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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,...

Political activists Chris Saam, from left, Angela Spinillo, Josh Gertz and Simone Boutet gather on Sept. 4, 2025, at One Lake Brewing in Oak Park to introduce Elevate Oak Park to a crowd of about 35 people. The organizers said they want to offer an alternative to progressive activist group Activate Oak Park. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Organizers hope new political group Elevate Oak Park will offer alternative to progressives in power

By Bob Skolnik

September 11, 2025 at 7:59 p.m.

Organizers hope new political group Elevate Oak Park will offer alternative to candidates linked to...

Park District of La Grange Executive Director Jenny Bechtold amd Park Board President Brian Opyd are joined by officials and community members as they cut the ribbon reopening Waiola Park, which recently reopened after a $1.2 million refurbishing project. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Newly refurbished Waiola Park reopens to acclaim in La Grange

By Hank Beckman

September 9, 2025 at 11:55 a.m.

Waiola Park in La Grange reopened after a $1.2 million refurbishing project to renew its...

Mehndi hand painting will be among the offerings Sept. 14 at the second Oak Brook International Festival. (Brian O'Mahoney/Pioneer Press)

Oak Brook International Festival brings cultural tastes, sounds, sights to town

By Chuck Fieldman

September 9, 2025 at 11:09 a.m.

The Oak Brook International Festival features entertainment, cultural exhibits and food vendors showcasing cultures around...

La Grange Business Association Executive Director Cathy Domanico, right, and Erin Molek, BEDS Plus development manager, discuss trends in volunteerism during last year's Volunteer Fair at the La Grange Public Library. This year's fair is Sept. 18. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Community news: Volunteer fair in La Grange, community musical in Western Springs, more

By Melinda Moore

September 9, 2025 at 10:28 a.m.

News from around the community includes items from La Grange, Western Springs, Elmhurst, Hinsdale and...

The Ides of March will star in a benefit performance at the Lou & Nancy Schauer Mainstage Theatre at the Theatre of Western Springs on Sept. 20. (Kristie Schram)

Six decades after forming in Berwyn, Ides of March to perform, tell stories at concert in Western Springs

By Myrna Petlicki

September 9, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

Four 14-year-old friends from Berwyn decided to start a band in 1964. Sixty-one years later,...

Alisha Clark, Prairie State College dean of workforce development and community education, right, speaks to graduates Jadon Lewis, from left, Kendall Robinson and Malik Tate, after the Sauk Village Restorative Justice Community Court graduation ceremony at the Sauk Village Community Center on Aug. 25, 2025. The program celebrated its first graduating class. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Case referrals to Cook County restorative justice courts lag amid policy debate
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By Madeline Buckley

September 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Making good on a campaign promise, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has stopped approving gun...

The historic Water Tower in downtown Western Springs is pictured in 2015. A finance website has ranked the village the country's safest and richest place to live for the second year in a row. (Pioneer Press)

Western Springs called country’s safest, richest city to live in by finance site

By Chuck Fieldman

September 4, 2025 at 5:05 a.m.

Western Springs was ranked as the nation’s safest and richest city to live in for...

La Grange Park Public Works Committee chairman Mike Sheehan introduces one of nine public service projects approved by the Village Board last week, as Village Clerk Meghan Kooi looks on. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park agrees to new contract with Public Works employees

By Hank Beckman

September 2, 2025 at 2:25 p.m.

The La Grange Park Village Board unanimously approved a new contract for Public Works employees...

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth hospital in Hinsdale earned an A safety grade from The Leapfrog Group, as did its hospital in La Grange. (Kimberly Fornek/Pioneer Press)

Community news: La Grange, Hinsdale hospitals ranked among area’s best, immigration, migrant talks, more

By Melinda Moore

September 2, 2025 at 12:38 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from La Grange, Hinsdale, Triton College, Elmhurst and...

Union leaders Lauren Baiocchi, left, and Cindy Crannell address the River Forest District 90 School Board during an Aug. 19. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

River Forest teachers clamor for new contract in School District 90

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By Bob Skolnik

September 2, 2025 at 12:15 p.m.

Teachers in River Forest Elementary School District 90 are working this school year without a...