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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

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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...

Mark Dvorak, a former teacher at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, performs recently at Wesley’s Place Music, at the First United Methodist Church United of La Grange, where he hosts concerts and opens for other performers. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Former Old Town School of Folk Music teachers draw national talent to La Grange church with Wesley’s Place

By Hank Beckman

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

Former Old Town School of Folk Music teachers draw national talent to Wesley's Place at...

Vehicles travel past an automatic license plate reader attached to a traffic light pole at the intersection of Devon and Western avenues in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood on April 13, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Sheriff’s license plate reader deal draws opposition, while AI cameras for Cook County Jail delayed

By A.D. Quig

May 14, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s push to expand the network of automatic license plate readers...

Oak Park and River Forest High School junior Mark Jung won the Hemingway Foundation Scholarship for his essay, “A Map of Home.” (Mark Jung)

Two from Oak Park and River Forest High School net Hemingway Foundation writing awards

By Myrna Petlicki

May 13, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

Two promising young writers from Oak Park and River Forest High School have been honored...

People talk with employees at the Cook County treasurer's office at City Hall in Chicago, Nov. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Judge rules Cook County owes homeowners for equity kept in property tax sales

By A.D. Quig

May 12, 2026 at 8:39 p.m.

Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who...

La Grange Park village President James Discipio, from left, village manager Julia Cedillo and village clerk Meghan Kooi discuss a measure April 28 supporting municipalities retaining zoning authority in response to a state housing initiative. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park officials vote to decry state housing initiative

By Hank Beckman

May 12, 2026 at 5:08 a.m.

Officials in La Grange Park are uniting in opposition to a state initiative that aims...

Triton College in River Grove will host a retirement party for Gene Cernan’s Apollo 10 spacesuit and other artifacts May 17 at the Cernan Earth and Space Center. (Triton College)

Community news: Curtain call for Cernan’s moon-used spacesuit, and more

By Melinda Moore

May 11, 2026 at 5:39 p.m.

News from the community includes items from the Cernan Earth and Space Center in River...

Tomatoes, always a popular item at the Clarendon Hills Farmers Market are offered for sale at the market in 2019. The Clarendon Hills Farmers Market opens again Thursday. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills Farmers Market preparing to open season Thursday

By Chuck Fieldman

May 11, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

The Clarendon Hills Farmers Market returns Thursday and continues from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m....

Hinsdale Township High School officials recently approved hiring of Josh McMahon as assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction and assessment. (District 86)

Hinsdale Township High School hires assistant superintendent of curriculum
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By Chuck Fieldman

May 11, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

District 86 officials recently approved hiring of Josh McMahon as assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction...

Nikita Tailor, left, and Maynak Jethva are college friends who recently opened Kilwins in Burr Ridge Village Center. (Burr Ridge Kilwins)

Ice cream, ‘tavern fare’ highlight new offerings at Burr Ridge Village Center

By Chuck Fieldman

May 11, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Burr Ridge Village Center recently saw openings of Bridewell Tavern and Kilwins Burr Ridge, as...

Melissa Mallinson, the director of the Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce, speaks with an attendee at a small business event at the Oak Park Village Hall May 6. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park celebrates National Small Business Week for the first time

By Cam'ron Hardy

May 7, 2026 at 11:32 a.m.

Oak Park took part for the first time in National Small Business Week, hosting discussions...