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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...

Police rescue motorist from fiery crash in Oak Brook

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By Pioneer Press

December 22, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

An officer encountered a crashed vehicle that had rolled over, and its engine compartment was...

The holiday ball Spark the Season, which supports Community House in Hinsdale, had a record-breaking year for donations, attendance and sponsorships earlier this month. (Marcello Rodarte)

Community news: Community House ball draws hundreds, ice skating in Franklin Park, more

By Melinda Moore

December 22, 2025 at 5:02 a.m.

News from around the community includes items from Hinsdale, Franklin Park, Triton College, Oak Park,...

Associate Pastor Joseph L. Morrow, at Fourth Presbyterian Church, center, prays as he stands with other Chicago-area pastors in the lobby of the County Building on Dec. 15, 2025, to demand action to reverse increases in home property taxes. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County property tax troubles trigger school district losses, reform demands

By A.D. Quig

December 22, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Cook County suburban school districts are begging to receive their share of property tax revenues...

Oak Park resident Andrea Casarrubios is earning acclaim as both a cellist and a composer. (Titilayo Ayangade)

Oak Park-based cellist and composer making sound waves worldwide

By Myrna Petlicki

December 21, 2025 at 11:54 a.m.

Oak Park resident Andrea Casarrubios is earning recognition for her music including being nominated for...

Oak Brook resident Sophia Ibrahim, who founded Harmony Healers three years ago as a freshman at Hinsdale Central High School, was invited to speak about the group this fall at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. (Sophia Ibrahim)

Hinsdale-based Harmony Healers ‘bring comfort’ through music performances

By Chuck Fieldman

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December 19, 2025 at 12:15 p.m.

Started by a Hinsdale Central student, Harmony Healers now has more than 100 active members...

An $11.3 million expansion project at the Community Park District of La Grange Park Community Center is set to begin this spring. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park Recreation Center’s $11.3 million expansion to begin this spring

By Hank Beckman

December 19, 2025 at 10:48 a.m.

The La Grange Park Recreation Center expansion will be financed by a $10.7 million referendum...

A sign indicates the area has been transformed into Bedford Falls for a screening of "It's a Wonderful Life" during a fundraiser for BEDS Plus earlier in December at La Grange Classic Cinema. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ harnessed to fight homelessness at La Grange fundraiser

By Hank Beckman

December 19, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

La Grange Classic Cinema transformed into Bedford Falls when it screened “It’s A Wonderful Life"...

La Grange Park Trustee Mike Sheehan discusses funding for the village’s proposed $12.9 million Central Area Sewer Separation Project during a meeting earlier this month. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park prepares funding for $13M sewer separation project

By Hank Beckman

December 16, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

The proposed storm sewer will provide protection from flooding to residents in an area near...

Western Springs resident and longtime Tribune Media Services executive Walter Mahoney, who died in November, took great pride in promoting and encouraging both the talent that his agency managed, as well as working to mentor employees of his organization, his family said. (Mahoney family photo)

Tribune syndicator Walter Mahoney helped launch creatives’ careers

By Bob Goldsborough

December 16, 2025 at 2:48 p.m.

Walter Mahoney, of Western Springs, helped writers and cartoonists place their work nationwide through Tribune...

Jim Wipke has been hired as superintendent of Hinsdale Clarendon Hills School District 181, taking over upon Hector Garcia's retirement in July. (District 181)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills schools hire superintendent from top ranked district in Missouri

By Chuck Fieldman

December 16, 2025 at 10:57 a.m.

Jim Wipke, superintendent of Ladue School District in the St. Louis area, has been hired...