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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...

BAMtheatre Artistic Director Melanie Lamoureux cut the ribbon to open the company’s new Performing Arts Facility in May 2025 in Westmont. (BAMtheatre)

BAMtheatre in Westmont to mark 25th anniversary with May 30 Block Party

By Myrna Petlicki

May 26, 2026 at 2:16 p.m.

BAMtheatre, started 25 years ago by three 13-year-olds, now is an award-winning ensemble with its...

Bill Manders, right, a La Grange American Legion Post 1941 officer, replaces the bugle he used to sound taps as fellow post members prepare to fire a gun salute Monday during the post's annual Memorial Day service in La Grange. The service drew over 100 people. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange veterans pay tribute for 82nd year at annual Memorial Day service

By Hank Beckman

May 26, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

A crowd of over a hundred people gathered Monday to mark Memorial Day at La...

The Bears released an economic impact report that included architectural renderings of the proposed stadium in Arlington Heights on Sept. 30, 2025. (MANICA Architecture)

Treasurer’s study finds sprawling and ‘murky’ tax impacts from Illinois megaprojects plan to benefit Bears

By A.D. Quig

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May 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A new report raises questions on a state megaprojects plan as lawmakers try to reach...

Emery Lehman, third from left, gathers with Oak Park Village Board members after receiving the Key to the Village on Tuesday, May 19. (Joe Kreml/Village of Oak Park)

Oak Park presents first ever Key to the Village to Olympic skater Emery Lehman

By Cam'ron Hardy

May 23, 2026 at 5:07 a.m.

Emery Lehman, an Oak Park native, received the key to the village of Oak Park...

The Clarendon Hills Public Library is surveying residents for programming ideas. (Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills surveying residents for programming plans

By Chuck Fieldman

May 22, 2026 at 5:02 p.m.

Clarendon Hills residents have until July 10 to contribute to online survey that will be...

Elmhurst University students in the Pre-Veterinary Animal Welfare Society, or PAWS, recently raised money for Citizen Canine Dog Rescue in La Grange with their Canine Care Walk. (Elmhurst University)

Community news: Fundraiser benefits Citizen Canine Dog Rescue in La Grange, more

By Melinda Moore

May 22, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

News from the community includes items from La Grange, Elmhurst, Interstate 290, Triton College, Darien,...

Oak Brook police respond to Oakbrook Center in 2021. Police said a large crowd began assembling at the Swatch store in Oakbrook Center Saturday, May 16, for a product release that eventually had to be dispersed after they overwhelmed the barricades and became unruly. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Oak Brook mayor lauds response to ‘anxious and rowdy’ crowd amid Swatch release at mall

By Chuck Fieldman

May 25, 2026 at 9:59 p.m.

Oak Brook Mayor Larry Herman said officials weren't notified ahead of the Swatch release that...

Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Thome, a Nazareth assistant, with his son Landon Thome, a Nazareth senior

Nazareth’s Landon Thome, son of Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Thome, plays ‘under microscope.’ Scouts see a gem.

By Steve Reaven

May 23, 2026 at 8:47 a.m.

Nazareth's Landon Thome, who is batting .531 with 28 extra-base hits and 47 stolen bases,...

Jackson Square Mall, 112 E. Burlington Ave., would be demolished as part of a proposal for a 39-unit residential building on the site in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Demolition of historic Jackson Square Antique Mall building in La Grange delayed by neighbor’s lawsuit

By Hank Beckman

May 21, 2026 at 5:07 p.m.

Demolition of the 1902 Jackson Square Antique Mall building in La Grange was to start...

A car drives over a cracked road pavement near the intersection of Iowa Street and N. East Avenue in Oak Park on Thursday, May 21, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Proposal would narrow Oak Park’s roadways as officials eye improving village’s street surfaces

By Cam'ron Hardy

May 21, 2026 at 4:14 p.m.

An Oak Park Village Board member thinks making roads narrower will help with maintenance costs...