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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...

Lyons Township High School (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Western Springs threatens fines in Lyons Township High School work

By Chuck Fieldman

April 22, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

Western Springs officials sent a notice of violation to Lyons Township High School District 204...

Downers Grove resident Isla Baker and Triton College student Nathan Bell rehearse a scene in LATTE Theater’s production of “The 39 Steps.” (Felicia Pfluger)

Six teens play 120 characters in new LATTE production of Alfred Hitchcock’s ’39 Steps’

By Hank Beckman

April 28, 2026 at 11:32 a.m.

La Grange Area Teen Theatre Ensemble’s spring play will be “39 Steps,” based on the...

Bob Zeni, known as the Chicago Tomato Man, checks on some of the 200 varieties he has growing at Ted's Greenhouse in Tinley Park, April 15, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago’s Tomato Man on the impacts of erratic spring temperatures on his beloved heirlooms

By Zareen Syed

April 22, 2026 at 11:46 a.m.

Along with convincing the average consumer that a homegrown tomato is far superior to supermarket...

Hinsdale Central High School (Pioneer Press file photo)

Assistant Hinsdale Central lacrosse coach fired after Kendall County charges

By Alicia Fabbre

April 20, 2026 at 3:49 p.m.

Hinsdale High School District 86 Superintendent Michael Lach said an assistant boys lacrosse coach was...

Clarendon Hills will not develop a permanent plaza at the Sloan Triangle downtown, but will allow movable bollards for special events, as was done during last year's Little League viewing parties. (Brett Johnson/Pioneer Press)

Compromise puts off fully developed plaza in downtown Clarendon Hills

By Chuck Fieldman

April 20, 2026 at 10:14 a.m.

Clarendon Hills will keep the right-turn lane at the Sloan Triangle at Prospect and Park,...

The 26th annual Chef Fest recently raised more than $110,000 for the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation at Drury Lane Theatre & Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace. Nearly 350 people attended. (Carlos Ortiz)

Community news: Hospital foundation hosts Chef Fest, car show set, Wellness House walk planned, and more

By Melinda Moore

April 17, 2026 at 5:27 p.m.

Community news from Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Western Springs, Darien, Willowbrook and Triton College.

Executive Director Jessica Cannaday, far right, and employees of the Community Park District of La Grange Park, break ground April 14, 2026, for the expansion of the district's Recreation Center. (Hank Beckman/for Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park breaks ground on refurbishing of Recreation Center

By Hank Beckman

April 17, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

Executive Director Jessica Cannaday and President Robert Corte spike at the Community Park District of...

Rendering of supportive housing apartments under consideration by the village Planning and Zoning Committee on April 22 for 2147 S. Cicero Ave. in Alsip. (BEDS Plus)

BEDS Plus apartments for chronically homeless proposed in Alsip
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By Olivia Stevens

April 17, 2026 at 2:19 p.m.

The Alsip Planning and Zoning Commission may vote Wednesday on a BEDS Plus plan to...

Joe Morton, left, looks at Eilis Cahill while performing a play at April 16 Oak Park and River Forest High School. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Authors, actors blend arts and justice at Oak Park and River Forest High School

By Cam'ron Hardy

April 16, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

Actors Joe Morton and Eilis Cahill read from "Brutal Imagination," a book by award-winning poet...

People wait to speak to someone at the treasurer's office at City Hall in Chicago on Nov. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘R-rated Groundhog Day’: Cook County tax bills will be late this summer, officials predict

By A.D. Quig

April 16, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Commissioners are worried what to tell Cook County homeowners about bill timing or long-delayed refunds...