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Co-owners and married couple Miguel Salinas and Tatiane Varjao stand in their Oak Park store Sea Love on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

There’s a seat for everyone at the table at Oak Park’s Sea Love
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By Cam'ron Hardy

September 25, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

Married couple Tatiane Varjao and Miguel Salinas opened Sea Love in Oak Park and strive...

Oak Park police vehicles sit near the village's fire department. A 71-year-old woman was fatally hit by a concrete truck nearby at the intersection of North Boulevard and Euclid Avenue earlier on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Woman fatally hit by concrete truck in Oak Park: officials

By Cam'ron Hardy

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

A 71-year-old Oak Park resident was fatally struck by a cement truck Wednesday morning near...

Reginald Henderson hugs supporters as he departs after a hearing on a petition for certificates of innocence from the Cook County state’s attorney for him and his brother, Sean Tyler, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on March 16, 2023. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Cook County settles Burge and scooter crash cases, defers jail monitoring proposal

By A.D. Quig

September 23, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

Cook County’s finance committee approved a settlement Wednesday for a victim of a coerced confession...

A building in downtown Oak Park that once housed Marshall Fields and Borders bookstore is being prepared to become the village's new Barnes & Noble bookstore. The structure was granted landmark status in November. (Oak Park Office of Economic Vitality)

New Barnes & Noble bookstore to take downtown Oak Park’s largest vacancy off the market

By Alicia Fabbre

January 13, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

A new Barnes & Noble bookstore is planned for a downtown Oak Park building that...

A screenshot from LTTVonline shows Lyons Township High School students reacting after finding out their video, superimposed in the upper right corner, won an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the Live Sporting Event or Game category in 2025. (LTTVonline)

Lyons Township students bring home a national Emmy Award for sports coverage

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By Jesse Wright

January 9, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

Coverage of a half court shot at a Lyons Township basketball game against Hinsdale Central...

Elmhurst native Katharine Svehla earned Athlete of the Week honors last month for a second time in 2025 from the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The senior bowls for Lewis University. (Steve Woltmann/Lewis University Athletics)

Community news: Elmhurst bowler lauded as Athlete of the Week, Jazz Church in Oak Park, more

By Melinda Moore

January 6, 2026 at 1:22 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Oak Park, Elmhurst, Hidden Oaks Nature Center,...

A Salvation Army bell ringer’s stand supports a sign remembering a longtime bell ringer Roger Paulhus, of Downers Grove, who died in late December. He worked as a bell ringer at Jewel-Osco at York Street and Butterfield Road in Elmhurst for 15 years. (Laurel Geraldi)

Beloved bell ringer Roger Paulhus remembered as Elmhurst’s ‘symbol of Christmas’

By Melinda Moore

January 6, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

Roger Paulhus, long a holiday fixture ringing Salvation Army bells outside an Elmhurst grocery, died...

The New Vintage Strings will present “A Century of Songs: Hits Through the Decades” on Jan. 11 during a Community Music Program at Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook. (David Genty)

Lizzadro Museum’s Community Music Programs curates auditory art

By Myrna Petlicki

January 6, 2026 at 5:02 a.m.

The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook kicks off its Community Music Program...

A crowd gathers Dec. 28 at Miskatonic Brewing Company, which closed two days later after 10 years in Darien. (Steve Metsch/Pioneer Press)

Patrons pour one out for Miskatonic Brewing as it shuts down in Darien

By Steve Metsch

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January 6, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

Darien's Miskatonic Brewing Company produced acclaimed beers, but couldn't overcome stress from a failed Naperville...

Volunteers unload and line up evergreens for the recent Clarendon Hills Lions Club Christmas tree sale. The sale is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the club, which marked its 75th anniversary in 2025. (Bill Hamel)

Clarendon Hills Lions Club marks 75th anniversary by carrying its mission forward

By Chuck Fieldman

December 27, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

The Clarendon Hills Lions Club’s biggest annual fundraiser is its Christmas Tree sale that has...

Clarendon Hills Middle School eighth graders work on a project making blankets for dogs and cats at local animal shelters. (Meghan Carey)

Clarendon Hills students turn a testing day into public service

By Chuck Fieldman

December 29, 2025 at 10:07 a.m.

Clarendon Hills Middle School eighth graders took advantage of a day before winter break to...

Officials from the Elmhurst Park District participate in a ceremony before the former Wagner Community Center is demolished to make way for a new center. (Elmhurst Park District)

Community news: New community center underway in Elmhurst, youth basketball in Franklin Park, more

By Melinda Moore

December 26, 2025 at 2:12 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Elmhurst, Franklin Park, Bolingbrook, La Grange and...

La Grange Trustee Glenn Thompson shares his concerns with colleagues about new requirements for awarding public works contracts during a Village Board meeting last week in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange adds safety requirements to bidding process for public works contracts

By Hank Beckman

December 26, 2025 at 11:42 a.m.

Submitting the lowest bid is no longer enough to win a public works contract in...