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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...

Teachers at Roosevelt Middle School and other schools in River Forest District 90 will receive a salary increase over four years as part of a new contract. (Pioneer Press)

River Forest School District 90 OKs contract with 21% salary hike

By Alicia Fabbre

March 17, 2026 at 4:58 a.m.

River Forest District 90 teachers have a new contract that comes with an average salary...

La Grange Park resident Kristina Joseph believes information signs posted throughout the village's downtown area should be updated. (Kristina Joseph)

La Grange social media star hopes to influence village on downtown kiosks

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By Chuck Fieldman

March 16, 2026 at 4:54 p.m.

Kristina Joseph, who started the La Grange, Illinois Social & Around Town group on Facebook,...

Construction proceeds in 2024 at Madison School in Hinsdale. The school is scheduled to receive new flooring this summer as Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 implements its latest round of capital improvements. (Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills School District 181)

Schools in Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills set for $2 million in building projects

By Chuck Fieldman

March 17, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary School District 181 is planning a dozen capital projects at its schools...

Former White Sox and Cubs center fielder Lance Johnson, who played for Triton College, helps cut the ribbon in the college's East Campus Athletic Complex in 2016. Johnson will return for Triton College Alumni Association's “Reunion at the Ballpark” event from 6 to 9 p.m. March 27 at Symonds-Puckett Baseball Field at the college n River Grove. (Triton College)

Community news: Triton alumni event features White Sox great, and more

By Melinda Moore

March 18, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

News from the community includes items from Triton College, La Grange, Countryside, Hinsdale, Oak Park...

The George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building, Feb. 1, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Transparency lacking in lucrative special prosecutor arrangements, attorneys say

By Madeline Buckley

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

The role of Cook County special prosecutor comes with immense power and potentially a lot...

Soprano Meghan Kasanders will perform “Coming Home — A Benefit Concert” at the Westchester Community Church on March 28 to benefit the Westchester Food Pantry. (Meghan Kasanders)

Meghan Kasanders returning to her roots with benefit concert in Westchester

By Myrna Petlicki

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March 15, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Soprano Meghan Kasanders was active at the Westchester Community Church throughout her childhood and is...

Sarah Boyce, former president of the La Grange Business Association, speaks out against a medical services business opening on the first floor of a building in the village's downtown business district. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange nixes exception for first floor medical office downtown

By Hank Beckman

March 11, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

La Grange officials rejected a special use permit for a medical services company to operate...

Incumbent Toni Preckwinkle and challenger Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, prepare for a debate at WTTW-Ch. 11 in Chicago for the next term of Cook County Board president on March 3, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Cook County Board president race hinges on whether voters want steady hand or new course

By A.D. Quig

March 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Toni Preckwinkle is running for her fifth term. If she’s ultimately successful, she would equal...

Officials have changed the site of the next Village Board meeting from Clarendon Hills Village Hall because of a large crowd expected amid interest in the proposed Downtown Improvement Plan. (Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills moves meeting where downtown plan will be discussed

By Chuck Fieldman

March 10, 2026 at 1:08 p.m.

With a large crowd expected amid interest in a Downtown Improvement Plan, Clarendon Hills officials...

A rendering by architect firm Perkins & Will shows the exterior of an indoor aquatic facility proposed by the Park District of Oak Park that is the subject of a referendum question in the March 17 election. (Perkins & Will)

Park District of Oak Park asking voters to fund new indoor swim facility

By Alicia Fabbre

March 10, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.

The Park District of Oak Park is seeking $40 million to build a new aquatic...