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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
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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,...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent inside an ICE vehicle sits outside Domestic Violence Court on West Harrison Street in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Public defender, legal groups ask chief judge to prohibit warrantless immigration arrests at courthouses

By Madeline Buckley

October 1, 2025 at 8:24 p.m.

Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social...

Oak Park and River Forest High School. (Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School equity director on leave

By Bob Skolnik

September 30, 2025 at 12:52 p.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School's executive director of equity and student success, LaTonya...

Elmwood Park native Anthony Ciancio, creator of the documentary film “How we Roll,” and his wife, Lauren Massarella, who coproduced the film, stand outside the Madison Street Theater in Oak Park during the Oak Park Film Festival this month, where the film about Elmwood Park's popular bocce ball league won a Best Documentary award. (Anthony Ciancio)

Elmwood Park bocce ball documentary gets a hometown screening

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By Jesse Wright

September 30, 2025 at 11:01 a.m.

“How we Roll” is the story of Mike Ciancio and the bocce ball league he...

Oak Park and River Forest’s Alesandra Gerut gains some yards Sept. 22 during a flag football game against St. Laurence in Burbank on Sept. 22. More high schools and colleges are starting to offer flag football as a sponsored sport. (Jeff Vorva/Daily Southtown)

Flag football offers female athletes another outlet for sports and scholarships

By Jeff Vorva

September 30, 2025 at 4:27 p.m.

As Chicago area high schools ramp up flag football programs, colleges are starting to offer...

Artisan Market returns to Oakbrook Center Oct. 4-5

By Chuck Fieldman

September 29, 2025 at 5:21 p.m.

About 115 vendors are expected to offer a variety of food, home goods and art...

New La Grange Park police Officer Matthew Pinckney, from left, stands with recently promoted Sgt. Jennifer Wilk, Cmdr. Timothy Griffin and Deputy Chief Fran Marrocco during a Sept. 23 presentation to the La Grange Park Village Board. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park police near fully staff levels after hire, promotions

By Hank Beckman

September 29, 2025 at 1:18 p.m.

The La Grange Park Police Department promoted three officers and added a new patrol officer,...

World-renowned guitarist and singer-songwriter Joe Robinson, from Australia, performs Oct. 4 at Elmhurst University to benefit the school's music department. (Elmhurst University)

Community news: Renowned guitarist to perform at Elmhurst U, park districts lauded, more

By Melinda Moore

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September 26, 2025 at 5:18 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Elmhurst, Oak Park, Oak Brook, Franklin Park,...

Students run on a sidewalk behind Forest Hills Elementary School in Western Springs in 2016. Western Springs village officials are seeking input for a Safe Routes to School Travel Plan they are developing after receiving a state grant. (Kevin Beese/Pioneer Press)

Western Springs seeks input on safe routes to area schools

By Chuck Fieldman

September 26, 2025 at 4:57 p.m.

Western Springs was awarded $75,000 by the Illinois Department of Transportation to develop a Safe...

The Oriana Singers, led by artistic director William Chin, will join forces with Chin’s City Voices to present a program featuring the 40-voice motet “Spem in Alium,” Oct. 18 at United Lutheran Church in Oak Park. (Beth Albrecht)

Oriana Singers and City Voices to combine to perform 40-voice ‘Spem in Alium’ in Oak Park

By Myrna Petlicki

September 26, 2025 at 4:03 p.m.

Audiences will be treated to a rarely performed English Renaissance piece when William Chin, artistic...

Western Springs native Cameron Esposito will premiere her new solo show, “Feat,” Oct. 3-4 at Steppenwolf Theatre. (Kim Newmoney)

Western Springs native Cameron Esposito’s near-death experience ends up a new comedy show at Steppenwolf

By Myrna Petlicki

September 26, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

Western Springs native Cameron Esposito's new solo show, “Feat,” based on a brush with death,...