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Hinsdale Township High School District 86 administrative center. (Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale High School District 86 seeks members for planning group

By Pioneer Press

October 16, 2026 at 12:35 p.m.

Hinsdale High School District 86 is inviting community members to serve on its Strategic Planning...

Senior Jackson Young, 18, fills out his ballot during an early voting event, Oct. 15, 2026, at Oak Park and River Forest High School. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘Teen Takeover for Democracy’ draws election officials to Oak Park and River Forest High School

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 16, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon visited Oak Park and River Forest High School to encourage...

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has named its 2026 photo contest winners. Mike Nielsen’s photo of a doe and her fawn in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook won Voters’ Choice. (Forest Preserve District of DuPage County)

Community news: Deer, ducks, sunset and stream take top honors in Forest Preserve photo contest

By Melinda Moore

October 15, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

News from the community includes items from Forest Preserve District of Will County, Western Springs,...

This photo from a previous year shows the Maria Santissima Lauretana fest over Labor Day weekend featuring food vendors, live music, carnival rides and games, along with a religious parade, a candlelight procession, procession of the blessed mother, a shrine tent, and two performances of the annual "Flight of the Angels."

Maria Santissima Lauretana Fest coming to Niles Friday-Monday

By Pioneer Press

August 30, 2022 at 12:52 p.m.

A festival which has been celebrated in Chicago for 122 years, and even longer in...

Peter Crowcroft, Brookfield Zoo's director, directs the rescue effort for Ziggy the elephant who fell head-first into a moat in his enclosure on March 23, 1975. The rescue effort included dumping gravel into the moat so Ziggy, who weighed 7 tons, could walk out on his own.

Vintage baiduhai: Ziggy the elephant shed his shackles thanks to a crusade sparked by a Tribune article

By Ron Grossman

August 28, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

Thanks to schoolchildren's pennies and dimes, Ziggy the elephant got a taste of freedom on...

La Grange Park trustees approve $422,000 resurfacing project for a half-mile of 26th Street
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By Hank Beckman

August 25, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.

At its Aug. 23 regular meeting, the La Grange Park Village Board unanimously approved funding...

The viral moment 4-year-old Matthew Hoobler smacked his forehead after his hot dog slipped out of the bun at a White Sox game.

Kid who went viral for dropping hot dog at Chicago White Sox game is a quirky local 4-year-old ‘obsessed with the digestive system’

By Zareen Syed

August 25, 2022 at 8:52 a.m.

After a local 4-year-old let his hot dog slip out of the bun and slide...

Police hold off Trump supporters who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Two Illinois brothers arrested for attacking officers at Capitol on Jan. 6

By Jake Sheridan

August 23, 2022 at 6:44 p.m.

Two brothers from Illinois were arrested for allegedly assaulting officers during the Jan. 6 insurrection....

La Grange Village trustees Monday unanimously approved Community Development Director Charity Jones as Acting Village Manager.

La Grange Trustees appoint Charity Jones as Acting Village Manager

By Hank Beckman

August 25, 2022 at 5:54 p.m.

This story has been updated. The La Grange Village Board Monday unanimously approved Community Development...

Mike Massé specializes in bringing new life to others’ songs

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By Myrna Petlicki

August 22, 2022 at 4:39 p.m.

Singer and guitarist Mike Massé will share his unique twist to rock classics when he...

Chicago Fire's Rafael Czichos walks during a Major League Soccer match on Feb. 26, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Chicago Fire defender Rafael Czichos pays $785,000 for 4-bedroom home in Indian Head Park

By Bob Goldsborough

August 21, 2022 at 9:05 a.m.

Chicago Fire defender Rafael Czichos paid $785,000 in April for a four-bedroom, 2,480-square-foot contemporary-style house...

Highland Park theater group brings the laughs with ‘Seussical’

By Myrna Petlicki

August 19, 2022 at 10:32 a.m.

Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park is bringing much needed lightness and laughter to its...

During a lottery Wednesday to determine ballot order in the November election, Janeen Bass of the Cook County Clerk's office, at right, shows she pulled a Democratic Party label, meaning those candidates will appear first on the ballot. At left is Cook County Clerk attorney James Nally.

Several Republican candidates for Cook County office booted or withdraw from November ballot

By A.D. Quig

August 19, 2022 at 5:38 a.m.

After the Cook County GOP put up one of its biggest slates in years for...