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Officials take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the final phase of the Arboretum Villas at Plymouth Place Center for Senior Living on Oct. 7 in La Grange Park. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Plymouth Place breaks ground on new senior housing units in La Grange Park

By Hank Beckman

October 13, 2026 at 11:21 a.m.

Officials broke ground on the final phase of the Arboretum Villas at Plymouth Place Center...

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

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...

The Elmhurst Park District has approved a Master Plan for improvements at Crestview Park. (Pioneer Press)

Elmhurst Park Board OKs master plan for Crestview Park

By Pioneer Press

July 1, 2025 at 11:47 a.m.

The Elmhurst Park Board in June approved a master plan for Crestview Park that includes...

Local authors, from left, Geralyn Hesslau Magrady, J. Shep and Maria Giuseppa read from their latest books during an event at Cheney Mansion in Oak Park. (Jennifer Schoeph)

Community news: Authors share excerpts in Oak Park, National Merit Scholars named, more

By Melinda Moore

July 1, 2025 at 11:05 a.m.

News from around the community includes items from Oak Park, Hinsdale, Elmhurst, Western Springs, La...

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

Clarendon Hills plaza plan generates pushback from residents

By Chuck Fieldman

July 1, 2025 at 9:50 a.m.

Some Clarendon Hills residents are speaking out against the proposed addition of a downtown plaza...

Longtime nurse and educator Harriet Hawkins, right, leads Danielle Bielanski, left, and Ying Sapyta as they practice resuscitation simulations during a nursing education class at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. (Katie Clausen)

Oak Park’s Harriet Hawkins adds Emergency Nurses Association award to ‘trophies from around the world’

By Melinda Moore

June 30, 2025 at 2:25 p.m.

Oak Park resident Harriet Hawkins' years of kindness earned her the 2025 Judith C. Kelleher...

Under the watch of Cook County sheriff's officers, inmates walk toward a bus for transportation from Cook County Jail to various courthouses on April 16, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Sharp drop in arrests, other long-term crime trends shown in new Cook County data dashboard

By Madeline Buckley

June 30, 2025 at 6:10 a.m.

Seeking to identify long-term shifts in how the criminal justice system operates in Cook County,...

Jan Matheny, left, the resident who helped bring an English as a second language program to Plymouth Place in La Grange Park, and housekeeping supervisor Carlos Felix present Sr. Kathy Brazda the facility's the Monarch award during a ceremony in June for her work in teaching English literacy to staff members. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Sisters of St. Joseph lauded for ESL program in La Grange Park
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By Hank Beckman

June 28, 2025 at 5:06 a.m.

The La Grange Park based Sisters of St. Joseph recently had an opportunity to look...

The outside of the office building that is home to offices of Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181. (Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 hires new administrator

By Chuck Fieldman

June 27, 2025 at 11:37 a.m.

Karen O’Connor’s has been hired as the community engagement, safety, & district leadership principal.

A rendering depicts the facade of the proposed Prospect Tavern in downtown Clarendon Hills. (Village of Clarendon Hills)

La Grange restaurant owners eye opening new eatery in Clarendon Hills

By Chuck Fieldman

June 27, 2025 at 11:06 a.m.

Owners of Olive & Feta in La Grange and several Casa Margarita restaurants plan to...

Among the artworks featured in Elmhurst's exhibition Legacies: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Permanent Collection are works by, from left, Michiko Itatani, Joseph Burlini, Sarah Jo Hermanson and Phyllis Bramson. (Tom VanEynde)

Elmhurst Art Museum highlights permanent collection in new exhibit

By Myrna Petlicki

June 27, 2025 at 5:03 a.m.

Works by notable artists including Michelle Grabner and Joseph Burlini and even Mies van der...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presides over a board meeting in Chicago on May 15, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Toni Preckwinkle picks new Cook County Forest Preserves boss

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By A.D. Quig

June 25, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Adam Bianchi comes from Colorado, where he served as district ranger for the White River...