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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces her 2027 budget proposal during a board meeting on Oct. 8, 2026. Preckwinkle’s said her proposal would close a $550 million preliminary gap. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Preckwinkle proposes stopgap fixes, shrinking budget to address Cook County’s $550M shortfall

By A.D. Quig

October 8, 2026 at 10:18 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will propose “sweeping the cupboards bare” to close a...

Alex Butekas brought his 1965 Pontiac Hearse at the West End Trunk-or-Treat Car Show Sunday, Oct. 4 along Burlington Avenue in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange’s Trunk-or-Treat Car Show pays tribute to spooky season

By Hank Beckman

October 7, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

Owners of La Grange clothing store Jack's West End drew over 50 classic vehicles to...

Teska Associates planner Andrew Dunham discusses development possibilities with resident Nina Adams Sept. 29 during a Western Springs Comprehensive Plan Open House at the village Recreation Center. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Western Springs working on village’s first comprehensive plan update since 2003

By Hank Beckman

October 8, 2026 at 1:39 p.m.

After almost a quarter century, the village of Western Springs is reviewing and updating its...

Kathy DiModica and Todd Soliday, co-owners of 31st Street Antiques in Brookfield gather in the vendor mall that recently opened after the La Grange Park Antique Mall shut down. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Former La Grange Park antiques vendors regroup at new mall in Brookfield

By Hank Beckman

September 22, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

Antiques vendors from the closed La Grange Park Antique Mall have banded together to open...

"Wuthering Heights” will be presented as a walking play on Saturdays and Sundays in September and October at Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Tickets are sold online. (Morton Arboretum)

Community news: Morton Arboretum takes drama to new heights

By Melinda Moore

September 21, 2026 at 5:29 p.m.

News from the community includes items from Lisle, Oak Park, River Forest, Berwyn, Elmhurst, Riverside...

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, listens to speakers at a press conference Sept. 8, 2026, in Chicago. Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million in an effort to dull the impact of this fall’s property tax delay. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap

By A.D. Quig

September 20, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and...

Oak Park village officials meet Tuesday, Aug. 25. A right of recall petition for elected officials in Oak Park has nearly 1,000 signatures in nearly three weeks. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park organizer pushes for right of recall question on April ballot

By Cam'ron Hardy

September 18, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

The initiative was started by Jacob Drews, a senior at Columbia University and an Oak...

The Oak Park Village Board meets Tuesday July 28, 2026 at Village Hall. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park OKs tiered water rate hike to dismay of Park District
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By Cam'ron Hardy

September 18, 2026 at 11:12 a.m.

A new water rate structure in Oak Park is divided into two tiers between consumers...

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181’s offices at 133 Ogden Ave. in Hinsdale. (District 181)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 OKs new deal with support staff

By Chuck Fieldman

September 17, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 has approved a new four-year contract for support staff that...

Oktoberfest brat from Mac's Wood Grilled. (Terri Mooney/Mac's Wood Grilled)

Oktoberfest 2026 guide: 28 Chicagoland celebrations

By Samantha Nelson

September 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Bring an appetite and prepare to shout “Prost!” — the German word for cheers —...

Mark Kolasa, a teaching assistant for a restoration ecology class, uses his binoculars during a tour through Deer Grove East Forest Preserve in Palatine on Sept. 23, 2025, as part of a celebration of the completion of the habitat restoration project. The restoration project, funded by the O’Hare Modernization Mitigation Account, restored acres of native habitat and wetlands at this site. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Forest Preserves spent extra $40 million yearly on expanded conservation, maintenance

By A.D. Quig

September 15, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Voters overwhelmingly gave Cook County Forest Preserves the OK to raise property taxes by 0.025%...

The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile is stationed at the 30th La Grange West End Art Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12 in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Even a hot dog can be art at La Grange West End festival

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By Hank Beckman

September 15, 2026 at 4:10 p.m.

The 30th annual La Grange West End Art Festival drew over 60 entries as well...

People gather for the 25th and final LemonAid event in River Forest that supports local charities on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

LemonAid serves its last cup for charity in River Forest 25 years after being born in response to 9/11

By Cam'ron Hardy

September 14, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

River Forest's LemonAid was born 25 years ago to counter 9/11 despair and raised over...