig

July 17, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

Cook County's watchdog has found that Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele made "an offer...

A La Grange Park Fire Department fire engine is pictured in this undated file photo. (Pioneer Press file)

Attic fire damages house in La Grange Park

By Pioneer Press

July 16, 2026 at 11:49 a.m.

A house in La Grange Park sustained an estimated $75,000 in damage Wednesday night after...

Detainees are escorted by Cook County sheriff’s deputies as they walk through tunnels from Cook County Jail to the Leighton Criminal Courts Building for court appearances on Oct. 3, 2022. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Judges frequently order pretrial detention even when risk score is low: report

By Madeline Buckley

July 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Judges often hold defendants in jail while awaiting trial, even when given a low score...

Bill Glennon stands before the Wall of Honor at Prairie Path in Lombard, recognizing the senior community's residents who served their country Glennon, now 101, was shot down off the coast of Alaska while serving in the Navy during World War II. He later returned to action and spent decades after the war as an educator at west suburban schools. (Jim Dudlicek/Pioneer Press)

Bill Glennon, whose plane was shot down in WWII, reflects ahead of 102nd birthday: ‘I’m amazed I’m here’

By Jim Dudlicek

July 15, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

Longtime Western Springs educator and WWII veteran Bill Glennon is still enjoying life at 101,...

Winnie Gatilao, center, stands between daughters Xyla Gatilao, left, and Bethalie Gatilao Kruk as they view the exhibit "Unheard Voices of Care: Filipino Nurses in America" at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago on May 15, 2026. Winnie Gatilao is a former nurse who moved to the U.S. from the Philippines in 1964 and is featured in photos and a drawing in the exhibit. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

‘Unheard voices’: Chicago museum exhibit focuses on story of Filipino nurses in the US

By Lisa Schencker

July 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Filipino nurses have long had a sizable presence in American healthcare but the reasons behind...

Parker Hanson, right, plays Winnie Foster, and Isla Baker plays Jesse Tuck in the La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble presents “Tuck Everlasting.” (Felicia Pfluger)

La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble explores immortality in production of ‘Tuck Everlasting’

By Hank Beckman

July 14, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

The La Grange Area Teen Theater Ensemble presents “Tuck Everlasting,” based on Natalie Babbitt’s 1975...

Hinsdale Village President Greg Hart swears in area student Sami Akhras as Mayor for a Day recently at Village Hall in Hinsdale. (Emily Tompkins)

Hinsdale’s new Mayor for a Day program fosters relationships between village, schools

By Chuck Fieldman

July 14, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

Hinsdale’s new Mayor for a Day program will give local school children an inside look...

A person rides a bike on the Home Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in Oak Park on Monday, July 13, 2026. The village is kicking off an effort to replace the bridge. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park airs possible plans for new pedestrian bridge over I-290
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By Cam'ron Hardy

July 13, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

Oak Park $15 million project would reshape the Home Avenue Pedestrian Bridge to improve accessibility,...