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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
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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

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...

Assistant village manager Maggie Jarr explains proposed 31st Street improvements to a La Grange Park resident during a public forum March 18 on La Grange Park's 31st Street Corridor Transportation Plan at Fire Station 2. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park eyes pedestrian safety improvements along 31st Street corridor

By Hank Beckman

March 25, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

La Grange Park sought input from residents at a public forum centered on the village's...

Jenny Bechtold, La Grange Park District executive director, explains the district’s decision to retain natural turf on its playing fields during a recent League of Women Voters forum at the La Grange Public Library. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park District talk offers insight into artificial turf decision

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By Hank Beckman

March 24, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

The La Grange Park District was faced with tough turf choice after they successfully passed...

People hold a variety of signs at the intersection of Cossitt Avenue and La Grange Road Saturday, Oct. 18, during a No Kings rally in La Grange. Another No Kings protest is planned for Saturday in Western Springs and elsewhere. (Steve Metsch/Pioneer Press)

‘No Kings 3’ expected to draw crowds to Western Springs to protest Donald Trump administration

By Steve Metsch

March 26, 2026 at 10:59 a.m.

For No Kings 3, people will line a street in Western Springs on March 28...

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 School Board member Sinead Duffy resigned March 11. (School District 181)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills School Board seeks member after Sinead Duffy resigns

By Chuck Fieldman

March 23, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 is accepting School Board applications after the resignation of member...

A new documentary film by Triton College professor Seth McClellan, of Oak Park, is available for streaming nationwide on KET, Kentucky's PBS station. The documentary "Shiners: Voices from Owsley County," focuses on a group of high school students living in one of the poorest counties in the country. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park filmmaker Seth McClellan shines a light on how young people overcome hardship

By Cam'ron Hardy

March 21, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

The latest film by Triton College professor Seth McClellan, of Oak Park, looks at how...

The Elmhurst University Jazz Band performs during the university's Jazz Festival earlier this year. A gift of $265,000 will help support the festival and two scholarships. (Elmhurst University)

Community news: $265K gift for Elmhurst U jazz programs, trout fishing, and more

By Melinda Moore

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March 20, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

News from the community includes items from Elmhurst University, Cook County forest preserves, Franklin Park,...

Robbins Park in Hinsdale is getting a new playground with help from the family of a former resident. (Pioneer Press)

Former resident’s family donates $200K for new playground in Hinsdale

By Chuck Fieldman

March 20, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Officials in Hinsdale are partnering with the family of a former resident to build a...

The Leyden Fire Protection District received voters' support in two referendum questions. (Leyden Fire Protection District)

Leyden Fire Protection District to tackle vehicle, fire station work after successful referendums

By Igor Studenkov

March 19, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

A pair of referenda that will bring in more funding for the Leyden Fire Protection...

The Park District of Oak Park's Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex is pictured in 2014. District officials had proposed building an aquatic center adjacent to the complex, but bond funding for the plan was defeated by voters responding to a referendum question. (Pioneer Press file)

Oak Park voters sink indoor pool plan at Ridgeland Common

By Alicia Fabbre

March 18, 2026 at 1:47 p.m.

Voters overwhelmingly rejected a referendum question regarding $40 million sought by the Park District of...

Months after Illinois Department of Transportation officials agreed to lower the speed limit along La Grange Road in La Grange Park, village officials moved to lower speed limits on two nearby roads. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park lowers speed limits on two more roads after successful La Grange Road effort

By Hank Beckman

March 17, 2026 at 11:21 a.m.

After getting the speed limit on La Grange Road lowered to 25 mph, La Grange...