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Hinsdale Middle School is pictured in 2015. (Brett Johnson/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills ranked among best k-12 schools in state

By Pioneer Press

October 12, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 has been recognized as one of the state's premier public...

Tower Green in Western Springs will be the backdrop for a Get out the Vote Rally organized by Indivisible West Suburban Chicago from 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 17. (Steve Metsch/Daily Southtown)

Grassroots group holding ‘get out the vote rally’ in Western Springs

By Steve Metsch

October 12, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

Indivisible West Suburban Chicago will encourage early voting at a rally from 1 to 2...

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,...

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...

Peter Pangiotaros, of Lombard, right, a police officer at Moraine Valley Community College, recently received a Life Saving Award after recognizing stroke symptoms in FitRec member Gene Jasmer, a Palos Hills resident. (Moraine Valley Community College)

Community news: Lombard man honored for lifesaving action, artisan fair at Hindsdale South, more

By Melinda Moore

October 28, 2025 at 2:45 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Lombard, Hinsdale South High School, Triton College,...

La Grange Park residents check out potential improvements along the 31st Street corridor during an Oct. 15 open house at La Grange Park Fire House No. 2. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park eyes improvements along 31st Street, promotes area as destination

By Hank Beckman

October 29, 2025 at 9:38 a.m.

La Grange Park presented its 31st Street Transportation Plan for an area een as a...

Children ride electric bikes on North Walnut Street in Itasca on July 10, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

La Grange targets unsafe use of e-bikes with restrictions

By Hank Beckman

October 28, 2025 at 11:55 a.m.

The La Grange Board of Trustees unanimously approved changes Monday to its ordinances regarding e-bikes....

Children climb on a Clarendon Hills Fire Department truck during Clarendon Hills Fire Department’s Open House on Saturday Oct. 7, 2023. Officials in Clarendon Hills have hired a consulting firm as they mull a new fire station that would be built at the site of the existing police department and public works sites. (Troy Stolt/baiduhai)

Clarendon Hills enlists consultant for public safety campus plan
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By Chuck Fieldman

October 27, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

Clarendon Hills has hired a consultant to advise on a new fire station at the...

The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook welcomes art and rock fans for Lapidary Day on Nov. 8. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Lizzadro Museum’s Lapidary Day showcases art ‘created by Mother Nature, shaped by human hands’

By Myrna Petlicki

October 27, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.

Those with an affinity for rocks will be entertained and educated during Lapidary Day at...

Cook County political candidates, including County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, arrive with petitions after lining up early Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at the county clerk’s office to submit nominating petitions for the March primary election. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County candidates pack the hallway to get on the ballot

By A.D. Quig

October 27, 2025 at 6:09 p.m.

Dragging petition papers to get on the March ballot, candidates for Cook County offices filled...

Milan, left, and Aryan Bansal, students at Hinsdale Central High School, started a tutoring program for their peers who are student athletes. (Aryan Bansal)

Hinsdale Central brothers create tutoring program for athletes, because ‘struggle is real, but we can help’

By Chuck Fieldman

October 27, 2025 at 3:17 p.m.

Hinsdale Central High students turned an idea into an organization that helps student athletes bridge...

Oak Park officials restricted access to the Village Hall parking lot in Sept. after federal immigration enforcement agents reportedly used the lot as a staging area. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park leaders debate official response to federal immigration enforcement activity

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By Bob Skolnik

October 22, 2025 at 4:11 p.m.

Oak Park is considering prohibiting federal agents from using village property to help conduct immigration...