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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,...

Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce director resigns amid discrimination complaints

By Bob Skolnik

September 24, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

Darien Marion-Burton no longer leads the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce after discrimination...

The Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield St., Oak Park, has started its in-person sale of hardy mums to add some color to porches and gardens, available in two sizes and in a variety of colors. (Pioneer Press)

Community news: Oak Park Conservatory selling mums and bulbs, Cornelison joins Elmhurst orchestra, more

By Melinda Moore

September 23, 2025 at 2:39 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Oak Park, Elmhurst, Chicago Blackhawks, Triton College,...

Andrea Slivka, owner of Happier Now Cafe, is presented a ribbon after finishing in the top three as well as earning the People’s Choice Award last Thursday at the La Grange Park Chamber Of Commerce's fourth annual Chili Cook Off in Memorial Park. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Park district team take top prize at La Grange Park Chili Cook Off

By Hank Beckman

September 23, 2025 at 2:22 p.m.

The fourth annual Chili Cook Off in La Grange Park drew about 175 hungry, chili-loving...

A rendering depicts a four-story mixed use building development at Walker and Park Avenues in Clarendon Hills that officials approved Sept. 15. (Village of Clarendon Hills)

Four-story mixed use ‘oversized development’ in the works for 34 years gets OK in Clarendon Hills

By Chuck Fieldman

September 23, 2025 at 12:12 p.m.

A Clarendon Hills resident who lives next to the land on which a mixed-use development...

A portion of a rendering depicts a vision of a proposed downtown plaza in Clarendon Hills. (Village of Clarendon Hills)

Clarendon Hills ‘taking a step back’ from downtown plaza plan

By Chuck Fieldman

September 23, 2025 at 11:42 a.m.

Clarendon Hills officials put the brakes on a proposed downtown plaza as they eye a...

Angelina Fakhoury-Siverts, chief nursing officer for City of Hope Cancer Center-Chicago, will be inducted into the Leyden High School District 212 Wall of Fame on Thursday. She was the first female football player at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park in 2001 and has since gone on to earn recognition as a leader in the nursing profession. (Leyden High School District 212)

East Leyden’s first female football player earns a spot on school’s Wall of Fame
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By Steve Metsch

September 23, 2025 at 11:27 a.m.

Angelina Fakhoury-Siverts, who kicked for the East Leyden High School football team in 2001, will...

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary School District 181 is continuing its search for a new superintendent. (Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills D181 superintendent search to be informed by community survey

By Chuck Fieldman

September 22, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 received 251 responses to an online survey that will inform...

Denise Oros, right, owner of Linnea Jewelers in La Grange, talks with La Grange community development Director Charity Jones during a celebration Sept. 12 the store’s 30th anniversary. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Linnea Jewelers marks 3 decades in La Grange with change in ownership

By Hank Beckman

September 22, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Linnea Jewelers in La Grange is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month while transitioning its...

MK Pritzker speaks at a news conference at the Women's Justice Institute on Aug. 6, 2024. Pritzker will discuss her book about the Governor's Mansion Sept. 29 at the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

First Lady MK Pritzker to discuss architecture, history of Governor’s Mansion in Oak Park

By Myrna Petlicki

September 22, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association in Oak Park invited First Lady MK Pritzker after reading...

Oktoberfest 2025 guide: 35 Chicagoland restaurant and bar specials

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By Samantha Nelson

September 17, 2025 at 1:17 p.m.

The area’s strong German heritage means you’ll find plenty of communities hosting huge parties with...