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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

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...

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
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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

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

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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...

Musicians, from left, baritone Ryan Cox, conductor Mary Hopper, mezzo soprano Janet Mensen Reynolds, tenor Joseph Fosselman, soprano Olivia Doig and her 4-year-old daughter

gather after performing Handel’s Messiah last week at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Emmanuel Episcopal brings world class musicians to La Grange for ‘Messiah’ performance

By Hank Beckman

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December 25, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

The crowd became the chorus last week as La Grange’s Emmanuel Episcopal Church brought to...

Clarendon Hills police have joined forces with Hinsdale and other departments to share the services of social worker from Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills police join Hinsdale and other departments for social worker services

By Chuck Fieldman

December 24, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

Police departments from Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge and Willowbrook have joined to hire a...