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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

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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...

Carole Thoeming, pictured in her store in 2016, named Joelle's Hallmark in downtown Clarendon Hills after her daughter. The business closed June 30 after 51 years. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Joelle’s Hallmark Shop closes after 51 years in downtown Clarendon Hills

By Chuck Fieldman

July 13, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

Carole Thoeming and her husband, Gerry, who named Joelle's Hallmark Shop after their daughter, closed...

League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area celebrated Juneteenth by registering voters and offering information about elections. From left are Diane Scott, Ramon Lacey of Laced Up Athletics and Bernadette Johnson-Banks. (League of Women Voters of the La Grange Area)

Community news: League of Women Voters marks Juneteenth with registration drive

By Melinda Moore

July 13, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

News from the community includes items from La Grange, Franklin Park, Triton College, Western Springs...

Chicago White Sox's Landon Thome, the 34th pick in the 2026 MLB draft, throws a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Athletics and the White Sox in Chicago, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

3 takeaways from Chicago White Sox’s MLB draft haul, including a ‘dream come true’ for Nazareth’s Landon Thome

By LaMond Pope

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July 14, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

"That’s something I dream about every day, to be able to win a World Series....

Following earlier ICE presence and a reported arrest, activist Rachel Cohen warns people outside the domestic violence courthouse at 555 W. Harrison St. in Chicago on Sept. 3, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Immigration arrests near county courthouses still persist, despite state law

By Madeline Buckley

July 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The presence of immigration agents around Cook County courthouses remains stubbornly persistent.

An image of Roch Cholowsky is shown on the Rate Field video board after the White Sox selected the UCLA shortstop with the No. 1 pick in the MLB draft before a game against the Athletics on July 11, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Chicago White Sox’s 2026 draft: Roch Cholowsky goes No. 1 — and see their full list of picks

By LaMond Pope

July 12, 2026 at 6:48 p.m.

The Chicago White Sox selected UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky with the No. 1 pick in...

The McCook Reservoir and a quarry in McCook are shown from above Thursday, July 13, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Judge denies appeal in La Grange pipeline standoff with McCook quarry operators

By Hank Beckman

July 10, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

An appeals judge has ruled in La Grange’s favor in a decade-long standoff with the...

Lyons pitcher Jack Slightom’s rapid gains make him one of MLB draft’s top prospects: ‘He elevated himself’

By Steve Reaven

July 10, 2026 at 6:10 a.m.

Jack Slightom, a 6-foot-5 right-hander who has committed to Cincinnati, started to focus on pitching...

Ald. Silvana Tabares, 23rd, speaks during a hearing on public safety issues at City Hall, June 9, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Domestic violence task force calls for Cook County courts to open up records

By A.D. Quig

July 9, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

The Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force wants more data to be public and...

Fellowship Christian Church, 1106 Madison Street in Oak Park, pictured Wednesday, July 7, 2026, is set to be replaced by Keystone Apartments. Construction for the affordable apartment complex is expected to begin in fall 2027. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

State OKs funding for affordable housing development in Oak Park

By Cam'ron Hardy

July 10, 2026 at 1:50 p.m.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority approved two tax credit funding for an upcoming affordable housing...

People interested in becoming caretakers through Triple R Pets learn how the trap, neuter, return program works during a workshop at Southwest Animal Care Center in Palos Hills. (Triple R Pets)

Indian Head Park partners with Triple R Pets to manage feral cat population

By Jim Dudlicek

July 7, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

Feral cats can provide a valuable service to communities by reducing the rodent population, but...