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A volunteer walks past signs for migrants alerting them to free social services at the Migrant Center in Forest Park. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Years later, migrants bused into Oak Park area still living in limbo

By Jesse Wright

October 13, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

The border crisis landed in Chicago around Christmas in 2023. Shipped up from Texas, migrants...

Hinsdale Middle School is pictured in 2015. (Brett Johnson/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills ranked among best k-12 schools in state

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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...

The Clarendon Hills Little League team participates in the opening ceremony at the Little League World Series, representing the Great Lakes Region, Aug. 13, 2025, in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Caleb Craig/AP)

Clarendon Hills falls 16-1 in opening game of Little League World Series tournament

By Chuck Fieldman

August 13, 2025 at 6:21 p.m.

The team from Clarendon Hills fell behind early in its Little League World Series opening...

A group of advocates who are concerned with the preserving views of Wilder Mansion gather Aug. 4 at the mansion in Elmhurst, potentially near a new Park District band shell. (Paulina Czupryna/Pioneer Press)

Planned band shell in Elmhurst creates debate over fear it will detract from Wilder Mansion

By Paulina Czupryna

August 15, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.

Elmhurst Park District plans a new band shell in Wilder Park, but some say the...

Sara Held, a middle school student from Hinsdale, performs in a concert at the Birch Creek Music Performance Center. (Allie Waino)

Community news: Hinsdale musician gets immersive training, Clarendon Hills library party, more

By Melinda Moore

August 12, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

News from around the community includes items from Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, Oak Park, River Grove,...

Triton Engineering Chair Andrea Blaylock, from left, works with Amber Woods and Flynn Riordan to build a motor for a submarine last week at Building Giants Manufacturing Camp at Triton College in River Grove. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Summer camp at Triton College goes deep into letting kids build stuff

By Jesse Wright

August 12, 2025 at 3:18 p.m.

Building Giants Manufacturing Camp at Triton College in River Grove is a hands-on opportunity for...

An estimated 600 people came out Saturday, Aug. 9 to the Park District of Franklin Park's annual Touch a Truck event. (Jesse Wright/Pioneer Press)

Trucks, buses and even a riding lawnmower take center stage at Franklin Park summer wrapup event

By Jesse Wright

August 11, 2025 at 6:35 p.m.

Summer went out with a honk at the Park District of Franklin Park's annual touch...

The Clarendon Hills Little League team poses with Great Lakes Region championship banner Wednesday, Aug. 6, in a promotional photo issued by Little League Baseball. (Little League Baseball)

Clarendon Hills sets watch party for Little League World Series

By Chuck Fieldman

August 11, 2025 at 3:01 p.m.

Clarendon Hills is hosting a watch party where people can view a live broadcast of...

People ride an e-bike July 22, 2025, on the Lakefront Trail near Belmont Harbor in Chicago. Winnetka passed an ordinance putting limitations on electric scooters and electric dirt bikes. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills deal with ‘challenges’ presented by rising use of e-bikes

By Chuck Fieldman

August 11, 2025 at 2:20 p.m.

Increased use of e-bikes in some area communities has resulted in local village boards and...

The Clarendon Hills Little League team with the team from Japan after arriving for the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Ted Kaczmarski)

Clarendon Hills Little League team soaks in international experience at World Series

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By Chuck Fieldman

August 11, 2025 at 6:36 p.m.

The Clarendon Hills Little League team has had a whirlwind experience in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, at...

Jeffrey Tobolski, a Cook County commissioner at the time, takes part in a Cook County Board meeting in Chicago on Jan. 16, 2020. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

Jeffrey Tobolski, ex-McCook mayor, called ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ by judge who sentences him to 4 years in prison in corruption case

By Jason Meisner

August 12, 2025 at 6:08 a.m.

Five years after pleading guilty and agreeing to cooperate in a federal investigation, onetime McCook...

Eight license plate reader cameras in Oak Park, including this one at Humphrey Avenue and Washington Boulevard, have been shut down after village officials ended a contract with Flock Safety. (Bob Skolnik/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park ends contract with license plate reader camera company

By Bob Skolnik

August 10, 2025 at 3:58 p.m.

Eight Flock Safety license plate reader cameras have been turned off in Oak Park amid...