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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announces her 2027 budget proposal during a board meeting on Oct. 8, 2026. Preckwinkle’s said her proposal would close a $550 million preliminary gap. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Preckwinkle proposes stopgap fixes, shrinking budget to address Cook County’s $550M shortfall

By A.D. Quig

October 8, 2026 at 10:18 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will propose “sweeping the cupboards bare” to close a...

Alex Butekas brought his 1965 Pontiac Hearse at the West End Trunk-or-Treat Car Show Sunday, Oct. 4 along Burlington Avenue in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange’s Trunk-or-Treat Car Show pays tribute to spooky season

By Hank Beckman

October 7, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

Owners of La Grange clothing store Jack's West End drew over 50 classic vehicles to...

Teska Associates planner Andrew Dunham discusses development possibilities with resident Nina Adams Sept. 29 during a Western Springs Comprehensive Plan Open House at the village Recreation Center. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Western Springs working on village’s first comprehensive plan update since 2003

By Hank Beckman

October 8, 2026 at 1:39 p.m.

After almost a quarter century, the village of Western Springs is reviewing and updating its...

People play instruments at Music and Potlucks monthly folk jam at Friendly Music Community in Berwyn on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park-based Music and Potlucks helps fight hunger through folk songs

By Cam'ron Hardy

September 4, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

An Oak Park based group is using the power of folk music to help fight...

Local high school students pursuing careers in health care earned a scholarship from UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale and La Grange Hospitals. (UChicago Medicine)

Community news: Hospital scholarships, Oak Park bulb sale, La Grange arts fest and more

By Melinda Moore

September 4, 2026 at 11:36 a.m.

News from the community includes items from Hinsdale, La Grange, Elmhurst, Forest Preserve District of...

Sidewalks along Prospect Avenue in downtown Clarendon Hills are filled with revelers Saturday, September 17, 2022, as the Chamber of Commerce sponsored the village's first Oktoberfest. This year's event is Sept. 12. (Jon Langham/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills Oktoberfest adds Vintage Market to downtown event

By Chuck Fieldman

September 4, 2026 at 5:09 a.m.

The Clarendon Hills Oktoberfest and a new Vintage Market are scheduled from 5 to 9...

Glenn Thompson, who recently resigned July 31 from the La Grange Village Board, speaks to his former colleagues after receiving a Resolution of Appreciation at a recent board meeting. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Trustee Glenn Thompson, who led flood mitigation effort, resigns from Village Board
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By Hank Beckman

September 3, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

The La Grange Village Board approved a Resolution of Appreciation for Trustee Glenn Thompson, who...

The Home Avenue Pedestrian Bridge in Oak Park on July 13, 2026. Officials are looking to replace the bridge with something that looks better and is more serviceable. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park decides on largest option for new Home Avenue bridge over I-290

By Cam'ron Hardy

September 3, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

One trustee compared the towering design for the new Home Avenue pedestrian bridge over I-290...

Striking Cook County Forest Preserves maintenance, conservation and programming workers, represented by Teamsters Local 700, picket outside the County Building in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County Forest Preserves maintenance workers reach deal with district to end strike

By A.D. Quig

September 3, 2026 at 2:23 p.m.

Striking Cook County Forest Preserves maintenance, conservation and programming workers reached a deal with management...

The Park Avenue basin in Clarendon Hills is sometimes used or youth soccer and baseball, but looked more suited for swimming July 3, 2019, after heavy rains the night before. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Clarendon Hills hires consultant in effort to reduce stormwater flooding

By Chuck Fieldman

September 2, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

Clarendon Hills officials have hired an engineering consultant to help deal with storm related flooding...

Caledonia Senior Living and Memory Care and Wally’s Hearth are teaming up for the first Telling the Bees Fest: a Chicagoland Deathcare Education & Resource Festival on Sept. 12 in North Riverside. Gus Noble, Chicago Scots and Caledonia president, talks with Wally’s Hearth board member Nancy Betker, center, and Tiffany Johnson, executive director and co-founder of Wally’s Hearth, on Caledonia’s grounds. (Caledonia Senior Living)

Deathcare Education Festival aims to connect people so ‘nobody goes through the big moments alone’

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By Melinda Moore

September 1, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

Telling the Bees Fest: a Chicagoland Deathcare Education & Resource Festival is a joint effort...

Resident Judy Stamm dances with Moses Williams, executive director of the Oak Park Arms during the spring soiree dance, in June in Oak Park. (James C. Svehla)

Community news: Oak Park soiree a success, more mussels in Salt Creek

By Melinda Moore

August 31, 2026 at 5:23 p.m.

News from the community includes items from Oak Park, Forest Preserves of DuPage County, Elmhurst,...

Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale recently was ranked No. 9 in the state out of among 724 public high schools by U.S. News and World Report. (Daily Herald)

Hinsdale Central High School in top 10, South in top 100 in recent Illinois rankings

By Chuck Fieldman

August 31, 2026 at 12:08 p.m.

Hinsdale High School District 86 leaders say a rankings disparity between Central and South isn't...