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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 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...

Federal immigration agents depart after detaining two landscapers who were mulching outside a building in Oak Park on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Oak Park officials take steps to ‘protect our immigrant neighbors’ amid federal enforcement blitz

By Bob Skolnik

November 6, 2025 at 4:26 p.m.

Oak Park has joined a growing list of suburbs that are passing ordinances that have...

Helping cut the ribbon on the new Health Sciences Building at Elmhurst University, from left, are CFO/interim vice president for business and finance Kurt Ashley, President Troy VanAken, Board of Trustees Chairman West Becton and School of Health Sciences Dean Heather Hall. (Elmhurst University)

Community news: New building opens at Elmhurst University, pumpkin smash, food fest in Hinsdale, more
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By Melinda Moore

November 4, 2025 at 4:40 p.m.

Check out international foods or a 'Mean Girls' play in Hinsdale, art based on World...

Oak Park police vehicle (Pioneer Press file)

Oak Park man charged after altercation between brothers ends in death; pepper balls fired in Halloween fracas

By Bob Skolnik

November 4, 2025 at 4:22 p.m.

A 23-year-old Oak Park man has been charged with first degree murder for allegedly shooting...

Lisa LoBianco, left, new president and CEO of Pillars Community Health, stands with outgoing CEO Angela Curran last week at the nonprofit's new offices in Countryside. The 100-year-old organization was formerly based in La Grange.(Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

New CEO of Pillars Community Health prioritizing stability

By Hank Beckman

November 4, 2025 at 3:50 p.m.

Pillars, a century-old nonprofit that provides health care and other community services, is now led...

A crowd filled the room last week at the La Grange Public Library during a forum presented by the La Grange Area League of Women Voters about Project 2025, the 2023 document and political plan developed by the conservative Heritage Foundation. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Project 2025 examined at La Grange League of Women Voters forum

By Hank Beckman

November 4, 2025 at 2:23 p.m.

The La Grange Area League of Women Voters and the Citizens Advocacy Center offered a...

Hinsdale Central High School earned an Exemplary rating in the latest state school report card. (Pioneer Press)

Most area high schools deemed ‘Commendable’ in latest state report card

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By Bob Skolnik

November 4, 2025 at 12:02 p.m.

Hinsdale Central earned top honors from the state; Oak Park and River Forest, Lyons Township,...

Madison School in Hinsdale is among Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills schools that received Exemplary ratings on the latest Illinois Report Card for schools. (Pioneer Press file)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 schools grade well on state report card

By Chuck Fieldman

November 4, 2025 at 11:44 a.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 performed very well on the recent Illinois Report Card for...

Hinsdale Central is the only school in the state to be among the National Speech & Debate Association's top 100 schools in the country for having the largest number of new degrees in the group’s Honor Society. (Hinsdale Central)

Hinsdale Central speech, debate teams lauded as among best in nation

By Chuck Fieldman

November 4, 2025 at 10:47 a.m.

Hinsdale Central High School is the only school in Illinois to be listed by the...

Prospect Avenue in downtown Clarendon Hills will have a new shopping option this fall. (Pioneer Press file)

New ‘flagship’ interior design store planned for downtown Clarendon Hills

By Chuck Fieldman

November 3, 2025 at 5:17 p.m.

Jacaranda Boutique & Interiors in Clarendon Hills will offer furniture, lighting, textiles, tableware, home scents...

The Cook County Health Professional Building in Chicago on May 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Cook County Health, University of Illinois medical school expand partnership for patient care, training, research

By Lisa Schencker

October 28, 2025 at 5:17 p.m.

Cook County Health and University of Illinois College of Medicine are expanding their partnership to...