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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

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October 12, 2026 at 10:46 a.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...

Shoppers crowd into JAYNE Boutique, 20 W. Harris Ave., as La Grange businesses participated in Small Business Saturday sales. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Snowy Small Business Saturday in La Grange doesn’t slow enthusiasm from retailers

By Hank Beckman

December 2, 2025 at 10:16 a.m.

The La Grange’s 2025 Holiday Season kicked off last weekend with the annual Small Business...

The Lacey-Hill Community Outreach team, from left Chester Lacey, Lyn Lacey, April Hill, Myra Stuart and Damon Hill gather Thursday as they fed 220 people Thanksgiving dinner at the Lacey-Hill Community Outreach dinner at American Legion Post 1941. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Lacey-Hill group provides Thanksgiving meal, company for over 200

By Hank Beckman

December 2, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Lacey-Hill Community Outreach served about 220 people on Thanksgiving at La Grange’s Robert E. Coulter...

Roger Day Bain writes about growing up in the west suburbs in his new book, “Clarendon Hills Kid.” (Roger Day Bain)

Author Roger Day Bain returns to discuss his ‘social history’ of Clarendon Hills

By Chuck Fieldman

December 1, 2025 at 12:04 p.m.

Author Roger Day Bain, a former Clarendon Hills resident, to present a reading of excerpts...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi attends the American Legion Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, 2025, at Manuel Perez Jr. Memorial Plaza in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Who’s to blame for this year’s property tax bills? Finger-pointing and opportunism abound.

By A.D. Quig

December 1, 2025 at 5:38 p.m.

Within days, the metastasizing debate over who was responsible for the rising tax burden collided...

Ally Tyer, 11, of Winfield, admires the fog bubbles floating through the air while attending Christmas at Cantigny light show and McCormick House tour in Wheaton, Nov. 19, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Holiday lights around Chicago: Our top 10 seasonal displays, from Chicago Botanic Garden to the Cantigny estate

By Lauren Warnecke

December 7, 2025 at 9:56 a.m.

Along with longtime favorites such as Illumination at Morton Arboretum, we have a few new...

Sidewalks, such as this one near Burns Field in Hinsdale, will soon be covered by snow. Hinsdale officials are seeking more volunteers for a program that assists older residents and those with disabilities. (Kimberly Fornek/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale seeks more volunteers for snow shoveling program

By Chuck Fieldman

November 26, 2025 at 3:04 p.m.

Hinsdale's snow shoveling referral program connects older or disabled residents with volunteers willing to shovel...

Navy recruits from Great Lakes Naval Station in Waukegan fill their plates during a previous Thanksgiving gathering at the school in Franklin Park. (Leyden High School District 212)

Leyden students and staff to share Thanksgiving meal, ‘family-style experience’ with 200 Navy recruits

By C.R. Walker

November 23, 2025 at 5:02 a.m.

Leyden East High School in Franklin Park will host 200 Navy recruits from Great Lakes...

Clarendon Hills appoints trustee to seat that’s now changed hands 3 times since 2022
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By Chuck Fieldman

November 21, 2025 at 12:43 p.m.

Clarendon Hills has appointed Liz O’Connell to fill the Village Board vacancy created by the...

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, right, and Elmwood Park Village President Angelo "Skip" Savian discuss efforts to replace lead pipes in municipal water systems during a news conference Nov. 14 at Elmwood Park Village Hall. (Village of Elmwood Park)

Elmwood Park’s lead pipes become poster child in push for EPA funds for replacement

By Chuck Fieldman

November 21, 2025 at 5:31 p.m.

Politicians gathered in Elmwood Park to make a plea for financial support for efforts to...

Tickets are being sold now for the annual Holly Jolly Gingerbread Party at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. The fundraising event is presented by the Women’s Board of the zoo. (Brookfield Zoo Chicago)

Community news: Gingerbread party at zoo, church concerts, Bob Hope exhibit and more

By Melinda Moore

November 20, 2025 at 5:55 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Brookfield Zoo, Elmhurst, Cantigny, Oak Park, La...