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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,...

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 superintendent Hector Garcia listens during a 2018 School Board meeting. Garcia plans to retire at the end of the 2025-26 school year. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills schools welcome mental health screening support from state

By Chuck Fieldman

September 2, 2025 at 11:46 a.m.

A new law provides the opportunity for students to participate in free, optional mental health...

Clarendon Hills village manager Zach Creer was promoted to the position in 2023. (Village of Clarendon Hills)

Clarendon Hills village manager’s status in question

By Chuck Fieldman

September 2, 2025 at 10:51 a.m.

Clarendon Hills village manager Zach Creer is "out of the office" according to village officials,...

Artifacts were gathered from museums, collectors, and the Elmhurst History Museum’s own collection for its latest exhibit, “World of Tomorrow: A Century of Progress,” on display through Jan. 4. (Elmhurst History Museum)

Elmhurst History Museum looks back on World of Tomorrow with Century of Progress exhibit
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By Myrna Petlicki

August 30, 2025 at 5:20 a.m.

The Elmhurst History Museum captures that 1933-34 World's Fair with its latest exhibit, World of...

Construction work continues in May at Oak Park and River Forest High School. The ongoing work will delay the start of classes in the 2026-2027 school year, bumping final exams from December to after winter break. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School construction to delay start of 2026/27 classes, bump finals to January

By Bob Skolnik

August 29, 2025 at 2:34 p.m.

Officials voted to delay the start of the 2026/2027 school year at Oak Park and...

A shopper browses merchandise at Jack’s West End last weekend during La Grange’s 2025 sidewalk sale. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange sidewalk sale showcases village’s retail diversity

By Hank Beckman

September 2, 2025 at 11:33 a.m.

The La Grange Business Association's annual sidewalk sale offers late summer boost to village's retailers.

Sophia Jiang, right, holds up her artwork while accepting a prize from Jenn Clark, of Quinlan & Fabish Music Company in Burr Ridge after Jiang won the company's 2025 Poster Contest. (Clarendon Hills Middle School)

Clarendon Hills student’s band art to be showcased in three states after winning music company contest

By Chuck Fieldman

August 28, 2025 at 4:37 p.m.

Clarendon Hills Middle School eighth grader Sophia Jiang's design won the Quinlan & Fabish 2025...

Sisters Becky Eichstaedt and Sally McNeily listen during a presentation Sunday at La Grange American Legion Post 1941 about their uncles, Paul “Bud” Barnes and Hugh “Doug” Barnes, who were killed just days apart during World War II. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Brothers in arms from La Grange recalled at emotional American Legion presentation

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By Hank Beckman

August 26, 2025 at 2:03 p.m.

Two La Grange brothers were honored Sunday at the La Grange American Legion Post 1941,...

Participants in the annual Disability Pride March & Rally at the Oak Park Public Library made colorful signs and marched around the library. (Oak Park Public Library)

Community news: Oak Park library rallies for people with disabilities, more

By Melinda Moore

August 26, 2025 at 12:21 p.m.

News from around the community includes items from Oak Park, La Grange, River Grove and...

The entrance to a restroom at Oak Park and River Forest High School is doorless as the school year starts in August after officials removed doors from most restrooms at the school in an effort to prevent student vaping and other unwanted behavior. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School removes bathroom doors to prevent student vaping

By Bob Skolnik

August 27, 2025 at 9:56 a.m.

Exterior doors were removed from most bathrooms at Oak Park and River Forest High School...

Oak Park and River Forest High School. (Wes Venteicher/baiduhai)

Documents indicate OPRF Golden Apple winner was fired because he ‘leered’ at students and made them ‘uncomfortable’

By Bob Skolnik

August 27, 2025 at 4:26 p.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher Aaron Podolner was fired in July after...