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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,...

La Grange Park Fire Department Capt. Chris Baudler discusses fire equipment with potential firefighters during a recruiting session at Fire Station No. 1, 447 N. Catherine Ave., as the department looks to add six paid-on-call firefighters. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park Fire Department opens its doors as it looks to add 6 new firefighters

By Hank Beckman

October 7, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

La Grange Park’s Fire Department is beginning a recruitment drive in an effort to hire...

Oak Park resident Aaron McManus speaks Sept. 30 in favor of protections for gender-affirming care during a meeting of the Oak Park Village Board. McManus called the addition of protections to the Human Rights Ordinance a very important first step for the village. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park vote to protect gender affirming care generates community debate
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By Bob Skolnik

October 7, 2025 at 2:47 p.m.

The Oak Park Village Board voted to approve adding a provision protecting the right to...

Assistant Choreographer Vernon Gooden, pictured with dancer Crystal Gurrola, has created a piece for Winifred Haun & Dancers’, “Glimmers in the Garden: An Intimate Gala Celebration,” Oct. 23 at Cheney Mansion in Oak Park. (Michelle Reid)

Cheney Mansion in Oak Park is backdrop for ‘eerie, unsettling piece’ and more in latest Winifred Haun performance

By Myrna Petlicki

October 7, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.

The Elizabeth F. Cheney Mansion in Oak Park will host Winifred Haun & Dancers' Glimmers...

Angie McMahon is the founder and artistic director of the inaugural Funny is Female Comedy Festival produced by Oak Park’s Comedy Plex, Oct. 23-26. (Jerry Schulman Photography)

Funny is Female Comedy Festival puts women comics in the spotlight in Oak Park

By Myrna Petlicki

October 7, 2025 at 11:06 a.m.

The Funny is Female Comedy Festival will feature 55 women performers over four days in...

Clarendon Hills trustee Denice Kavuliak resigns from Village Board

By Chuck Fieldman

October 7, 2025 at 10:34 a.m.

Village Board member Denice Kavuliak is stepping down about eight months after being appointed to...

A young participant gets instructions from firefighter Nick McDonough as he races through an obstacle course to rescue a Teddy Bear in a smoke-filled room during the Hinsdale Fire and Police Departments Open House in 2019. This year's open house is planned for Saturday. (Jon Langham/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale sets Fire and Police Open House, Fall Family Fest

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By Chuck Fieldman

October 6, 2025 at 5:13 p.m.

Hinsdale’s popular Fire & Police Open House and Fall Family Fest both are on schedule...

The many musical talents of the students at Oak Park and River Forest High School will be showcased at the annual Huskie Music Fest on Oct. 14. (Oak Park and River Forest High School)

Huskie Music Fest showcases talented Oak Park and River Forest students

By Myrna Petlicki

October 6, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Huskie Music Fest will feature the school’s bands, orchestras and choirs in the Oak Park...

Students at Oak Elementary School in Hinsdale celebrate earning a National Blue Ribbon award in 2014. The National Blue Ribbon Schools program was ended abruptly by the Trump administration in Aug.. (Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181)

Hinsdale school officials disappointed by discontinuation of federal Blue Ribbon program

By Chuck Fieldman

October 6, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

Officials at Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 are disappointed by the elimination of the Blue...

Nazareth Academy President Deborah Tracy presents longtime school employee Dennis Moran with a plaque marking the dedication if the school's football field in his honor Friday, Oct. 3, during Homecoming festivities at the school in La Grange Park. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Dennis Moran, who gave Nazareth Academy ‘the gift of his life’s work,’ now has a football field named for him

By Jesse Wright

October 6, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

Dennis Moran has been a coach, president and athletic director at Nazareth Academy in La...

Uncommitted, Trenton Walker gives his all for Nazareth. Playing 3 phases, he ‘wants what’s best for the team.’

By Bobby Narang

October 6, 2025 at 7:54 a.m.

Nazareth coach Tim Racki says Trenton Walker should be more heavily recruited.